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by fixermark 4047 days ago
It's not for capturing 3D images.

It's for capturing 3D movies, which can then be stitched together and viewed immersively. There's similar technology used in "Circle 360" theaters in Disneyworld (EPCOT) and other places, but the cost has generally been in the content-production side of things.

Cost is still in the content-production side, but by basing it on commercial off-the-shelf components, they're bringing it closer to the masses.