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Hoping for an even better Virb Edit and many more firmware releases.
Nice gadget
Yes please
Video of myself while crashing? Sounds great!
submitting with luck…..
That would be awesome to win!
Perfect
Yes please
Yes!! Im in!
I’d love to win this, thanks.
I have a GoPro (older model, by far), but would love something like this to capture hikes and bike rides! There are some amazing technologies out there now!
Perfect score for now !
Yes Pls
WUBBALUBBADUBDUB
Make sure to put it pointing backwards otherwise you’ll just get high def butts
Please spin me around
Hooray for Giveaways!
Yes please
That’s a nice looking bear
Useful for Russian car cash Youtube videos?
Garmin finally looks like they have a camera offering that’s worth considering. . .
I can C all around me!!!
Yes!! So awesome!!
Yes please, would love this.
Virb me
Filming in 360′. Niiiiiice…
Would be awesome!
Thanks!
Ahh, to see the world…is round.
You are awesome Ray!
looks fun!
Yes please!!!
woohoo!!
Hep
Me
No where to hide with this!
Ship ship mcgrip!
would be great for filming the wee ones on the bike!
360 degrees camera
Woot!
Really?
360
Thanks
Me me me me!!!!
Yes please Ray….
Nice one
really hoping for this one
How cool would this be to have?
Fingers Crossed!
To be totally honest, I don’t know that I’ve ever looked at spherical video footage. I feel like it would be disorienting.
I also feel like it would be neat to find out for myself.
I’m a sucker for a Garmin
Should make for some great footage in places
and justice for all
Spiffing
Yes please!
Aaaaand action!
Want
Excellent giveaway
I want this! Got a honeymoon exactly 1 month from today! Would love to have this to take with us!
360 awesomeness!
Yes!!!
WANT WANT WANT!!!!
I’ll put it at my desk for 8 hours straight of working on a computer. YouTube will go nuts
In it to win it
Please for me
I’m in!
Anything
Oh yea.
Yes please
Now THAT would be sweet!
That would be nice!
I’m in!!
Yes please ?
Pretty neat!
Action!
360 degrees of butts
Super awesome. Fingers crossed!
capturing jerks
Yes please, Yes please, Yes please
Very nice!
Great prize! Count me in!
Hi
Want!
Woot 360
360 all the things!
I want it!
Oh that would be indeed a nice one!
Same colour as my bike!
This could replace my now very old GoPro Hero 3
quiero!
Can’t wait to try my new camera. (speaking things into existence) :)
Oh yes please!
Mamamya ! wow
In it to win it! The 360 that is . . .
Hollywood here I come !!
Would be wonderful to win
Let’s make a short film
Nice!
Got an eye on that.
Bang Bang