Skype’s FREETALK® Everyman Headset
You’ve caught me in an especially curmudgeonly state of mind. But you’re just going to have to deal with it. Consider yourself warned! A couple of weeks ago a plain brown box arrived in the mail. It...
View ArticleThe Freetalk Everyman HD Webcam & H.264 Compression
Not long ago In-Store Solutions launched the Freetalk Everyman HD Webcam for Skype. I’ve had a number of webcams before, even one capable of real “HD.” I bought the Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 last summer...
View ArticleVideo Calling Comes Home: Skype On TV?
Modern HDTVs are essentially small embedded computer systems. I was reminded of this fact when I recently purchased a TV for our bedroom. It’s a 32″ Samsung LCD-TV, and it makes little boot-up chimes...
View ArticleSkypeKit: The Next Step In Skype Everywhere
Earlier today Skype announced the pending launch of a beta program for an SDK called SkypeKit. SkypeKit is intended to allow hardware developers to embed Skype client functionality into their devices....
View ArticleThe Freetalk Everyman Webcam For Skype
For the past month or two I have been experimenting with the Freetalk Everyman Webcam for Skype. I must admit that upon hearing about the Freetalk Everyman Webcam for Skype I was a little slow to...
View ArticleSeries Introduction: Webcams & 21st Century UC
Webcams have come along way in the past decade. They’ve gone from a geek-inspiring novelty, producing puny pictures to, in some cases, inexpensive sources of real HD video. Moreover, as their...
View ArticleWebcams 3: USB 2.0 Friend or Foe?
Have you ever noticed that basically all webcams are connected to the host computer using the USB 2.0 bus? The ubiquitous USB 2.0 bus is cheap and convenient for such purposes. Providing 480 Mbps it’s...
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