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Lifesize and Radvision hook up soldiers, NFL stars via HD videoconferencing
The Navy's not the only one getting a special taste of the Super Bowl, the U.S. Army is teaming with LifeSize and Radvision to let NFL legends send real time greetings to soldiers at Fort Lewis, Washington. The video calls will use Lifesize's HD videoconferencing technology and Radvision's networking to let the stars and troops feel as though they're in the same rom , despite being many miles apart. We haven't checked our maps, but hopefully Fort Washington's got the necessary OTA coverage and/or necessary cable/satellite agreements to make sure they get the game in HD too.
Samsung's Syncon video telephony terminal
You've got to have some serious 1:1 videoconferencing needs to jump on Samsung's and Radvision's new Syncon video telephony terminal, but this massive piece of gear will certainly sate your gear lust. The all-in-one PC has a 22-inch display, video feeds up to 704 x 576, VoIP phone, and IM, good for conferencing over SIP, and H.323, even ISDN and 3G. We don't know how much, but it's prob not your first choice for a home videoconferencing solution (try Skype or iChat), so the suits in the house who are interested can just get their corporate cards out for this purchase when it's released in the second half of this year.
Radvision gets PCs in on video calls
While lack of product (and network, in most places) is the US' biggest roadblock to acceptance of video calling, the technology hasn't exactly captured the hearts and minds of consumers where it's been rolled out, either. There are a few believable theories why it hasn't taken hold: size of the screen, quality of the video, cost, the fact that you're making the call in your skivvies, et cetera. Radvision thinks it might have a lot to do with the fact that PCs are already well-established in the video conferencing game and they've been unable to play nice with 3G handsets thus far, prompting the company to develop "PC-to-Mobile," a PC client enabling video calls to handsets and vice versa. The solution appears to require carrier acceptance and implementation, meaning that unless your operator of choice decides to sign on Radvision's dotted line, you might not be able to get on the action -- but given that video calling likely hasn't made anyone a dime yet, these guys might make quite a splash.[Via The Inquirer]
