VIA Technologies, Inc. (Taiwan) – Highly-integrated solution accelerates time-to-market for iPhone®-compatible devices.

VIA Technologies, Inc, announced the VPai Slide 360-degree video camera turnkey platform.

VPai Slide provides a production-ready iPhone®-compatible solution for companies planning to enter the rapidly-growing panoramic camera market. It combines a sleek and stylish form factor with a user-friendly software app that provides a rich array of real-time immersive capture, stitching, editing, and sharing features. Multiple color combinations and other customization options are available.

VPai Slide shoots 360-degree photos and video at resolutions of up to 5MP, and features an integrated Lightning connector and dedicated battery and storage. Its detachable design makes it easy to capture images and video whenever inspiration strikes – no matter whether it’s plugged into your iPhone, attached to a tripod, or held in the palm of your hand.

The VPai Slide software app offers a rich array of real-time immersive video and image capture, composition, and sharing features including:

• Views: Panorama, Asteroid, Crystal Ball, and VR modes
• Filters: Twelve color filters to preview or edit captured media within the app, including a black and white filter, a range of beauty enhancements for close-ups of people, and the Skelton filter which transforms a scene into a sketch-like drawing
• Space: The VPai sharing platform which allows users to upload photos and videos to the VPai cloud to be enjoyed by others in the VPai community
• Time-Lapse: This feature allows users to explore a whole new dimension of 360° capture by creating time-lapse videos
• Screen Capture: Users can take screenshots directly in the app to share Asteroid and Crystal Ball views of 360° images across any social platform from Pinterest and Instagram to Google+ and Twitter
• Live Streaming: User can livestream their 360° videos direct to leading social media networks including Facebook, YouTube, and Weibo

“VIA continues to push the boundaries of ultra-portable 360-degree camera innovation with VPai Slide,” said Richard Brown, VP International Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “This highly-integrated platform enables rapid entry to this fast-growing new market.”