What is it with people who like filming videos vertically? Don't they realize that a thin strip of video bordered by thick black bars is the worse thing ever?



Commonly known as "Vertical Video Syndrome", this happens when would-be filmmakers attempt to record a video while holding his or her smartphone in portrait mode.

One company called Evil Window Dog has decided to come up with the ultimate solution to fix this annoying problem. Horizon is an iPhone app that ensures that every video you shoot will be in widescreen, no matter how you hold your device. Here's how it works:

Horizon can be downloaded for $0.99 on the iTunes App Store here.