By Full Compass LiveSay hello to Helo!
AJA Video Systems gave us a look at Helo a couple of months ago and now we're able to see it in it's full form here at InfoComm 2016. This small, stand-alone live streamingDefinition:
A form of live broadcast using internet services. appliance hits all of the right functions we've been looking for in a robust live streaming environment.
Helo is the brainchild of Eric Norrell, product manager with AJA. He says, "It has two encoders built into it; one that you can point directly at the device and you can mount a network share."
The Helo has an SD card and USBDefinition:
(Universal Serial Bus) A standard, bi-directional serial connection between computers and peripheral devices. storage to write one encoderDefinition:
A device that converts an ordinary signal into a specifically modified signal in order to accomplish a specific purpose. Example: A rotary encoder on a digital signal processor converts control rotation into digital data. there and "then you can push one up to something like Ustream if you'd like," says Norrell. Of course, he admits, that demand for live streaming is coming from the gaming industry with popular sites like Twitch .
Norrell says other organizations like college sports teams, schools and houses of worship have been pining for a live streaming device that they can rely on. And Helo could be just that.
We expect Helo to be released into the live streaming wild later this summer with an MSRP of $1295.
For more information, listen to the podcastDefinition:
An audio digital streaming program. Originally from iPod+Broadcast. (link below) and keep an eye out for the launch at fullcompass.com.