Video Conferencing

Mar 11 2012

News - Vizio Adds Skype and YouTube to Internet Apps

By Matthew Miller

Vizio's Internet Apps smart TV platform added two new apps this week. The first was a new Skype app. To take advantage of the Skype app, Vizio is also selling the new V.I.A. TV Video Camera for $150. The TV Video Camera connects to a compatible V.I.A-enabled TV via USB and provides 720p video capability. The second new app is a YouTube app, giving Vizio TV owners yet another way to stream video from the Internet. The YouTube app looks like a fairly basic variant with YouTube Channel browsing and account login for saved playlists and channel favorites.

Vizio and Skype

Not long after bringing some Redmond vid-calling to your living room, Vizio's introducing another app that may just enhance your couch entertainment. Via its Twitter account, the outfit announced YouTube will now be a part of its Internet App portfolio.

Engadget HD

Jan 06 2012

News - Tely Labs and Skype Partner Up for Living Room Video Calling with telyHD

By Matthew Miller

telyHD

It would seem that we have another entry in what has suddenly become a hot segment of the video conferencing market. In the last couple of months we have seen Biscotti and Warpia unveil video calling devices intended to take up residence next to your HDTV. Now we have Tely Labs, who has partnered directly with Skype, perhaps the biggest name in consumer VoIP services, for the telyHD. The telyHD looks like the Kinect's fraternal twin and is packing some extra punch in the form of an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and Android. At this point the telyHD doesn't offer much beyond Skype, but it sounds like Tely Labs has plans to expand the telyHD's functionality with the help of some enterprising Android developers. I honestly don't know what kind of apps I would want built into a webcam. Any ideas?

That gives it flexibility that most webcams just don't have, and Tely Labs is already partnering with Android developers to try and find new uses for the telyHD. Given some of the remarkable things people have done with the Kinect, we wouldn't be surprised to see the telyHD become a hacker favorite as well.

The Verge

Dec 19 2011

News - Warpia Looking to Tackle Living Room Video Calling with ConnectHD

By Matthew Miller

Warpia caught our attention several months ago with the StreamHD SWP120A, a device for wirelessly streaming a PC's video output to a TV. Warpia has another wireless video setup coming soon, the ConnectHD, which aims to get in on the living room video calling market that we have been watching Biscotti hop into. The ConnectHD pairs a camera and microphone with a Wireless USB PC adapter. The camera and mic unit connects to a TV via HDMI. The ConnectHD has approximately a 30 foot range and allows one to use whatever PC messaging software one wishes for 720p video calling. The ConnectHD also supports 1080p wireless media streaming. Warpia's not announcing an availability date yet, but does plan on showing the ConnectHD at CES this year.

Warpia ConnectHD

This minuscule unit can be placed almost invisibly in your existing living room, HTPC room or conference room. It only needs AC power and an HDMI connection to display the video. All of the rest of the work can be handled behind the curtains by any of your favorite video chat programs like Skype.

Everything USB

Nov 09 2011

News - Hands-on with the Biscotti TV Phone

By Matthew Miller

Biscotti Phone

We first heard about the Biscotti TV Phone a couple of weeks ago, but Biscotti was still keeping the home theater-friendly video calling device close to the chest. Well, as the holiday release approaches, we are starting to see more of the device. The Biscotti website has more details now and the folks over at Engadget even had a chance to get hands-on and share their impressions. Certainly the news that the Biscotti TV Phone will support Google Talk suggests that it might have a better shot at making it into more living rooms.

The idea is to stick this sliver of glossy black plastic on top of your TV and make video VoIP calls using its integrated HD webcam and 802.11n radio. Your counterpart is then displayed, super-sized, on your big screen. Around the back of the device are the three ports: HDMI in, HDMI out and power. 

Engadget

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