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VideoMeet: cloud-based video communication

Posted by Charles McLellan on 17 May, 2012 16:42

"Video is the next voice", according to Deutsche Telecom, which has recently introduced a cloud-based 'video communication' service called VideoMeet — hence the interest in promoting how easy to use and cost-effective videoconferencing (or rather, communication) is becoming. VideoMeet is a repackaged version of a service introduced last year by California-based startup Blue Jeans Network (BJN), with a few added... Read more

Logitech BCC950 ConferenceCam

Posted by Charles McLellan on 26 March, 2012 11:52

Logitech is best known for its high-quality consumer-grade peripherals, but recently formed a business group, Logitech for Business, to market the more business-oriented products in its portfolio to SMEs and larger enterprises. There will also be new products under the 'for business' banner, among the first of which, announced today, is the BCC950 ConferenceCam. The BCC950 is a portable all-in-one HD webcam and... Read more

ZTE launches its first Windows phone

Posted by Charles McLellan on 19 January, 2012 16:15

Chinese handset maker ZTE has launched its first Windows Phone, the Tania. Running Windows Phone 7.5 ('Mango'), the ZTE Tania is available to preorder from Clove Technology for £249.99 (inc. VAT; £208.33 ex. VAT), with stock expected to be available from 13 February.

ZTE Tania: a £249.99 Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone with a 4.3in. screen

ZTE is noted for the affordability of its smartphones, but the... Read more

GeChic On-Lap 1301

Posted by Charles McLellan on 6 December, 2011 17:10

"Two screens good, one screen bad", as Eric Blair might have written: but how do you get two screens on a notebook? Normally you'd have to attach a desktop monitor, which obviously limits your flexibility, or shell out serious money on a specialist system like the recently released dual-17in. gScreen SpaceBook, which starts at princely $1,899 (£1,216).

Significantly less 'sticker shock' is attached to an... Read more

Xirrus extends Wi-Fi array portfolio

Posted by Charles McLellan on 18 November, 2011 15:52

These days, Wi-Fi connectivity — preferably free — is expected as a matter of course in a wide variety of environments. However, the traditional approach to widespread Wi-Fi coverage, employing multiple access points (APs) and WLAN controllers, requires an equally large number of cable runs and Ethernet ports — all of which adds to the cost and complexity of an installation. California-based Xirrus is in the... Read more

ThinkPad Tablet with Keyboard Folio Case

Posted by Charles McLellan on 17 November, 2011 17:24

We recently ran a review of Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet, a 10.1in. Android 3.1-based tablet aimed primarily at business users (although it also has a number of populist features). The review mentioned, but didn't cover in any detail, the optional £75.74 (inc. VAT) Keyboard Folio Case, which both protects the tablet and transforms it into something resembling a clamshell notebook. So, is the 'hybrid tablet' — also... Read more

Psion/Blackroc GNSS device delivers centimetre accuracy

Posted by Charles McLellan on 4 November, 2011 12:01

Earlier this week I met with Tony Jephcott, CEO of data capture specialist Blackroc Technology, and Jonathan Brayshaw from Psion, on whose modular Workabout Pro 3 handheld Blackroc's new Procyon device is based. The Procyon's claim to fame is that it's the first handheld GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) device that, when suitably configured, can deliver 'pinpoint' (1-2cm) accuracy. This makes it very... Read more

Talking tablets, and more, with Lenovo

Posted by Charles McLellan on 19 October, 2011 15:43

There is much talk of a 'post-PC' world in which smartphones, tablets and other digital devices take centre stage. Be that as it may, the PC-centred world is currently suiting Lenovo just fine: the company has recently overtaken Dell to take the number-two spot in worldwide PC sales behind HP. I talked yesterday with Peter Hortensius, president of Lenovo's global product group, who noted that "certain of our... Read more

Fluke Networks OptiView XG

Posted by Charles McLellan on 15 June, 2011 08:41

Fluke Networks has announced the OptiView XG Network Analysis Tablet, a 10.25in. Windows 7 tablet with excellent connectivity and a suite of Fluke's customisable network analysis tools. It's designed to allow network managers and IT staff to troubleshoot applications, wired networks and wireless LANs either locally or remotely.

The OptiView XG can discover and monitor up to 30,000 devices on the network,... Read more

Polycom to drive Lync integration with 'Rally'

Posted by Charles McLellan on 2 June, 2011 09:52

In addition to the headline-grabbing announcements concerning Polycom's purchase of HP's Halo business and the formation of the OVCC (Open Visual Communications Consortium), the videoconferencing company yesterday outlined the next stage in its partnership with Microsoft.

In a webcast, CEO Andrew Miller announced a product codenamed Rally, a 'purpose-built' room-based telepresence solution with an embedded... Read more

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