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Netflix Introduces Streaming Video Player
In all my years in a fledgling industry (videoconferencing) I have seen (and experienced first hand) my fair share of innovative companies that have, for one reason or another, flamed out. The general trend is as follows: Great idea–>Lots of seed money–>Marketing Hype–>Success–>Failure to keep up with changing technology–>Market share loss–>Out of business. I can…
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GoToMeeting Review
Rating: 3.5 WaterTowers I have been seeing ads in magazines and on TV touting the virtues of GoToMeeting. Being the curious type, I went to the web site to download and try the free demo. Unfortunately, when I filled out the form they asked for my credit card information….no way. Not that they would get…
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Personal Telepresence
Update: See this video of our Personal Telepresence concept of 16 years ago… End Update How interesting is this news from Cisco? Very. If you want to see my 14 year old definition (actually it is 16 years old, and I believe I may be the first person to “coin” this term) of Personal Telepresence……see…
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LifeSize H.323 HD Videoconferencing System Demo
Times have changed. Just a few years ago, TelBitConsulting was pushing the state-of-the art (and enduring the criticisms of those with limited vision) of IP videoconferencing from a trade show (TeleCon). This video (8 minutes long) shows an interview between Matt Hamblen at ComputerWorld and Craig Malloy CEO of LifeSize. (The complete article is here.)…
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Polycom PVX Update
I had been hearing news (rumors) of the demise of the Polycom PVX H.323 desktop videoconferencing application. And I was disappointed (see my review of the PVX here). I finally took the time to talk to someone from Polycom, Terri Gott, Senior Systems Engineer at Polycom and in the following email exchange learned some…
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Digital TV Converter Installation
Prologue It is Halloween and I have set up my candy delivery station in the driveway. The station includes pumpkins, our dog dressed up in his Halloween costume, several well placed boxes to be used as tables, blankets, several layers of clothing, and, most importantly, my 30 year old TV so I can watch TV…
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Tandberg Experia Telepresence
OK, this was an interesting day. I took a trip to Pleasanton, CA (after all the traffic was gone) and met with an old friend, Mark. He showed me Tandberg’s “Experia” Telepresence videoconferencing system. Now….you may know my feelings about Telepresence, and you may be surprised to read this about Experia: Wow! As you can…
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Review of Mirial Softphone
History….ahhh, the memories of a bygone era. 🙂 ++++++++ Rating: 4 WaterTowers Mirial Softphone came to my attention a little over a month ago. At that time, I grabbed a 1 month free demo license and ran it through some initial tests. I encountered some system glitches with that version. These problems did not cause…
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Digital TV Conversion Coupon
I applied for my Digital TV conversion coupon in Jan 2008. I received it yesterday, April 8, 2008. The point here is: It would be good to read my other blogs on Digital TV conversion and order your coupon as soon as possible. With the coupon comes a list of stores in the area you…
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Tracy Virtual Office
UPDATE: Read this article on “co-working” on CNN. Sounds like the Tracy Virtual Office. +++ Gas prices are soaring. Commute times are horrendous. Why are you still driving to work everyday? Can’t work at home for some reason? Or just need a break? Can’t afford an “Executive” Suite? The time has come for an alternative.…
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