# Panoramic Phone Mounts The 'Spin Pod' Rotates to Give You the Perfect Panoramic Shot By Alexander Lam | Published 2013-06-05 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spin-pod References: [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/665986460/spinpod-seamless-panoramic-and-motion-time-lapse-p) In order to help you take awesome panoramic shots, the 'Spin Pod' was developed by designers Zhiping Chen & Daniel Aharoni. The Spin Pod mounts any [photographic device](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silence-corner-mambapod) in order to take seamless panoramic pictures. The pod slowly rotates on its own to create a perfect wide shot. Each device was built to work automatically with smartphones. The bottom slot fits with most android phones and the [iPhone 4](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-4-concept), 4S and 5 perfectly. A built-in wheel allows you to adjust the slot width to hold most devices. Since the Spin Pod works autonomously, you can take [panoramic selfies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kickout-grip-stand) with your friends. Just place the pod on a flat surface, set the timer and let it run. The timer works in five, 10 and 15 second intervals so you can adjust how much motion you want to capture. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Panoramic Photography:** The 'Spin Pod' is a disruptive innovation opportunity that enhances the experience of taking wide-angle photos. - **Automated Phone Accessories:** The development of the 'Spin Pod' opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the field of automated phone accessories. - **Smartphone Photography Gadgets:** The 'Spin Pod' presents a disruptive innovation opportunity within the smartphone photography gadgets market. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography Equipment:** The 'Spin Pod' creates a disruptive innovation opportunity in the photography equipment industry by offering a unique solution for panoramic shots. - **Phone Accessories:** The 'Spin Pod' introduces a disruptive innovation opportunity in the phone accessories industry through the development of a rotating panoramic mount. - **Consumer Electronics:** The 'Spin Pod' represents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the consumer electronics industry by providing an automated solution for panoramic photography. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [360-Degree Photography Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miops-capsule-pro.md) - [Motion-Tracking Smartphone Tripods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/insta360-flow.md) - [Facial Recognition Phone Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartphone-holder-tripod.md) - [Smartphone Gimbal Attachments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snappy-mobile.md) - [Smartphone Gimbal Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sphere-gimbal.md) - [Automated AI Smartphone Stabilizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smove-pro-mobile-x.md) - [Landscape Photographer Camera Mounts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tripod-mount.md) - [AI-Powered Smartphone Mounts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/obsbot-me.md) - [Motion-Tracking Phone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-tracking-phone-mount.md)