One Device For A Teleconference?
We recently had a meeting with everyone working on the S60 blogs in the Americas. As the meeting was early in the morning–during a time where I need to make sure my son gets ready for school–it meant being outside my home office. Fortunately, I have a work laptop and, of course, my mobile phone–a Nokia N95. The laptop was to view the presentation given remotely, the phone was to listen and participate.
This got me thinking. Is it possible to do all of this with a mobile device? Could it be possible for me to view a remote presentation and be on a conference call? Here are some of the challenges today:
- Screen Size: I was having difficulty viewing the slides on a 1024×768 screen on my laptop. How would slides look on a smaller screen?
- Dual Mode Connectivity: Certainly, 3G handsets with a 3G network support being connected with data and voice at the same time. The same can be said for WiFi-enabled handsets as well.
- Battery Life: Being connected to voice and data simultaneously can be quite a drain on the battery.
- Enterprise Connectivity: Since this presentation was being shared inside the firewall, the handset would need to be able to connect into the corporate network in order to view the presentation. Nokia has a solution for this problem, fortunately, but I do not have it installed on this handset.
- Cross-Platform Screen Sharing With S60 Support: Do any of the common methods for sharing screens and presentations include S60 support?
Is it even possible to do this today, even if the experience is sub-optimal? Do you want this kind of functionality? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
