Halo: Supposed to be the most unbelievably great Video Conferencing system

Halo, from HP. Really?

Unfortunately it is outrageously expensive. Can't find the number online but I heard 50-100K.

"The Halo studio—designed by DreamWorks Animation in partnership with
HP—provides life-size, real-time, eye-to-eye conferencing with
outstanding audio and no delay. Halo gives the sense of being in the
same room together. And best of all, it's right down the hall." (from Introducing Halo)

Comments

[Ned Batchelder]

I don't know how much they cost, but I can vouch for the quality. We use them quite often within HP. It really does feel like sitting in a room divided by a window. They go so far as to ensure that all the rooms have the same furniture and wall coverings to make it as seamless as possible.

[Richard Schwartz]

Unfortunately there is no halo room in the HP facility where I work, so I have to plan my day around a trip to Marlborough in order to make use of it. And, I've heard even higher numbers for the cost... but I can also vouch for the fact that it's well worth it. The audio and video quality are amazing.

[Scott Kirsner]

Pito-

It's amazing (and expensive.) I wrote about it a couple years back in Fast Company, just before it was commercially available:

http://www.fastcompany.com/partners/microsoft/articles/20061012/dream.html

Scott

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