Entries tagged with roundtable - Channel 10

Microsoft's 360 degree camera creates panoramic views.

Laura — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:33:00 GMT

With Microsoft's software driving an online videoconference session, and the RoundTable camera placed atop a conference table, remote participants will see the face or faces of the active speakers as they assume the floor. Participants who may grow weary of the angle changes during heated arguments may prefer the optional panorama view. Here the Unified Communications Group explain that the unit has 6 cameras and 6 microphones and its a USB device that integrates naturally with LiveMeeting. We're really just making it alot easier for all of us to work from home :)

Office RoundTable part four: The fashion event of the winter season

Jesse — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:00:00 GMT

It's no secret that we're big fans of the Office RoundTable. Microsoft's Unified Communciations group took Ross Cutler's expertise into the mix along with Rajiv Kapoor's smarts to come up with a seriously cool piece of kit that could change the way we work together.

The kids from UC whipped up a demo of RoundTable (apparently after all going to see The Devil Wears Prada). The result is a quick and quirky vision of what RoundTable can do. We love it, and we're looking forward to getting our own RoundTable for use on 10 and C9.

Office RoundTable part three: LiveMeeting 2007 and final RoundTable hardware

Jesse — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:35:16 GMT

About a week after we aired our first pieces about Office RoundTable, the phone rang here at the 10 HQ. Our new best friend Rajiv Kapoor from the Microsoft Unified Communications group called out of the clear blue to say he'd love to show off the finished RoundTable alongside LiveMeeting 2007. Naturally we grabbed the camera and ran across campus.

Office RoundTable part two: Panoramic video conferencing

Jesse — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:39:52 GMT

Picking up where download the panoramic video.

Office RoundTable part one: The making of a great videoconference device

Jesse — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:59:09 GMT

One of the benefits of working on a small team is the low frequency of conference calls. Being on a 'call' as they're not-so-affectionately known typically means speaking once every fifteen minutes while sifting through email or catching up on that hilarious web comic.

The Office RoundTable stands to change the disconnected nature of the virtual meeting. Ross Cutler and his team inside Microsoft Research have built the ultimate videoconference device, and he's given us a look at how it came to be.