50 years ago, ‘the mother of all demos’ foretold our tech future

Innovation usually happens in slow, measured steps over many years, but a demo in 1968 transformed the world of personal computers in just 90 minutes. In a presentation dubbed "the mother of all demos," Douglas Engelbart showed off technology that wo...

Google’s video conferencing kit gets an AI camera and display

Google has been trying to get a seat in your board room this year, courtesy of its tools and products for meetings. In March, it pivoted its Hangouts app to businesses, following it up with a $5000 interactive display with collaborative cloud feature...

Google is ready to take over your office chat with Hangouts

Google's work of transitioning Hangouts from being its default chat app to a more business focus is nearly complete. First up is the formally announced Hangouts Meet. Sound familiar? That's because it semi-officially arrived at the first of the month...

Meerkat team confirms it created the mysterious Houseparty app

Those rumors of Meerkat's creators quietly developing a group video chat app, Houseparty, were well-founded. The company (actually called Life on Air) has confirmed to The Verge that it built Houseparty under a pseudonym, Alexander Herzick, for abou...

Logitech unveils First Anytime, Anywhere Portable Videoconferencing Solution


Logitech has announced today a new transformation in communication. The company has introduced a new conference camera. This new Logitech ConferenceCam Connect is basically a portable all in one...