TelyHD: Conferencing Device Brings Skype to Your Living Room

Although Skype video chat has become a popular tool for people seeking face-time communication on computers, the webcams on PCs don’t really lend themselves to group chat–if you’ve ever tried to crowd several family members around a PC, you know it’s tough to get everyone in the frame. The TelyHD from Tely Labs addresses the search for family-friendly videoconferencing with a Skype-enabled, Android-based network device that doesn’t use a PC at all: Instead, it takes advantage of your HDTV’s big screen and bundles a webcam (with a microphone and speaker) that can capture high-definition images of several people seated on a living-room sofa. Read More+