Jeppe – Domestic videoconferencing

research.nokia.com - 8/11/2008

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Investigating what matters in video communication at home The theme of this research is to discover insights into user acceptance of different type of video communication devices at home. What features could be added to the existing PC + webcam paradigm to make video calling a more compelling option? We have played with form factors and feature sets and ended up with a working ...

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Nokia's Jeppe Web-Controlled Videoconferencing Bot Makes Meetings Even More Fun [Robots]
Gizmodo — ... That is, if you're excited about the prospect of talking to a creepy joker-faced white beetle with eye holes as hollow as your soul when you're around the conference table. The folks at the Nokia Research Center's Smart Spaces lab are actually intending this design concept for home use, but I can see a lot more interesting potential for it zooming around a tabletop, knocking over the CFO's coffee and looking all demonically cute. On the bright side, the ...

Nokia's Jeppe video "pet" concept
Engadget — ... No matter how much we do it, video conferencing is still one of the most awkward internet-related tasks we undertake on a regular basis. Nokia hopes to bring a more casual air to the event with its Jeppe video conferencing robot pet concept. Similar to most ...