Office RoundTable part one: The making of a great videoconference device

Posted By: JD Lewin | Sep 6th, 2006 @ 2:59 PM

One of the benefits of working on a small team is the low frequency of conference calls. Being on a 'call' as they're not-so-affectionately known typically means speaking once every fifteen minutes while sifting through email or catching up on that hilarious web comic.

The Office RoundTable stands to change the disconnected nature of the virtual meeting. Ross Cutler and his team inside Microsoft Research have built the ultimate videoconference device, and he's given us a look at how it came to be.