Recently I had an opportunity to experience a TelePresence demo at Cisco Systems, Inc, in San Jose, California. It was an amazing experience. Myself and four other individuals where in a conference room split between two buildings separated a mile apart from each other.
The fact that we were physically sitting miles apart wasn't evident. Nor was the fact that we were interacting through a telephone and video screen. I literally felt like I was in the same room as everyone else.
TelePresence is only the begining, as this has the capabilities to expand into the world of web4.0 where Holography will be the centeral technology.
Sitting in this TelePresence conference truely felt like I was on a HoloDeck or HoloSuite as portrayed in the popular Science fiction Televeion serial Star Treck.
One may argue, that this has already been achieved by HP under the guise of the Halo video collaboration system. Howevever, all that glitters is not gold. As Cisco TelePresence may look like HP's Halo, experiencing is believing. I will admit I haven't personally experienced Halo, but based on third-party reviews I can safetly say that Cisco's TelePresence tops that of HP's Halo.
Following are several video clips discussing the Cisco TelePresence experience, earlier posted on YouTube
Cisco TelePresence
Vist to Cisco TelePresence
TelePresence--It's all about the Experience
TelePresence in the OR
Following is a servey on TelePresence by HPL
Copyright 2006
Thursday, November 09, 2006
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