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Linux Based IP Videophone
Meltoast writes "As reported in Communications Convergence Magazine, Innomedia has launched the MTA 3368 IP Videophone. It's 4-inch TFT color LCD can deliver video up to 768 kpbs and with a Linux based OS it supports video streaming, gaming, IM, HTTP, SNMP, TFTP, FTP and Telnet."
The wonders of technology! :o)
that some idiot is going to try to use this thing while driving. And the party they're video-calling will get a unique perspective on the crash. Ugh.
I'm not really a web designer, I just play one on the Internet.
"Simply plug the InnoMedia IP VideoPhone into a quality-of-service enabled broadband IP network, configure and dial. In an instant you are enjoying high-quality, face-to-face communication."
:-).
The only way I'll see this any time soon is if it gets used in the workplace. It is difficult to get Broadband period, let alone "quality-of-service"
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Let me get this straight...it plugs into an IP network, has a browser-accessible administrative interface (ie. it's running a web server) and requires special software to work behind a firewall, which means 99% of the general populace will run it "naked on the net.")
These phones are going to get cracked in a heartbeat.
I can see it now "Honey, why is a naked picture of Anna Kournikova set as the screensaver?"
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Desktop or Laptop:
RH Linux 8.0
Gnome Meeting (it does video and audio conferencing)
Quickcam 3000
Or a Sharp Zaurus using Zmeeting
@ http://zsi2.stonekeep.com/index.php?v=d&a=696 (I believe it does video, as well as audio conferencing)
(Dear Moderators: this ain't a troll, this is about how to do video conferencing while not putting your WALLET on a diet...)
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I don't see support for the new 802.somethingorother that supplies power through the RJ45 jack. So if the building power fails, but the net equipment is on a backup power system, you still lose phone service. Didn't someone say the thing was rather pricey? The competition supports the power via CAT 5 standard....
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A cheaper video phone that comes in a crate? Who the hell wants one of those sitting on their desk next to their computer??
>> I guess this product is for non technical people.
and those with small desks, and those with a sense of design flow, and those who don't need a desktop PC as their MP3 player, and those who don't need a desktop PC for a wallclock, and those who don't need a desktop PC for their DVD player, and those...
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My real problem with any kind of teleconferencing over the internet is getting though a NAT firewall. While I may be able to set up my system to take care of it fairly easily, I can't really expect most of my clients to be willing to go to the trouble, even if they are capable of it. Most IT departments at the larger companies I work with don't return calls related to internal firewall issues, even if the call is from an employee. I'd love to hear of solutions to this problem from anyone with experience, as I can see many uses for this in my line of work, assuming it is easy for my clients.
Anyone using FTP or Telnet for any password-protected account has been a damn fool for many years. Maybe the implementors left out secure versions like ssh and scp because of export restrictions?