Windows Into The Future
By Rob Enderle
We’re thinking about metaverse collaboration the wrong way
More than virtual places in which to meet and work together, what collaboration needs is a game-like way for colleagues to connect.
Remote work and the collapse of the social network (no, not that one)
There’s a missing link in today’s workplace that’s harming productivity and undermining loyalty to employers: the social connections we used to make in the office.
Nvidia re-envisions the metaverse as a collaboration platform
The company has its hands in a lot of technology pies, from advanced robotics to autonomous cars, planes, chips, advanced AI, and even medical research. This week it offered a glimpse of an avatar-dominated collaboration metaverse.
Teams and Webex: What if Microsoft and Cisco merged their platforms?
Rather than competing in the collaboration market, Microsoft and Cisco could join forces and deliver even more for the customers.
Cisco moves Webex toward a collaboration lead
Cisco seems to be making the right moves to position Webex as a truly collaborative videoconferencing option for companies.
Varjo’s new VR headset points the way to collaboration done right
True collaboration happens when a group gathers around a project. Virtual reality brings that experience to participants in a way that traditional videoconferencing never will.
Windows 11 and the need for better BIOS integration
Although Windows has come a long ways since the early days of DOS, it needs to evolve further than it has with Windows 11.
Windows 11 arrives: my initial impressions
Though I had a few hitches getting Windows 11 installed on a PC I had just built, the upgrade from Windows 10 is worth it for the added security alone.
Varjo and a better approach to VR-based collaboration
Given the advances in AR and VR in recent years, why are we trying so hard to re-create boring, old meeting rooms?
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio: The perfect Windows 11 laptop?
If you want to see an early benchmark of a PC explicitly designed to show off Windows 11, take a look at the Surface Laptop Studio.
The problem with the Poly Studio E70 and X70
The Poly Studio E70 and X70 are perfectly fine as conference room video setups, but a lack of interoperability limits their appeal. It’s a major issue for the industry.
Lenovo’s ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses look to the future
Head-mounted displays, better known as smart glasses, have come a long way. Case in point: Lenovo's ThinkReality A3 glasses.
Three ways conversational AI could boost productivity
Tired of distractions around the home office? Need some encouragement from the "boss"? Artificial intelligence could one day come to the rescue.
Could Windows 365 and Starlink (or 5G) underpin the future of work?
When it comes to setting up work-from-home employees, the easiest answer might be cloud-based operating systems and WANs like 5G or Starlink.
Rethinking the smartphone for collaboration — or the PC for voice
How Qualcomm could create this decade’s BlackBerry.
3 smart video collaboration features we still need
Sometimes, the loudest voice in the room (or on a video chat) dominates decision making in ways that aren't good. Technology could help stop that from happening.
For better video collaboration, time to embrace the Metaverse?
Tired of Zoom calls and video chats with people in boxes on screen? The next step in video collaboration, if it can be done, would replace that with virtual rooms, avatars and the ability to chat with co-workers and colleagues in the...
3 near-term tech advances that could change the future
The convergence of conversational computing, ambient computing, and Cloud PCs are likely to radically reshape the tech world within a decade.
Cisco and the future of collaboration: What’s to come?
You don't generally think about inclusion and empathy as hallmarks of collaboration platforms. But with a touch of AI, and some smart management, they could be.
Windows 365: The version of Windows that will change the PC world
Microsoft's announcement this week of Windows 365 points the way to a computing future that could look very different from what we have now. Some thoughts....
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