Out of everything we can take away from yesterday’s unveiling of the Logitech Revue, perhaps the most surprising is the handling of video chat for the device. Maybe that shouldn’t be surprising, as Logitech has sold millions upon millions of webcams and accessories to date. But they have taken it a step further with video chat on Google TV
Out of everything we can take away from yesterday’s unveiling of the Logitech Revue, perhaps the most surprising is the handling of video chat for the device. Maybe that shouldn’t be surprising, as Logitech has sold millions upon millions of webcams and accessories to date. But they have taken it a step further with video chat on Google TV. They have built up a device with hardware compression allowing for a gorgeous, widescreen, 720p HD video stream with an upstream rate of less than 1Mbps. Pretty impressive. I must say the ability to relax on your couch, get the whole family in the picture, and see the beautiful HD images streaming from the other side is a nice touch that could be a cornerstone of the Revue, even if it hasn’t been the most talked up feature of Google TV. Imagine what this could do for Chat Roulette!
The following video probably won’t do the actual video quality of the service justice, and that’s a real shame, but hopefully my excitement will be enough to sway you into believing just how awesome this feature is. (Also apologies for the abrupt stop and start halfway through the video due to memory card switch-over.)
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Logitech Revue HD Video Chat is the Most Gorgeous Iteration of Video Calling to Date [Video]
Waze, the social navigation app that allows drivers to build live maps based on user input, has updated to version 2.0 in the Android Market. The latest installment of the app brings along local driving groups to help users get the most up to date information on road conditions in their areas based on the reports of others using the same routes.
Waze, the social navigation app that allows drivers to build live maps based on user input, has updated to version 2.0 in the Android Market. The latest installment of the app brings along local driving groups to help users get the most up to date information on road conditions in their areas based on the reports of others using the same routes. Groups can be based around those commuting to the same area for work, friends or family taking multiple cars to arrive at the same destination, or professional driving fleets such as taxis or delivery vehicles to name a few.
Version 2.0 dropped for iPhone last month and since it’s release over 5,000 driving groups have already formed, with more expected on the heels of the new Android update. Other enhancements in the latest release include multi-touch support, zoom, and rotation.
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Social Navigation App Waze Releases Version 2.0 for Android, Brings Local Driving Groups
Video chatting—the future is now! But it sure is expensive. Between Logitech’s Revue ($300 for the box and $150 for the cam), and Cisco’s $600 Roman emperor-priced offering , you might feel left out. But you have (affordable) options.
Maybe because the jacket doesn’t fit very well. Or maybe it’s just because it’s not what we’re used to seeing
You’re familiar with 3D printing right? And the open source MakerBot 3D printer ? MakerBot’s latest is the Cyclops 3D Scanner, which turns real objects into digital schematics using structured light 3D scanning .
