General Info
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~kostas/omni.html
Description of a system using 8 Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 USB web cams. Linux based workflow using open source (mostly cross platform) tools. Mainly uses panotools. Takes about 8 seconds to capture from all 8 cameras, and 15 minutes to stitch one frame.
http://www.flong.com/blog/2010/open-source-panoramic-video-bloggie-openframeworks-processing/
Complete all-in-one system, which can run in real time. Uses a single Sony Bloggie with a special catadioptric reflector lens. Has openframeworks and processing projects to remap the image into a rectilinear image. Still image resolutions up to3360×512. Requires an analog capture card.
Blog detailing experiments with creating a DIY panoramic video setup. Uses panotools, and 4-5 GoPro HD cameras to produce 7500x3750 images.
Resolution
Software
http://panotools.sourceforge.net/
Open source libraries and software for panoramic image stitching, blending, remapping, and other transforms.
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/
Cross-platform panoramic imaging toolchain based on panotools.
http://forum.openframeworks.cc/index.php?topic=3917.0
Openframeworks thread on UVC camera control (exposure, focus) for USB cameras on OS X.