Walk-in Telemedicine

Grant's Perspective on ... telemedicine now available for Ottawa walk-in patients.

As a supplier of Cisco and Polycom videoconference solutions, I am always interested in new, innovative uses of technology. Telemedicine is not new but  I did notice a CBC report on an Ottawa walk-in clinic that offers patients the option of videoconferencing with doctors in Toronto. Obviously not an option in all cases but there are many times it is viable.

Grant

Get Your Own Microphone - Audio Technica Humour

Grant's Perspective on ... Audio Technica's "Get your own mic" campaign.

I came across this new "Get Your Own Mic" campaign from Audio Technica. These two YouTube videos will hit home to anyone who has ever performed at an open mic night or used a club PA system.





I feel like I need to shower and brush my teeth (twice) after watching those videos.

Grant

Tupac Hologram and Telepresence

Grant's Perspective on ... Tupac hologram creator Musion Systems also creates telepresence holograms.

The Musion Systems and Digital Domain creative Tupac holograms at the Coachella 2012 Music and Arts Festival are driving tons of traffic to YouTube.

I also noticed that Musion Systems has been working with Polycom to produce holograms that are a part of a telepresence conference.

It is great to see them involved in both the entertainment world and business communications. 3D imaging is usually seen as an entertainment tool (that catches all the headlines) but I see the day-to-day use of 3D growing which will change the way we work.

Grant

Google Glasses

Grant's Perspective on ... Communications of the future through Google Glasses.

We have had a recent burst of videos painting a glorious future through the use of technology. We had Corning show us their vision of glass in the future with their two videos "A Day Made of Glass" and "A Day Made of Glass 2". Now we have Google researchers telling us we will all soon be "wired" (or is it un-wired?) while we walk around our everyday life, talking to our glasses, tracking friends, checking in, snapping photos and setting reminders. See the Project Glass YouTube video below.

 Beam me up Scotty!

Grant