BlinkPipe’s product, PhoneCamHD, combines the reliability and simplicity of a phone call with HD video. PhoneCamHD connects to your phone and TV in minutes and is ready to start a video call straight away by simply dialling.
Commenting on the launch of BlinkPipe, co-founder, Dave Gwilt said: “Alex and I were both long term users of video conferencing and found it very frustrating. High costs, shoddy reliability and the poor user experience of so many of the products available led us believe that we could offer a better product.
“PhoneCamHD has evolved continuously over the last 12 months; it’s been an amazing journey and we have had fantastic support and very positive feedback from the start.”
Dave concluded, “When we tell people we quit our jobs at ARM to launch a start-up we get looks of amazement, but when we explain what we’re doing at BlinkPipe they understand what we’re trying to achieve.”
Simon Galbraith, CEO of Red Gate Software, explains why Red Gate became a customer: “We wanted to be able to interact with our staff around the world in the richest, most powerful way possible. We chose BlinkPipe because we loved the concept: a video conference call that takes no more energy or effort than a telephone call.”
Simon continued, “I use BlinkPipe to hold company meetings with our entire US office. Having a widescreen HD picture on a big TV means that I get instant feedback on how my message is coming across in a way that’s just not possible with lower-fidelity video chat. The fact that BlinkPipe uses our stable phone system also means that I never have to worry that I’m not being heard, and I’m never interrupted mid-flow with, “Can you say that again? You just cut out.””
As a start up company, BlinkPipe is running a launch offer on PhoneCamHD for one month in two meeting rooms for less than £100. For details on this offer please click here.
Alex and Dave are both engineering graduates from Cambridge University.
Notes
Alex Nancekievill and Dave Gwilt set up BlinkPipe at the end of 2010. Based on East Road in Cambridge, BlinkPipe’s first product PhoneCamHD provides high quality, big screen telepresence accessible to businesses of all sizes.
PhoneCamHD is easy, reliable and accessible and can be installed in minutes with video call ready straight away.
Key features include:
Ø PhoneCamHD connects to a conference phone and operates automatically when you dial
Ø Easy content collaboration: share content easily with WebEx or Vyew. PhoneCamHD handles all the setup so users simply need to join
Ø 720p HD video on a big LCD TV captures superb detail while presenting participants life size
Ø High specification optics: all glass multi-element zoom lens and face-tracking autofocus providing crisp, vibrant images
Ø Firewall crossing: PhoneCamHD traverses firewalls automatically enabling users to call outside their company without IT support
Ø Auto framing works out where the participants are and automatically adjusts tilt and zoom to present the best picture
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