January 23, 2012
By: tbf@duke.edu
The NY Times published an article today that is getting a lot of attention in the collaboration community. The article references poor configurations in VTC systems and how they can make your meeting spaces and classrooms vulnerable to eavesdropping and...
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January 10, 2012
By: Stephen Toback
One of our audio/video integration vendors, IVCI, has begun reselling a service from Blue Jeans Networks as a service called "MVE" to allow Skype participants to join into conferences with standards based video conferences. We've used the service and can...
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January 3, 2012
By: Stephen Toback
Hope to see all Duke's IT professionals at the Washington Duke this Thursday, January 5th for TechExpo. I'll be there with the 3D Exploration Station showing some 3D content made explicitly for teaching and learning as well as some content...
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December 21, 2011
By: Scott Wells
Could make for a fine holiday gift. Check it out: http://tascam.com/product/im2/ Stereo condenser microphones for iPhone 4, iPod Touch or iPad dock connection High-quality stereo condenser microphones - same as our best-selling DR-series recorders Microphones adjustable 180 degrees front to...
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December 15, 2011
By: Stephen Toback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NegRGfGYOwQ It should read, YouTube for K-12 Schools. This is a new service being brought out by YouTube to help solve the issue of their service being blocked by many K-12 school districts. http://youtube.com/education (they can't use a .edu domain...
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December 13, 2011
By: Scott Wells
Here's an option for one click recording in the field with professional microphones. Might be an alternative to a stand alone recorder. EQ settings available with presets. Works with either an iPhone or iPad. Will accept mic or line in...
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December 12, 2011
By: Scott Wells
Sound Devices PIX 220 and PIX 240 video recorders add Quicktime recording using Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD to any HDMI-or HD-SDI equipped high-definition video camera. The portable PIX 220 (HDMI-only) and its sibling the PIX 240 (HDMI and HD-SDI)...
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December 7, 2011
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Here is some footage of OIT's Evan Levine's BMW on the track with a GoPro HD Hero2 Motorsports Edition mounted to the windshield. Very cool. VIR Full with Chin Motorports in Spec E30 BMW - Full Session
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December 5, 2011
By: Scott Wells
[caption id="attachment_213" align="alignleft" width="324" caption="HD capture via HDMI"][/caption] Record | Monitor | Playback | Ready-to-Edit The Ninja is a portable touchscreen Professional 10bit HD Recorder, Monitor, & Playback device that captures pristine video and audio direct from any camera with...
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