Samsung has given a sneak peek at a new 3D camera that can capture 360-degree panoramic video and stream it live to its virtual reality headset.

Dubbed Project Beyond, it was the “one last thing” Samsung pulled out of its hat at the start of its developer conference in San Francisco Wednesday, though the live demo could have gone more smoothly.

The camera is a black disc about 6 inches across with cameras around its edges. Mounted on a tripod, its stereoscopic cameras capture the surroundings in 3D and beam the images wirelessly to Samsung’s Gear VR virtual reality headset.

The combination basically allows you to “experience” any location in the world from your living room, as long as there’s a wireless broadband connection there and someone willing to set up the Project Beyond camera for you.

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