Post by Shadow on Dec 16, 2005 7:08:20 GMT -5
New Scientist
# 13:44 13 December 2005
# NewScientist.com news service
# Will Knight
A videoconferencing system that gives meeting participants in different locations the illusion that they are just across the table from each other has been developed by US company HP (Hewlett Packard).
Each Halo Studio contains three large plasma screens fitted into the wall opposite a large conference table. A fourth screen hangs above these and can be used to display presentations to everyone simultaneously.
The studios are connected via a dedicated fibre-optic line capable of transmitting 45 megabits of audio and video per second, meaning a video delay of just a couple of hundredths of a second at each end.
The screens are positioned to create the illusion that those on the other end of the video line are sitting just across the conference table. Each room also has matching decor, lighting and furniture. Video cameras are positioned just above each screen to minimise discrepancies when participants try to make eye contact.
# 13:44 13 December 2005
# NewScientist.com news service
# Will Knight
A videoconferencing system that gives meeting participants in different locations the illusion that they are just across the table from each other has been developed by US company HP (Hewlett Packard).
Each Halo Studio contains three large plasma screens fitted into the wall opposite a large conference table. A fourth screen hangs above these and can be used to display presentations to everyone simultaneously.
The studios are connected via a dedicated fibre-optic line capable of transmitting 45 megabits of audio and video per second, meaning a video delay of just a couple of hundredths of a second at each end.
The screens are positioned to create the illusion that those on the other end of the video line are sitting just across the conference table. Each room also has matching decor, lighting and furniture. Video cameras are positioned just above each screen to minimise discrepancies when participants try to make eye contact.
