Berkeley, CA based SightSpeed, an IP video and voice services company, is launching its 5.0 product tonight.
While many of the changes are upgrades to its video product suite (including a new video codec) and user interface (which is already good), SightSpeed makes several introductions in this launch. Among them, it’s adding new PSTN out and in-calling features to extend SightSpeed functionality to mobile and regular phones. And it’s leveraging its video expertise to add a new “place-shifted” TV service, which gives users a “Slingbox-like” experience without the hardware. A small remote control icon lets you flip through channels being served up via your TV at home.
With an already highly regarded video product that touts video at 30 fps and ultra low latency, the move to add TV is a natural extension of its technology. Additionally, it could prove to be a savvy competitive move, with Novac’s Skype-based TV product being one of what will be many entrants in the place-shifted space.
In a highly competitive space with a slew of well-funded competitors like Skype – product quality matters. SightSpeed really delivers. Their affordable video conferencing service is stunning. We aren’t alone in our enthusiasm. Read, for example, Davis D. Janowski’s breathless account of SightSpeed’s new feature set at PCMag.
Neil, your link for sightspeed is missing the http:// in front of it.
Pretty cool app guys, the video quality is pretty rad. Didn’t know there were any other startups in the Berkeley area, this town is fairly dead in the summer. Give us http://www.boompa.com guys a call if you want to booze it up at Blakes, avoid homeless guys or just talk shop. We’re right behind top dog on Durant
the guy in the photo looks like Jay Wibben.
SightSpeed ROCKS!
Neil, we at SightSpeed appreciate the post! v5.0 goes live tonight at 9 pm PDT. One clarification — the Davis Janowski PC Magazine link referred to in your post links back to his review of v4.6 (released in May) and, therefore, does not refer to several of the important new features you highlight for v5.0. If you liked v4.6, we believe that you’ll really love new v5.0 available tonight. It contains, for the first time, a full suite of personal video services.
Thanks for the clarification Peter. Well, if he liked 4.6 that much, he’ll probably like 5.0 even better.
Who is the guy in the picture? He looks like Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull – http://www.jtull.com/
I can swear it’s Ian Anderson!
Lol, I’ve been called a lot of things, but never before a member of Jethro Tull. That’s rad.
Neil,
Here’s the update from PC Magazine. http://www.pcma...,1994824,00.asp
The writer, Davis Janowski continues to be insightful about the improvements and new features found in SightSpeed 5.0.