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Mobile podcast listening
The one issue with podcasting (and the same can be said about streaming) is that I am fidgety at my...
May 24, 2005
My new best friend
I made a new best friend during my trip to Las Vegas to cover Interop: The iRiver iFP-890 MP3 player....
May 10, 2005
Starbak integrates product line
Starbak Communications made some interesting news this week with the release of Starbak INV (Integrated Network Video), a new suite...
April 15, 2005
Logitech camera install issues
Yesterday was not a fun day and not because of the snow storm that was raging outside my house. I...
March 09, 2005
Cisco patches video products
According to an alert from Cisco, "Hard-coded Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community strings are present in Cisco IP/VC Videoconferencing...
February 11, 2005
Axis introduces new network camera
Axis Communications unveiled a new network video camera with support for two-way audio. The AXIS 211A Network Camera (view image)...
January 26, 2005
Polycom's new entry-level endpoint, SIP conference phone
Polycom today released a new entry-level videoconferencing endpoint and a SIP-based conference phone. The $4,999 VSX 6000 (view image) is...
January 24, 2005
Watch your home TV from anywhere
SkipJam this week announced SkipJam HomeView, an extension to its iMedia Home Network system that allows you to stream your...
January 20, 2005
Finally... TiVo To Go
I've been anxiously waiting a year for this news: TiVo to Go is a go. The bad news is that...
January 03, 2005
Polycom unveils SoundStation 2
The ubiquitous triangle-shaped speaker phone found on many conference room tables is getting a makeover. Polycom today began shipping SoundStation...
December 06, 2004
Cisco adds video to MeetingPlace
Catching up on some news from last week, Cisco has added videoconferencing capabilities to the latest version of MeetingPlace (formerly...
Not so wireless
Strange... I am running a wireless keyboard and mouse plus wireless Internet on my laptop, yet I still have three...
October 07, 2004
Axis to stream MPEG-4 and M-JPEG
Axis Communications will soon release a free software update for its AXIS 210 Network Camera, AXIS 211 Network Camera, AXIS...
September 30, 2004
Wireless Firewire
The group that oversees the 1394 Firewire standard has given the nod of approval to WiMedia Alliance's (WMA) technology that...
September 09, 2004
Kasenna adds secure delivery
Kasenna this week launched a new Secure Video Delivery Network that allows content to be encrypted at the source and...
July 29, 2004
Now that's support
With all the tech support horror stories out there, I thought I'd pass along a good story for a change....
June 18, 2004
Wish I had one of these
Last week at Networld+Interop, I shot two 45-minute video segments will be combined with slide presentations and posted online. The...
May 18, 2004
Home theater PCs
GamePC has a do-it-yourself guide to building a home theater PC. Looks pretty straightforward if you've got some time and...
April 23, 2004
Megisto targers mobile operators
Megisto has launched its Mobile Services Delivery System (MSDS) for mobile operators looking to capitalize on streaming media to mobile...
April 20, 2004
Cameraphones and surf
Maui anytime of year is nice. Here's a business excuse for going: the C-Summit, dedicated to Cameraphone technology and uses,...
Capture TV video to your hard drive
The NY Times' J.D. Biersdorfer takes a look at the new AVerMedia UltraTV USB 300 External TV Tuner, which allows...
April 15, 2004
Sand Video acquired
Chipmaker Broadcom recently scooped up Sand Video, which makes video compression chips, for $77.5 million - a nice return on...
April 14, 2004
The $14 Steadycam
This is pretty cool: A how-to for building your own Steadycam and cheap too. [Via MetaFilter]...
April 09, 2004
DST TVS video wall server
DST Media unveiled its TVS video wall server for displaying up to 8 different videoconference participants on separate video screens....
April 07, 2004
Microsoft videophones
EnGadget's got the scoop on Microsoft's videophones that were on display a last week's VON conference in Santa Clara, Calif....
Cisco and IVT partner
Cisco is taking advantage of its in-house streaming experts and years its put in to building its own internal streaming...
March 25, 2004
New MCU to debut next week
Codian, a U.K.-based start-up, is unveiling its new MCU next week at the Video Conference Summit in New York. The...
February 17, 2004
iPod mini ships this week
The much hyped debut of the iPod mini is fast approaching. Apple says the 3.6 ounce, 4GB player will be...
Camera phones and TV news
According a Forbes article, the BBC is arming its reporters and producers with video-enabled cell phones for capturing breaking news:...
February 06, 2004
Optibase MoveMaker 400 available
When I wrote about Optibase's new MPEG-4 encoder hardware back in the fall I was under the impression that is...
January 21, 2004
OTC Wireless does do video
Looks like there was some confusion in my mention of the OTC Wireless WiJet wireless connector last week. I said...
January 14, 2004
More media players coming
News out of CES is that HP and Apple have formed an alliance to offer iTunes to HP's PC and...
January 08, 2004
Wireless projector
Set yourself free when giving a presentation that involves a projector with OTC Wireless' WiJET, an 802.11b adapter that plugs...
Prismiq MediaPlayer reviewed
The Globe and Mail reviews the Prismiq MediaPlayer: If you're looking for an affordable and easy way to stream audio,...
