<s>
Cycloramic	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
application	O
that	O
makes	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
and	O
Compatible	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
rotate	O
360	O
degrees	O
without	O
user	O
intervention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
switches	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
vibrator	O
at	O
a	O
specific	O
(	O
undisclosed	O
)	O
frequency	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
phone	O
spin	O
around	O
its	O
vertical	O
axis	O
and	O
track	O
the	O
rotation	O
angle	O
using	O
the	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
compass	B-Language
and	O
accelerometer	O
while	O
taking	O
panoramic	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
handsfree	O
"	O
feature	O
works	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5s	I-Operating_System
standing	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
flat	O
edges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
limitation	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
users	O
take	O
panoramic	O
photos	O
in	O
a	O
guided	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cycloramic	B-Algorithm
was	O
created	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
by	O
a	O
start-up	O
called	O
"	O
Egos	O
Ventures	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Technology	O
Development	O
Center	O
located	O
at	O
Tech	O
Square	O
,	O
near	O
Georgia	O
Tech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cycloramic	B-Algorithm
received	O
a	O
"	O
Pogie	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
Brightest	O
Ideas	O
of	O
2012	O
"	O
from	O
David	O
Pogue	O
,	O
personal	O
technology	O
columnist	O
for	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
also	O
triggered	O
the	O
interest	O
of	O
other	O
influential	O
tech	O
journalists	O
witnessing	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
"	O
dance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Egos	O
Ventures	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
selected	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
10	O
Innovative	O
Companies	O
in	O
Georgia	O
and	O
presented	O
Cycloramic	B-Algorithm
at	O
the	O
2013	O
Georgia	O
Technology	O
Summit	O
(	O
GTS	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
(	O
1.0	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
Cycloramic	B-Algorithm
generated	O
panoramic	O
videos	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cycloramic	B-Algorithm
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
Season	O
5	O
,	O
episode	O
16	O
of	O
Shark	O
Tank	O
.	O
</s>
