The thing I really like about Twitter is the way it lets you discover, implicitly, the most interesting people to follow, people you might not know or read otherwise. And those people share with you not only their views, but also the views of people they follow. And so on and so forth – it’s a never-ending fountain of knowledge, filtered by the people you respect and love. But enough about Twitter. The other day Tal Givoly, the Chief Scientist
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | August 31st, 2010 | Filed under Telepresence, Video Conferencing
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | July 1st, 2010 | Filed under Comic Strip, Video Conferencing
Yes, this is an(other) iPhone4 post. Yes, like everyone else I was following Steve Jobs’ keynote at WWDC. Yes, the iPhone4 seems to be a very interesting evolution for smartphones. Yes, Apple make the greatest marketing campaigns in the world. iPhone4 Commercial, directed by Sam Mendes But with all due respect to Steve Almighty, and the long-awaited iPhone4, I have to admit I was far from impressed with the “one more thing…” presented last week – video calling. Sure,
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | June 14th, 2010 | Filed under Innovation, Video Conferencing
Video conferencing is an evolving technology. Although its roots were planted way back in the 60s, it has gone through its share of evolution to the point where – today – it is starting to become a real, everyday means of communication. As I pointed out 2 weeks ago, while video and audio have evolved considerably, collaboration has not. And it’s a shame because what people really want is the ability “to present content to the rest of the conference
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | June 4th, 2010 | Filed under Video Conferencing
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. – Alan Kay I really liked Tsahi’s post on the “science fiction version” of telepresence. I have to admit I am an avid sci-fi fan myself, although I find less and less time for books these days. The idea for this post came on the very day I did a cool presentation for a distinguished guest on innovation. And while working on it, I found myself going back to
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | April 6th, 2010 | Filed under Innovation
A few weeks ago Tsahi wrote two posts on of one of his favorite subjects (and one of the most popular subjects ever): Apple. In particular, Tsahi explained why Apple is not interested in developing its own SCOPIA VC240 and why the iPad won’t have a front facing camera after all. Reading Tsahi’s posts I had a strange feeling of déjà-vu. In fact, the feelings of déjà-vu began with the iPad rumors. After all, a year ago, it was the
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | March 30th, 2010 | Filed under Video Conferencing
[We just announced SCOPIA Mobile, our very own iPhone app. It's always a pleasure having Vince Chavy, who has written his share of posts here, as a guest author, especially when he's the guy responsible for this great piece of innovation.] So you’re using video conferencing. And you’re pleased with it. It saves you money, it helps you collaborate with your peers, it’s fun to see people’s faces – the works. Now how about controlling the meeting? Until now,
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By guest | March 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Innovation, Video Conferencing
2009 has been quite an interesting year – to the world in general, to the tech community, to the video conferencing market and to this blog specifically. I thought that celebrating a new year is a great excuse to visit the posts I liked best in 2009, so here’s a recap: January If iPhone wants to be the future, I argued in January, it sure is lagging behind. And I was referring to the lack of a front facing camera
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | December 29th, 2009 | Filed under Miscellaneous
In a recent post on his blog, Tsahi discussed how the iPhone “changed the game” when it comes to product design. The best and most obvious example he gives is touch technology, which has become “the most coveted input technology”. In the recently held World Innovation Summit, Amichai Ben-David, CEO of N-trig, Israeli manufacturer of revolutionary multi-point touch screens, admitted that the unprecedented success of the iPhone drove everyone to understand that touch is the most intuitive form of input
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | December 9th, 2009 | Filed under Video Conferencing
The debate on which endpoint we’ll be using for video conferencing, once it’s mass deployed and becomes a must-use means of communication is as old as the debate on when it will be mass deployed and become a must-use means of communication. As my “elderly” colleague Tsahi wrote, we’re just around the corner for too long. Still, it makes an interesting debate: assuming video conferencing becomes a tool that every employee, be it a Fortune 500 CEO or a secretary
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | September 22nd, 2009 | Filed under Video Conferencing
