Comments on: MIT’s wormhole could make a window for remote workers

By: Jeremy Thomposon

Jeremy Thomposon — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:06:53 +0000

Interesting and cool. I think it’s great companies are seeing communication tools as integral to the overall environment of remote workers. It certainly reduces the stress the guys are facing. This would be great for mining regions, coupled with this development: http://goo.gl/iD8RD

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:54:42 +0000

You’re right, most solutions fall short today. I like Hangouts, but it’s hardly spontaneous for most people. I also like the wormhole concept but it’s more to link corporate offices as opposed to a single remote worker. But, I do believe we’re getting closer to easy, spontaneous face-to-face collaboration via broadband. And I can’t wait.

By: Chip Kohrman

Chip Kohrman — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:47:26 +0000

It’s exciting to see two university campuses collaborate with these telecommuting robots, though it makes me wonder how many practical jokes have been performed remotely :)

By: Galeal Zino

Galeal Zino — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:56:07 +0000

Stacey, cool and good points. Do think always-on, real-time video is *not* here yet SimpleGeo seems falls short from the link you included but will check to see if they’ve made progress), partially due to the nature of H.323 and SIP: http://goo.gl/b3jbR

By: Justin C. Velthoen

Justin C. Velthoen — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:40:18 +0000

This sounds strikingly like the Get Smart “Cone of Silence”. I hope they were better able to retain audio than Don Adams!