Satarii Star camera base follows your every move, might exist if the money’s raised

Looking a bit like a universal Sony Party-shot , the Satarii Star is up on fundraising site IndieGoGo right now with a simple goal: finding enough people who are willing to pay for an action-tracking base for their camera to get the thing produced. The concept is simple enough — use the included iPhone and standard tripod mounts to insert the camera of your choice, grab the remote sensor and attach it to the object, animal, or human you want to track, and let ‘er rip — as long as you stay within 8 meters (roughly 26 feet), the base station with camera attached will rotate up to 180 degrees to keep the action in the frame. As of this writing they’re about halfway to their goal to $20 grand — and they’ve already slapped together a functional prototype, so you know you’re not funding pure vaporware. Follow the break for a demo, and while you’re at it, go ahead and tell off all your friends — you won’t need ‘em to hold your camera while you film magic tricks for YouTube anymore. Score! Continue reading Satarii Star camera base follows your every move, might exist if the money’s raised Satarii Star camera base follows your every move, might exist if the money’s raised originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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