--- description: Find out why Vecnos IQUI is one of the best inventions of 2021 title: Vecnos IQUI: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfae01e3233ad11e3/698a1e88b21a9c7eb5505516/best-inventions-2021-IQUI-05.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # The Ultimate Selfie Stick Vecnos IQUI by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  The panoramic views offered by 360-degree photos and videos are a blast to share. But the cameras you need to capture them haven’t always been so easy to use. Designed specifically for social media, the minimalist [IQUI](https://www.vecnos.com/us/ "undefined") ($249) makes 360-degree photography simpler than ever. Created by Vecnos—led by Shu Ubukata, creator of the first compact 360-degree camera—the IQUI is equipped with four lenses on a sleek, slender 5.5-in. stick, three shooting horizontally and one pointed straight up. A stand lets you effortlessly capture an entire scene—even if it’s placed, say, at the center of a dinner party—and a companion app easily converts photos into swooping, special-effect-laden MP4 video clips, perfect to wow your pals on Instagram and Twitter. _—Alison Van Houten_ **Buy Now:** [IQUI](https://b8ta.com/vecnos-1/iqui "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112635/iqui-camera/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112635/iqui-camera/"},"headline":"The Ultimate Selfie Stick","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:15:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:56:41.385Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112635/iqui-camera/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfae01e3233ad11e3/698a1e88b21a9c7eb5505516/best-inventions-2021-IQUI-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfae01e3233ad11e3/698a1e88b21a9c7eb5505516/best-inventions-2021-IQUI-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112635/iqui-camera/","name":"The Ultimate Selfie Stick"}}]}] ```