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Most laptops and Macbooks come with a webcam built in, but they can leave video-chatters somewhat wanting in terms of performance and image quality. Newcomer Opal Camera has addressed such things with a small-but-powerful model called the Tadpole.
Category: Laptops, Technology
Tags: Webcams, Video Calling
Continue reading Tadpole hatches as a tiny webcam specifically designed for laptops
Most laptops and Macbooks come with a webcam built in, but they can leave video-chatters somewhat wanting in terms of performance and image quality. Newcomer Opal Camera has addressed such things with a small-but-powerful model called the Tadpole.
Category: Laptops, Technology
Tags: Webcams, Video Calling
Continue reading Tadpole hatches as a tiny webcam specifically designed for laptops
A recent experiment showed that parrots seem considerably enriched by the ability to video call other parrots. It’s important that the activity be done in a healthy and ethical way, …read more Continue reading It Turns Out Parrots Love Videoconferencing
Video chats came into their own during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing an audiovisual lifeline for fragmented families and social groups, as well as keeping remote-working teams in touch. But they seem rather flat and low-tech compared to the telepres… Continue reading Logitech debuts Project Ghost videoconferencing booth prototype at ISE 2023
New research is offering some of the first empirical evidence of the fatiguing effects of camera use in virtual meetings. The research is part of an increasing body of study into the psychological effects of remote work and the growing phenomenon known… Continue reading Switching cameras off during meetings found to reduce Zoom fatigue
We’ve already had plenty of announcements from the Google I/O 2021 developer event happening this week, but Google has also been showing off a 3D video conferencing app that it’s working on called Project Starline.Continue ReadingCategory: Telecommunic… Continue reading Google’s Project Starline is the 3D video chat portal of the future
Since many of us can no longer have face-to-face chats with family and friends, we’ve turned to online video meetups. Though Zoom has attracted a good share of those wanting to get together online, the service has suffered recent criticism over securit… Continue reading Google opens up free access to Meet video conferencing for everyone
Zoom is making some drastic changes to prevent rampant abuse as trolls attack publicly-shared video calls. Starting April 5th, it will require passwords to enter calls via Meeting ID, since these may be guessed or reused. Meanwhile, it will change virtual waiting rooms to be on by default so hosts have to manually admit attendees. […] Continue reading Zoom will enable waiting rooms by default to stop Zoombombing
You have to actually get work done, not just video call all day, but apps like Zoom want to take over your screen. Remote workers who need to stay in touch while staying productive are forced to juggle tabs. Meanwhile, call participants often look and sound far away, dwarfed by their background and drowned in […] Continue reading Around is the new floating head video chat multitasking app
The company that wants to move fast and break things is moving in! Continue reading Hey Portal, what’s that Facebook device in my kitchen?