December 05, 2003
Radvision expands product line
Radvision has added more configuration options to its Invision line of MCU/Gatekeepers. The product comes in two series: the 100...
November 26, 2003
A new view on presentations
At the recent Future Forward conference in Portsmouth, NH, ViewWriter Technologies' sponsor table caught my eye. A podium-like device was...
November 20, 2003
Nice hardware design
I am in the process of setting up Pinnacle's Studio MovieBox USB and found the design of the device's power...
November 18, 2003
Radio in a box
For companies looking to get a streaming radio station going, here's one offering that seems to provide all the necessary...
November 17, 2003
VBrick EtherneTV
If you're developing a corporate TV system akin to an internal cable provider make sure to check out VBrick's latest...
November 14, 2003
FireWire over the home network?
Right now FireWire (IEEE 1394) is only useful for connecting a device (video camera) to a PC and transferring large...
November 13, 2003
Sonic Foundry upgrades Mediasite Live
With only one product line to focus on since selling off its software tools division this past summer, Sonic Foundry...
November 03, 2003
Radvision adds H.264, H.239 to MCU
Radvision this week released an update to its MCU software that offers support for the H.264 video compression codec and...
October 16, 2003
Starbak develops encoder appliance
Starbak's got a new 1U rackmount appliance for encoding any video input (DVD, VCR, camera, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI) into the...
A look at IP-enabled video cameras
Resident Gearhead Mark Gibbs takes a look at the Linksys WVC11B Wireless-B Internet Video Camera and the competing D-Link DCD-1000W...
October 15, 2003
Optibase's new MPEG-4 encoder
Optibase last week released MPEG MovieMaker 400, a PCI-based MPEG-4 encoder for low-bandwidth applications. The PCI card fits into any...
September 16, 2003
Building a video production studio on the cheap
Network World columnist John Brandon takes a look at setting up a budget-conscious video production studio using equipment that can...
August 18, 2003
A walk-thru video screen?
This would be a cool effect to have at your next party....
August 01, 2003
ShuttlePro V.2 released
Contour Designs (based in my home state of New Hampshire) debuted the latest generation of its ShuttlePro jog/shuttle controller for...
July 17, 2003
HP to begin offering customized Media Center PCs
At CeBIT America today, HP announced it will begin offering customized Media Center PCs, with prices starting at $999. Previously,...
June 18, 2003
Optibase targets security services
Optibase is now offering a streaming server designed for the security service market looking to use IP video in their...
Authentication flaw found in Axis cameras
Core Security Technologies has found a means of bypassing the authentication system to the Web management interface in Axis network...
May 29, 2003
Starbak adds Windows Media 9 support
Starbak Communications has added support for the Windows Media 9 Series format to its Torrent VCG and OSA product lines....
May 06, 2003
Extreme adds streaming media acceleration module
Extreme Networks is offering a new module for its BlackDiamond Gigabit Ethernet switch that is designed to help customers deliver...
April 15, 2003
Contour Designs demos ShuttleExpress
Contour Designs debuted its new ShuttleExpress controller for those of us that work with audio and video editing packages. The...
April 10, 2003
VBrick ships VBXcast MPEG-4 device
VBrick made good on its promise to deliver an appliance capable of encoding and delivering an MPEG-4 stream with this...
April 08, 2003
Streaming media coming for Motorola phones
helloNetworks announced today it's developing a suite of Java-based applications for Motorola's latest and greatest cellphones. Applications include video ring...
March 18, 2003
HP adds two new Media Center PCs
HP is expanding its line of Media Center PCs with two new models. The Media Center, you may recall, is...
March 10, 2003
Review: Cellphones with built-in cameras
DigitalMass.com is running an Associated Press review of two cellphones with built-in cameras for taking those picture-perfect moments that pop...
March 05, 2003
Sony,Canon and Kodak make waves
Digital camera and equipment enthusiasts should keep an eye and ear on Las Vegas with the 2003 Photo Marketing Association...
March 03, 2003
Power over Ethernet electrifies Axis
Axis Communications has a couple of cool new accessories for helping deliver power to its network cameras when a tradition...
February 27, 2003
Stream MPEG-4 with VBXcast
VBrick will soon begin shipping a new appliance for converting and streaming MPEG-4 video over a network. The new VBXcast...
February 20, 2003
Starbak to produce Windows-based VCG
Starbak, which recently acquired Vividon, is porting its Torrent video conferencing gateway (VCG) product to the Windows Server 2003 platform....
February 04, 2003
A look at Veo Observer and the Axis 2130 PTZ Network Camera
In this week's edition of Network World, my colleague Keith Shaw (Cool Tools: Daily Dose) takes a look at two...
January 16, 2003
Radvision viaIP version 2.0
While we were off for the week of Christmas, Radvision released version 2.0 of its viaIP videoconferencing gateway. The product,...
January 02, 2003
AudioPresenter 4.0 appliance due later this month
EDial announced earlier this week that version 4.0 of its AudioPresenter audio/Web conferencing appliance will ship at the end of...
Streaming, literally
UK artist Jonah Brucker-Cohen has come up with a unique way of delivering streaming media between two machines: Water. Using...
