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WSJ Personal Technology Columnist Walt Mossberg reviews TelyHD.
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- Date Jan 26, 2012
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So what if you could take -- video -- what would you do on Skype and we do -- high definition.
On your television while the Silicon Valley start up a company named -- labs is apparently doing just that right now.
Joining us now from Washington DC this week's all things digital is mister Walt Mossberg personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal.
Fantastic to see -- did you like -- big picture.
Literally and we're gonna -- threat of.
I I did like it day -- I have to tell you you know.
A lot of time joining -- television to watch Fox Business.
But sometimes you just might wanna watch your family.
Members or your friends in a group somewhere.
And that the difference -- and and the Skype -- all familiar with is.
It's got to -- -- lands it's got multiple microphones going meant to take -- whole -- man.
So few have.
You know mom and dad in the three kids on one hand in somewhere.
Around the world or or or across the country there is you know.
Another branch of the family or -- two sets of friends.
Even a party.
Everybody gather around talk to a bunch people or not the party that's what this is designed for and I'm in might test it worked quite well.
It cheap way for us to have some guests on sometimes we can't get a camera there but -- though is thinking of these things go unselfishly that.
The other thing -- -- -- read all your columns and and huge old is always -- -- column we civil -- -- it's great but I don't really like this.
And in this column you just you said all the -- -- that -- -- -- if that's his only problem and this this is pretty -- And it probably has some big business applications at some point not just Stanley's talking to each other.
And that's actually right at -- for the first of all you're right that I did not find much to dislike about it even that remote.
Is being replaced by them.
With a better mode.
And they're gonna send it free to people who aren't have been among the early buyers of this who -- step with the kind allows you remote.
They have -- businesses version of this plan which will cost not an enormous amount more but somewhat markets -- have a better camera.
And some other better.
Features an emblem and on this one what you can do is.
See this is a coo this is not a web -- this is a complete device some android powered device.
And so it does things you can hasn't SD -- put a Flash Memory card in and share pictures and even grab pictures from each of the lead video voice -- the business one will let you.
Share files.
Of word files for PDFs -- things like that.
And and do some other more business these things and then they have a whole new rev of software plan that will let you do among other things it will allow you debt.
Take the video from your iPad.
And throw it to your TV wirelessly which you can do to date.
Within apple TV but this will be a device that would just have that.
As another feature so they have a whole road map for this.
For this product.
Waters great to see you as always and I'm just wondering how people you think would.
Really need this -- and -- casual use our.
Well I think you know it look it's 250 dollars that's a lot cheaper.
It's a lot cheaper actually demand.
Some other attempts to do this through the TV have banned but it's still not nothing.
So you know it's not gonna have a gigantic market I don't think but there's lots of people.
Lots of families and and then and as -- was seeing small businesses.
That will find this useful and so I think there's a business there I don't know how big it is but I think there is a business there.
The tests that at some point dobbs thank you Waltz and good job at this number -- -- -- -- not against him say you're not good day colleagues took the words right out of my mouth Walton yes iPod -- -- are you in.
See enough right we'll do it with my definition of each other -- -- carry on.