Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Cisco's Cius, An Ultra-Portable, Android-based Mobile Collaboration Business Tablet: Supports Real-time, HD Videoconferencing, and the "Cloud"
Credit: Wired Gadget Lab, CISCO
Here is a promotional video from Cisco that provides a few scenarios that highlight how the Cius can be used in a cloud-computing business environment. The Cius provides mobile telepresence capabilities. It runs on the open-architecture of the Android operating system.
Here is a video, recently uploaded by someone attending the from the "reveal":
Cisco Cius Demo at Cisco Live
From the CISCO Cius website:
- 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, 3G/4G data and Bluetooth 3.0 help employees stay connected on and off-campus
- HD video (720p) with Cisco TelePresence solution interoperability for lifelike video communication with the simplicity of a phone call
- Virtual desktop client enables highly secure access to cloud-based business applications
- Android operating system, with access Android marketplace applications
- Collaboration applications including Cisco Quad, Cisco Show and Share, WebEx, Presence, and IM
- 7” diagonal, high-resolution color screen with contact-based touch targets delivers an elegant, intuitive experience
- HD Soundstation supports Bluetooth and USB peripherals, 10/100/1000 wired connectivity and a handset option
- Detachable and serviceable 8-hour battery for a full day of work
- Highly secure remote connections with Cisco AnyConnect Security VPN Client
- HD audio with wideband support (tablet, HD Soundstation)
UPDATE
Pictures are from Jason Hiner's blog at Tech Republic:
Friday, April 9, 2010
Former table-top and multi-touch research at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratory ( MERL) 1999-2007
Today, I came across a summary of the research at MERL from 1999-2007 on the Scientists' Discovery Room lab website.
Shen, C., Ryall, K., Forlines, C., Esenther, A., Vernier, F.D., Everitt, K.,Wu, M., Wigdor, D., Morris, M.R., Handcock, M., and Tse, E. Informing the Design of Direct-Touch Tabletops (pdf). Interactions September/October 2006.
Here are the current research projects of the SDR Lab:
INVOLV
Multiple Representations for Learning
Rehabilitation Intervention Tools
Thoreau's Woods
TreePanorama
