Public Unveiling of inPerson Conferencing at Consumer Electronics Show
MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative, a worldwide leader
in audio and video innovation, today announced inPerson, a breakthrough in
technology, design, price and ease-of-use that introduces the entirely new
category of inPerson Conferencing. Creative will demonstrate inPerson from
January 7-10 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV at the
Creative exhibit, South Hall #30642 in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Resellers of networking and video communications systems will have the
chance to learn more about inPerson at the Creative booth.
"Imagine having seven meetings on seven continents in seven hours, and
everyone wants you to be there. With Creative inPerson, you can join a
board meeting in Geneva, a one-on-one in Africa, and your child's birthday
party in California while you're stuck in the airport in Australia," said
Jeff Stoen, PhD, general manager of video and imaging for Creative Labs,
Inc. "inPerson is a breakthrough for small group meetings and multi-party,
multi-location meetings, and it's great for one-on-one meetings. It enables
high-quality inPerson Conferencing with video and audio with the impact of
actually being there, from the road, a hotel, coffee shop or meeting room
where you have open web access or can enter a security key for access."
"Creative inPerson will revolutionize the way people can communicate.
You can be there inPerson without having to travel. As soon as you try it
for business, you'll want to have it in your home for inPerson calling with
friends and relatives," continued Stoen. "inPerson is lightweight and
wireless, and has a high-quality seven-inch screen for high-resolution
video, and it can connect to a large flat panel screen, TV or projector for
life-size high-resolution video presence. We designed inPerson to increase
companies' productivity and reduce the need for costly and burdensome
travel while enabling more employees and customers than ever before to meet
inPerson. At only $699.99, companies can now equip all of their meeting
rooms and even people's desks with inPerson. Now all employees in a company
can have the advantage of inPerson Conferencing. Past-generation video
conferencing systems have been far too expensive and complicated to provide
video communications throughout an organization, and have typically been
relegated to just the boardroom. inPerson changes all of that."
You Can Be There inPerson
-- Reduce your carbon footprint -- With inPerson you can have your most
fuel-efficient meetings ever. Improve your productivity by spending
your time closing the deal instead of logging hours and miles just to
get to a meeting.
-- A fraction of the cost of past-generation video conferencing systems --
Priced at only $699.99 with a low-cost monthly service fee, inPerson
provides a breakthrough in cost so companies can now equip all of their
meeting rooms and communicate with customers and vendors at a
dramatically lower cost than with past-generation video conferencing
systems.
-- Inexpensive inPerson Conferencing -- With the monthly service plan you
get free inPerson Conferencing with any other inPerson or with anyone
with a PC with a web camera and Creative inPerson for PC software.
-- Sets up in seconds -- and boots up quickly.
-- Wi-Fi or LAN connection -- For inPerson Conferencing from the
boardroom, coffee shop, hotel, airport or anyplace you can connect to a
Wi-Fi hotspot or Ethernet that has open web access or where you only
need to enter a security key for access.
-- Sure Connect Technology -- Designed as part of the monthly service plan
to help ensure that you can get a fast and easy connection to inPerson
Conferencing.
-- Multi-party capability -- For an optional monthly service charge,
multi-party inPerson Conferencing capability can be added, supporting
up to four inPerson locations all on the screen at the same time.
-- Stunning seven-inch LCD screen -- Supports up to 16 million colors so
you can see multiple meeting participants and their facial expressions
and body language clearly.
-- Video output -- You can inPerson Conference in high resolution on the
built-in screen or output your video to a flat panel screen, TV or
projector for a life-size presence in any important meeting.
-- inPerson Audio Technology -- inPerson is equipped with dual microphones
and Integrated Acoustic Echo Cancellation technology for crystal clear
voice, with equal sound quality for one-on-one or group meetings even
if you're several feet away. For a more private conversation, you can
even connect a headset with microphone.
-- High-quality audio output -- inPerson features a built-in speaker, or
connects to a speaker system for large group presentations. Ultra
quiet design with passive cooling eliminates the need for a fan and
prevents unwanted background noise.
-- Intuitive inPerson interface -- A very simple keypad with color-coded
control buttons enables quick and easy access to contacts and menu
choices.
-- Compact and lightweight -- inPerson measures only 7.5" x 6" x 1" and
weighs only 1.6 ounces, so it's easy to move around the office or fit
into a bag or briefcase.
-- Wide-angle lens -- Built into a rotating bezel so you can easily see
more than just one person.
-- Excellent low-light performance -- If you're joining the meeting from a
place with less than ideal lighting conditions, the high-grade sensor
delivers superb low-light performance without compromising image
quality.
-- Battery or AC power -- With the optional rechargeable Li-ion battery
pack, inPerson goes wherever you go.
-- Wireless remote -- Designed for ease of use, including all the same
buttons that are on inPerson.
More information about inPerson will be posted in coming weeks on
http://www.creative.com.
About Creative
Creative is a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products.
Famous for its Sound Blaster(R) sound cards and for launching the
multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the
PC platform with products like its highly acclaimed ZEN(R) and MuVo(R) MP3
and portable media players. Creative's innovative hardware, proprietary
technology, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling
consumers to experience high-quality digital entertainment -- anytime,
anywhere.
This announcement relates to products launched in the United States.
Availability is subject to change without notice and may differ elsewhere
in the world according to local factors and requirements. inPerson, Sound
Blaster and ZEN are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative
Technology Ltd in the United States and/or other countries. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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