August 20, 2012
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Here are some nice examples of sharing content using a Cisco EX series video conferencing system. Note that the EX60 only has one video input and the EX90 (featured in the video) has two. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_nwIU9iNyM
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August 8, 2012
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Acer just announced a new 1080P projector that features a hybrid laser-LED light technology. The new light technology not only offers better color saturation and energy efficiency but also longer light light-source life and instant on/off. The only downside to...
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July 31, 2012
By: George Etrata
Vidtel (http://www.vidtel.com/) allows different types of video conferencing endpoints to connect through an interoperability bridge (they call it their “MeetMe Bridge”). The application does work as advertised as I had a Skype, Google chat, Cisco C20, Polycom V700 and Cisco...
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By: Scott Wells
While iPhone photographers and videographers can add lights, lenses, and other accessories to their devices with special cases like the Phocus, those planning to use the iPad for video journalism, livestreaming, and filmmaking have been left out. That's about to change,...
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July 19, 2012
By: Jack D'Ardenne
I know there were some emails that bounced around on the DDMC mailing list some time ago about folks having issues getting Apple's Airplay Mirroring to work on Duke's network. I recently reached out to OIT Networking to see if...
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July 18, 2012
By: Todd Stabley
YouTube just announced a new tool for face-blurring, now part of the Enhancements option in the Video Manager. YouTube is the first online video platform to support this feature. Unfortunately, at least for starters, it's either an all-or-none proposition, automatically...
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July 11, 2012
By: Michael Faber
T(ether) is a spacially-aware visualization and 3d-manipulation system designed by the Tangible Media Group at MIT's Media Lab. A bit difficult to explain in text, so check the video: http://vimeo.com/user11720996/tether What I think would be really cool to add to...
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July 3, 2012
By: Scott Wells
Look like the future to you? You may have seen a version of this technology in a YouTube video. I'm thinking this deserves a second look. Pretty cool pointing, think "Minority Report." The Most Important New Technology Since the Smart...
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By: Scott Wells
Here's your potential game changer! Imagine spray painting the side of your house and it not only produces power from the sun, but can store the energy for later as well. A novel approach to battery design from Rice University...
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July 2, 2012
By: Stephen Toback
Several of us around Duke have had a few meetings to discuss the challenges brought by migrating to high definition video – in content capture, production, storage, content sharing and publication. We'd like to bring in the entire DDMC to...
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