Photos: Microsoft's eye on videoconferencing

Photos: Microsoft’s eye on videoconferencing

By Bill Detwiler June 26, 2006, 12:13 AM PDT billdetwiler

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Photos: Microsoft’s eye on videoconferencing

No, it’s not a Roomba with a police light on top. This is a 360-degree Web camera called “the Roundtable” that Microsoft plans to release next year. Previously known as “RingCam,” it has been touted frequently in demonstrations by Microsoft Research.

A close-up of the 360-degree camera in the Microsoft Office Roundtable.

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Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show.

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