TourWrist puts a twist on the photo sphere (hands-on video)

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You've heard of [Instagram](http://www.engadget.com/tag/Instagram/), right? Are you familiar with Microsoft's [Photosynth](http://www.engadget.com/tag/Photosynth/) and Google's [Photo Sphere](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/29/android-photo-sphere-panorama-google/) on Nexus phones and tablets? How about Apple's brilliant continuous-scan [panorama mode](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/24/iphone-5-camera-compared-iphone-4s-low-light-video/) on iOS devices? Well mash all this up and you get TourWrist, an app / social network for sharing photo spheres. The app started life as a social network for virtual tourism and gained one million users since launching in 2010. Here in [Las Vegas](http://www.engadget.com/tag/CES2013/), the company just launched the latest version of TourWrist with a focus on capturing photos spheres. Unlike Microsoft's and Google's approach, which stitches 360-degree images from discrete pictures, the app uses continuous-scan like Apple's panorama mode. The resulting photo spheres are truly impressive and look significantly better than the competition, especially when captured in tricky lighting conditions. All 360-degree images can be shared with other TourWrist users, Instagram-style, and with other social networks by linking to an HTML5-compatible viewer. Take a look at our gallery below and peek after the break for our hands-on video and sample photo sphere captured on site.

**Gallery: [TourWrist hands-on](http://www.engadget.com/photos/tourwrist-hands-on/)**

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