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Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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SALT LAKE CITY (BusinessWire EON) June 4, 2007 --     The MAX IP platform also previously received Avaya's DevConnect certification, and has tested interoperable with a wide variety of other SIP platforms, peripherals, and softphones, such as those offered by 3Com, Aastra, AdTran, Asterisk, Brekeke, CounterPath, Inter-Tel, Siemens, Sylantro, and many others. This means that the MAX IP is interoperable with virtually all major SIP-based platforms currently on the market.

In addition, the MAX IP products offer ClearOne's unique capability to daisy-chain multiple phones together for coverage in larger rooms. Up to four units can be connected, which means that up to 12 microphones, four loudspeakers, and four dial pads can be distributed throughout the room so that all participants can hear and be heard, and have nearby access to a dial pad to mute the call, dial, or change volume. No other VoIP conference phone on the market today offers this capability.

The MAX IP products are also very competitively priced - up to $350 lower list price than competing products. Their unmatched audio performance, room coverage, and competitive pricing make them simply the best VoIP conference phone value available today.

"This latest MAX IP firmware upgrade and our successful interop testing with SIP platforms from Cisco, Nortel, and others, put the MAX IP platform at the forefront of VoIP conference phone technology," said Kurt Olsen, ClearOne's director of product marketing. "Customers who have tried our MAX products quickly realize that they are a far better alternative to the status quo. Simply put, the MAX IP offers wide platform interoperability, better audio performance, better room coverage, and double the warranty, all at a significantly lower price."

The MAX IP and MAXAttach IP are currently available at leading telephony channel dealers and online direct marketing resellers in the U.S., and also in most international markets. Click on http://www.clearone.com/products/buy.php for additional details on where to buy this product. Click on http://www.clearone.com/products/product.php?cat=3&prod=13 for product details.

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