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Lifesize Unity Solutions Add Fuel to Debate Over Future of Telepresence

May 18, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
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Lifesize's all-in-one video conferencing offerings are touted as alternatives to more expensive telepresence systems from the likes of Cisco and Polycom.

May 17, 2012 by Jeffrey Burt via eWeek.com
-- Lifesize Communications is rolling out a pair of all-in-one high-definition video conferencing solutions that officials said offer the advantages of HD telepresence systems without the high costs and complexities.

How to select a video conferencing service

May 18, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
May 15, 2012 by Simon Dudley via WashingtonBusinessJournal -- Not long ago, I met with an executive whose company was heavily invested in video conferencing - some 500 systems globally. I asked him candidly what he thought about video conferencing, and his equally candid reply was: "It's a lot of hype, and everybody hates it."

8x8 Reports Record Revenues for Year, as More Businesses Turn to Cloud Services

May 17, 2012 | Hogan Keyser

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May 16, 2012 by Jim O'Neill via FierceEnterprise Communications.com -- 8x8 Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT) rode increased revenue from business customers to fourth-quarter 2012 earnings that topped analyst estimates for the quarter and closed out a solid year.

The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company reported Q4 revenue of $24.2 million, up 33 percent from last year.

Telepresence Sales: The Picture Gets Fuzzy

May 17, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
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May 17, 2012 by TheVARGuy.com -- What's troubling the telepresence market? The VAR Guy has been asking that question in recent weeks. First, Polycom (NASDSAQ: PLCM) warned of weak quarterly earnings in April. Then, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) CEO John Chambers last week essentially said the networking giant's TelePresence sales aren't meeting expectations. So what's the problem: The economy and overall IT spending? Or is there a deeper challenge facing telepresence sales going forward? The VAR Guy weighs in.

Vu launches 3D camera, priced at Rs. 19,990 (371.81 USD)

May 16, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
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May 16, 2012 via NDTV.com -- Vu Technologies has entered into the camera space with their new 3D camera. Dubbed as Vu 3D camera, it can capture 3D HD videos as well as still photographs in real time through its dual lens-dual sensor (DLDS) technology.

Talking Surveillance Cameras Coming to U.S. Streets

May 15, 2012 | Hogan Keyser


'Intellistreets' system now being installed with DHS backing

May 14, 2012 by Paul Joseph Watson via Infowars.com -- Talking surveillance cameras that bark orders at passers-by and can also record conversations are heading for U.S. streets, with manufacturer Illuminating Concepts announcing the progress of its 'Intellistreets' system.

Webinar: Video Collaboration in the Era of Mobility

May 15, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
avispl_university_series.jpgTAMPA, Fla., May 15, 2012 - AVI-SPL and RADVISION are pairing up to present a free, one-hour webinar on the business-critical trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for video collaboration Wednesday, May 23 at 1 p.m. EST.

Roger Wallman, director of product marketing at RADVISION, will delve into why organizations must support the BYOD phenomenon and how RADVISION's SCOPIA Mobile can keep them ahead of the competition with video collaboration capabilities.

Polycom RealPresence offers Video Content Management for Android and Apple Devices

May 15, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
polycom_realpresence_mobile_tablet_screenshot.jpgMay 15, 2012 by Nathan Eddy via TheVARGuy.com -- On the back of an underwhelming quarterly financial report and the divestment of its enterprise wireless voice solutions business, unified communications specialist Polycom has updated its RealPresence video content management platform for Google Android and Apple iOS mobile devices. The Video Content Management solution will be available worldwide July 2012.

'Edible Cinema' features corresponding foods to heighten sensory experience of film

May 14, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
sensory_cinema.jpgThis Sunday Bombay Sapphire Presents the Edible Cinema

May 11, 2012 via ISPR
-- Wow! we've had Secret Cinema, scratch and sniff cinema, film scores re-imagined by DJs and musicians. But as yet, no-one has truly enhanced a cinematic experience with food... until now! On Sunday 13 May, the Electric Cinema in Portobello Road and Bombay Sapphire Gin are proud to present 'Edible Cinema'; a collaboration between the team at Soho House, renowned experience organiser Polly Betton, experimental food designer Andrew Stellitano and Bombay Sapphire's brand ambassador Sam Carter.

Implanted user interfaces

May 11, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
autodesk_implanted_user_interface1.jpgMay 7, 2012 via KurzweilAI.net -- Scientists at Autodesk Research and their colleagues have tested a dozen or so different user interface implants, Txchnologist reports. Input devices included microphones for audio; buttons, pressure sensors and tap sensors for input via direct touching of the skin; and brightness sensors and capacitive sensors -- the kind now often found in mobile device touchscreens -- for input through motions above the skin. Output devices they examined included audio speakers, LEDs, and vibration motors. Wireless communications were enabled using Bluetooth, and wireless recharging was tested with inductive chargers, the kind seen with cordless power tools.

Apple Patent Applications Hint of Next-Gen Plans

May 11, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
ipad3_and_new_patents.pngMay 5, 2012 by Ashleigh Allsopp via Macworld-U.K. -- Apple has filed 14 new patent applications, which were published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday. The patents include an advanced new haptics system, a new battery design, a new camera feature, and some modifications to the Mac mini and high-speed cables.

Just before the new iPad was announced, it was reported that Apple could be implementing a new haptic texture display in the tablet, which would create a 'textured feedback' by means of a small electrical stimulus. The new iPad emerged with no such display, however, a new patent filed by Apple has revealed a more advanced multi-tiered haptics system, reports Patently Apple.

Swarms of tiny intelligent drones with cameras -- what could go wrong?

