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FEEL THE VIRB

Garmin has followed up its waterproof VIRB camera with the VIRB 360, a seriously cool-looking piece of gear that will transform your sailing videos. Lenses front and back capture a full 360 degree view of the surroundings, which is then stitched together by the camera’s software. There’s an internal GPS and the camera’s livestreaming function lets you post to Youtube or Facebook in real time. If you’d rather get rid of the bloopers like unintended gybes

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