mmhmmm, the latest project from Evernote co-founder Phil Libin brings the future of video collaboration, conferencing and presentation to Zoom, Teams and Meet among others. The company released Beta 2 of its software that integrates with other video conferencing applications to deliver highly interactive and user friendly experience of conducting virtual, remote presentations.
Just when you thought tech giants (looking at you Facebook) are over the thrill of launching new video conferencing apps, Evernote Co-Founder Phil Libin debuts Beta 2 version of his new venture mmhmmm, a video communications and presentation tool. mmhmmm — the newest video conferencing software offers a new and refreshing take on corporate presentation and video conferencing. Â
First things first, let’s talk about the name. Well, It is derived from the sound of a person acknowledging something without saying anything. As Libin explainsOpens a new window , “It’s important to have a name that you can say while you’re eating,†and we think that’s golden.
mmhmmm, which secured a seed funding of $4.5 millionOpens a new window in July 2020 from Sequoia Capital is currently invite-only. ReportedlyOpens a new window , the startup scored a whopping 100,000 requests in just one month since its July release. The company will send out “tens of thousands of invites†to those who haven’t received an invitation from July, Libin tweeted.
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Inside mmhmmmÂ
mmhmm’s major functional elements aim to deliver a seamless collaboration experience when it comes to presentations. This includes features like Copilot, Dynamic Rooms, and several more that can deliver an enhanced in-call experience.
The software can be used in conjunction with Google Meet, Zoom, Blue Jeans, Microsoft Teams, Facebook Messenger, Jitsi, GoToMeeting, and Houseparty. It acts as a virtual camera, replacing the one used by the respective video conferencing applications, to create a virtualized space for collaboration.
With Copilot, a user can carry on a presentation effortlessly by giving presentation controls to another user, inviting him/her to ‘copilot’ the presentation. Â
Meanwhile, Dynamic Rooms allows you to make your appearance as semi-transparent, monochrome, cropped, or fit into a shape. Besides manipulating one’s appearance, users can also manipulate slides, backgrounds with several effects, colours, and filters. The USP here is that all of this can be done live.Â
Users can also record the complete session, and can steer the slides with a mouse, a keyboard, a PS4 or other Bluetooth controllers. This makes it appealing to gamers and YouTubers alike.Â
What Market Leaders Think
mmhmmm’s functional aspects have been well received by business leaders who took to Twitter to talk about its interface and how it raises the bar on video conferencing.Â
Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone tweeted:
Awesome new stuff from @mmhmmappOpens a new window !
— Biz Stone (@biz) August 7, 2020Opens a new window
The product even grabbed the attention of Charles Hudson, Managing Partner at Precursor VC who tweeted:
I’ve enjoyed testing out the @mmhmmappOpens a new window beta, one of my favorite use cases is recording decks and talks. Sharing one I gave earlier this month on raising money and building the case before you have a live product:
— Charles Hudson (@chudson) July 29, 2020Opens a new window
Support
mmhmmm’s Beta 2 is available only for macOS Catalina and Mojave with no current support for Windows or Android. That means the software will delay in capturing the video conferencing space on nearly 73%Opens a new window of the desktop (Windows) market and almost 75%Opens a new window of the mobile (Android) market, going by the current numbers. Â
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