Cisco’s entrance into the consumer telepresence market hasn’t gone as smoothly as it had hoped, so it introduced new, lower-priced Umi products and lowered the price of the service. Unfortunately, the new pricing will do little to make Cisco’s consumer video chat offering into the mainstream. Read more »
Yesterday, Cisco launched its consumer telepresence offering, Umi, which will provide high definition video calling in the home. At $599, plus an additional $24.95 per month for unlimited calls, it seems a little pricey for its target consumer market, but could it work for SMBs? Read more »
Cisco rolled out its consumer telepresence offering this morning, unveiled under the Umi brand. The offering, which can be used with existing HDTVs, is available for pre-order today — but the $599 price tag will probably be a little out of reach for Umi’s target market. Read more »