May 11, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
flying_3d_eyebots.pngMay 10, 2012 by Amara D. Angelica via KurzweilAI.net -- Are you ready for Eye-Bots -- flying smarms of intelligent drones that zoom in and track everything going on?

Yo boy, this one's gonna make them spyder bots in Minority Report and Big-Brother TV sets in 1984 look positively user-friendly.

Amid IT spending pause, Cisco's collaboration tools stumble

May 10, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
Summary: Cisco's growth market is servers, but seasonality will kick in. Is enthusiasm for telepresence drying up?

cisco_ucs.jpgMay 10, 2012 by Larry Dignan via ZDNet.com -- At Cisco Systems, servers and integrated servers are in and collaboration and video are out.

Reports of Telepresence Death are Greatly Exaggerated

May 10, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
I still think there is tremendous amount of innovation to be done by Cisco and Polycom to stay ahead of the competitive curve.

May 9, 2012 by Zeus Kerravala via NoJitter.com -- I read an article in Forbes titled "5 Reasons Cisco And Polycom Are In Trouble In Telepresence" by Jeff Cavins, CEO of FuzeBox, a cloud based conferencing and telepresence services company.

Gesture Control System Uses Sound Alone

May 9, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
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SoundWave lets an ordinary laptop function like a Kinect sensor.

May 7, 2012 by Rachel Metz via TechnologyReview.com -- When you learned about the Doppler Effect in high school physics class -- the wave frequency shift that occurs when the source of the wave is moving, easily illustrated by a passing ambulance -- you probably didn't envision it helping control your computer one day.

New microscope allows scientists to look in at same time

May 8, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
May 8, 2012 by Izzy A. Boncimino via DailyNorthwestern.com -- Northwestern researchers can now see the view through their colleagues' microscopes from halfway around the world using an innovative desktop video conferencing software developed by NU Feinberg School of Medicine and NU Information Technology.

Google+ Hangouts on Air live broadcasting is now out of beta

May 8, 2012 | Hogan Keyser


May 7, 2012 by Cesar Torres via ArsTechnica.com -- Google+ users can now broadcast live public video feeds and video conferences via webcams through its Hangouts on Air feature, which was previously only available to a select number of accounts. Google announced today that Hangouts on Air is now out of beta and will be rolled out to all of its users worldwide.

Watch out Cisco. Huawei's coming!

May 8, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
huawei_show_display.jpgMay 7, 2012 by Stacey Higginbotham via GigaOm.com -- Huawei, six months after creating its enterprise networking division here in the U.S., is ready to make a big splash at Interop this year. The Chinese networking gear maker is the one thing Cisco's CEO John Chambers has said he's worried about, even as the networking world embraces software-defined networks, new protocols such as OpenFlow and even whitebox switch makers. So what does Huawei have that Chambers' fears?

Researchers at Disney and Carnegie Mellon Develop Disruptive New Technology (Touche)

May 7, 2012 | Hogan Keyser


By Bill Klump via DailyDisruption.com
-- A doorknob that knows whether to lock or unlock based on how it is grasped, a smartphone that silences itself if the user holds a finger to her lips and a chair that adjusts room lighting based on recognizing if a user is reclining or leaning forward are among the many possible applications of Touche, a new sensing technique developed by a team at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University.

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5 Reasons Cisco And Polycom Are In Trouble In Telepresence

May 4, 2012 | Hogan Keyser
May 3, 2012 by Eric Savitz via Forbes.com -- Guest post written by Jeff Cavins

Jeff_Cavins.pngJeff Cavins is CEO of FuzeBox.

A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a videoconference with the members of a Fortune 500 company that has invested million of dollars in top-of-the-line telepresence systems (special rooms that use cameras and TVs to make it seem as if meeting attendees are all sitting at the same table). While some executives joined from telepresence rooms, other members of the company were testing some newer videoconferencing technology from other providers and joining into the same meeting via their laptops and Apple iPads.

Focus on the Future

March 2, 2012 | Hogan Keyser

First Look: Cisco Cius

February 13, 2012 | Hogan Keyser

Eye Ball

January 2, 2012 | Hogan Keyser

iPad face, robot body

December 5, 2011 | Hogan Keyser

3D Research and Application

September 30, 2011 | Hogan Keyser

Polycom Acquires Accordent

March 24, 2011 | 

Low-cost Video Chat Robot

February 11, 2011 | Kendal Kirby

New BlackBerry PlayBook

September 29, 2010 | Chris Payatagool

DiData UK Buys Mvision

September 17, 2010 | Howard Lichtman

In The Picture

April 12, 2010 | Howard Lichtman

TelePresence @ Home

February 4, 2009 | Chris Payatagool

FOXSexpert: Hooking Up to Internet Sex Toys

November 25, 2008 | John Serrao

Holobama: 'Holograms' greet Election 2008

November 6, 2008 | John Serrao

Home again

September 15, 2008 | Chris Payatagool

War Is Halo

July 28, 2008 | Chris Payatagool

WAN refresh

April 2, 2008 | Chris Payatagool

Just shoot me

February 24, 2008 | Chris Payatagool

Immersed in Work

February 14, 2008 | Chris Payatagool

Presence of mind

January 15, 2008 | Howard Lichtman

Liberate your avatar

December 20, 2007 | Chris Payatagool

Samsung: Next HDTV to Offer 8x Better Resolution

December 18, 2007 | John Serrao

Endless Self-Reinvention in Virtual Worlds

November 28, 2007 | John Serrao

It's Telepresence

November 14, 2007 | Chris Payatagool

Polycom Steps on the High Definition Gas

October 17, 2007 | John Serrao