News tagged with video conference technology

'Heavy Rain' game creator debuts high-tech 'Kara'

(AP) -- The future of performance-capture technology is right around the corner, and its name just might be "Kara."

Technology / Software

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Video conferencing allows companies to cut travel plans

Just a few years ago, Advanced Micro Devices executive Linda Starr racked up a million air miles a year in business travel. Now she logs a mere 100,000 miles per year, thanks to sophisticated video conferencing technology.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Exploring Mars in the Austrian Alps

In the largest ice caves on Earth, spacesuits and remote-controlled planetary rovers were for the first time tested in a five-day odyssey in the Alps designed to mimic potential future missions on Mars.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

UH students develop prototype device that translates sign language

Too often, communication barriers exist between those who can hear and those who cannot. Sign language has helped bridge such gaps, but many people are still not fluent in its motions and hand shapes.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exec predicts data-only phone plans in 2 years

(AP) — The CEO of AT&T Inc. said Friday that cellphone plans that count only data usage are likely to come in the next two years. In such a scenario, phone calls and texts would be considered as just another form of ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Scientists invent revolutionary chipset for high-speed wireless data transfer

Here is a new microchip that can transfer data the size of 80 MP3 song files (or 250 megabytes) wirelessly between mobile devices, in the flick of a second. Or how about transferring a typical 2-hour, 8-gigabyte DVD movie ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Wrinkle-traveling Clothbot makes its IEEE debut (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- As any gathering of scientists working with robots will suggest, attempts toward perfecting techniques and outcomes of grasping and maneuvering are key issues for researchers working on climbing robots. At ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

The great exoplanet debate

The Great Exoplanet Debate, hosted by Astrobiology Magazine during the recent 2012 Astrobiology Science Conference, is now available for viewing online.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Campaign web wars 2.0: can Republicans strike back?

Tired of playing catch-up to the Obama Internet juggernaut, Republicans have rolled out a one-stop online shop for conservative activism which they hope will help them capture the White House.

Technology / Internet

created May 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Revolutionary technology enables objects to know how they are being touched (w/ Video)

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 ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Life-size 3-D hologram-like telepods may revolutionize videoconferencing in the future

A Queen's University researcher has created a Star Trek-like human-scale 3D videoconferencing pod that allows people in different locations to video conference as if they are standing in front of each other. ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

TED blends animation with education at new website

The non-profit group behind the thought-provoking TED conferences launched a website devoted to video lessons cleverly crafted to captivate students.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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