"Highfive" which can be connected with LAN · Bluetooth and TV conference even on browser · smartphone

"Video conferencing system" that connects multiple bases in enterprises and the like often requires a dedicated terminal for each participating site, necessitating cost inevitably. A product that seems to eliminate such a disadvantage is "Highfive"is.

Highfive
https://highfive.com/

Shan Sinha who developed "Highfive" is a person who belonged to a team that develops corporate infrastructure at Google. Independently from Google, we decided to sell Highfive that applied the technology.


The body of "Highfive" looks something like this. The camera is mounted on the black cube in the center part, and the "wing" made of aluminum is attached to the left and right.


Turning to the back, you can see the power input, the terminals such as LAN, HDMI and so on. The black one extending downward from the main unit is a mountable TV mount.


Highfive is connected to the TV and used.


Connect with the TV with the HDMI cable, connect the LAN cable for net connection, and then connect the power supply.


And mount it on the TV. In this preparation, you will be able to make a video conference using a net line.


For example, send URL for conference participation by e-mail etc. to smartphone. When you access that URL ......


The other person 's face was displayed as a movie on the smartphone. By further swiping the screen ......


Now I was able to display the same screen on the TV in my room. This free display switch is one of the merits of Highfive.


Also, since Highfive supports Bluetooth communication, it is also possible to display images by sending images from the corresponding laptop PC.


Meeting participants can accommodate up to 10 people. At the top of the screen, members joining are displayed with icons.


The left and right aluminum wings carry multiple microphones and emphasize only the necessary sound by unique array processing and realize clear sound.


It is not necessary to arrange a large number of dedicated equipment like present mainstream video conference system, and it is said that "Highfive" is the biggest merit of being able to conduct a TV conference using browser and smartphone applications.


Highfive is on sale at a base price of 799 dollars (about 86,000 yen).


To use the video conference system, you need to subscribe to the free "Basic" plan (free) or "Pro" plan of 10 dollars (about 1100 yen) per active user per month. However, at the time of article creation, only Basic plan could be selected.