Video Conferencing
Logitech Revue camera: Video conferencing's future?
October 25, 2010: 1:04 PM ETAs a $149 add-on to the Logitech Revue GoogleTV, the HD camera makes the device a whole new product.
I'm not done putting the Logitech Revue unit through its paces for a full review, but as a standalone product, the Logitech Revue's HD camera is a really compelling offer. I've spent the last few days getting friends and family up on Logitech's Vid HD software for PC and Mac to test this thing out. I also tested it with other Logitech GoogleTV users.
In short: Wow.
Three things stick out to me: More
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Android beats iPhone to the punch with video calling
Today's Fring 2.1 update for Android allows owners of devices like HTC's EVO to make video calls from their phones.
Besting Apple's next iPhone by at least a few weeks, Fring announced today the general availability of its Fring 2.1 software for Android. With a front-facing camera phone like the Sprint EVO 4G, you can now make video calls to your Skype contacts on their computers or other devices with front MORE
Seth Weintraub - May 27, 2010 10:45 PM ET -
The problem with video conferencing - and a $7,000 solution
By Michael V. Copeland
PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Video conferencing, along with 3D monitors and flying cars, is one of those things we've been promised for years, but have yet to get our mass-market hands on. At the high-end, Polycom (PLCM), Cisco (CSCO) and other specialty manufacturers offer dedicated video conferencing gear that looks great, but is monstrously expensive, often costing tens of thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands, MORE
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Writer - Jan 30, 2008 6:00 AM ET
