News tagged with teleconferencing

CeBIT: 'Telepresence' robot makes waves at tech fair

Many visitors walking around CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech fair, have found themselves bumping into "Jazz", a "telepresence" robot also ambling around the vast expo.

Electronics / Robotics

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Networks -- not size -- give cities competitive advantage

A city's size no longer is the key factor in building vibrant local economies, according to a study by a Michigan State University sociologist.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 30, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Forget the telecommute - now you can 'robocommute' (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anybots, a Silicon Valley start-up company, has developed a telepresence robot called QB, which is a mobile device that can represent you in your next meeting at the office if you are unable ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report




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Cisco to buy video tech company NDS for about $4B

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. is buying digital video technology company NDS Group Ltd. for about $4 billion to enhance its video offerings to pay-TV providers and expand in emerging markets.

Technology / Business

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hiding in plain sight: Scientist discovers new frog species in New York and New Jersey

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the wilds of New York City -- or as wild as you can get so close to skyscrapers -- scientists have found a new leopard frog species that for years biologists mistook for a more widespread ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU

Networking company Cisco said Wednesday that it is challenging Microsoft's $8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the European Union's top court to ensure Microsoft won't block other video conferencing services.

Technology / Business

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cisco beats estimates with 2Q earnings, sales (Update)

(AP) -- Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, on Wednesday said that its net income jumped 44 percent in the latest quarter as it continues to put last year's slump behind it.

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feds aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent

NASA opened an energy efficient office building at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The Navy is running boats on biofuel in Norfolk.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 13

$103M to expand broadband Internet in rural US

Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal funding to help expand broadband Internet access to those areas of rural America that haven't been reached by the high-speed service or ...

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 10

Proposing math models to enhance two-way wireless network communication

(PhysOrg.com) -- Natasha Devroye, University of Illinois at Chicago assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has won a five-year, $450,000 National Science Foundation Early Faculty Career Award to aid in ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Chronic pain sufferers living rurally benefit from technology

New technology to help chronic pain sufferers in rural areas manage their condition is being investigated by Scottish scientists.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The growth of 'green IT'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Emerging field helps create a more sustainable future, though information technology itself is part of the problem.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Indonesia denies plan to ban BlackBerry services

Indonesia on Thursday denied it is considering a ban on certain BlackBerry smartphone services in line with similar moves from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Technology / Business

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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