Huh. Finally videophones are here and we can see if they're a horrible idea or not.
I wish I could locate it easily, but there's a section in the novel Infinite Jest that hilariously describes the evolution of video phones through a number of supplementary products (like software to make your house behind you look better) back to regular audio-only phones because people just can't be bothered.
From usatoday, [excerpt] Buyers won't be disappointed. The killer feature is what Apple calls FaceTime video chat. The promise that you and the person you're talking to on a phone can gaze into each other's eyes dates back to when LBJ occupied the White House. No one has really nailed video calling through the years, at least not the way Apple has nailed it here, with certain limitations. FaceTime is as simple as making a regular call. To help to accomplish this neat stunt, iPhone 4 adds a front-facing camera that complements the more traditional, and improved, camera on the back.
There are other iPhone 4 features worth crowing about: high-definition video recording, super-crisp display, a handsome and thin stainless steel and glass design. Apple says the glass is chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic. To reinforce the point, an Apple executive dropped it in front of me. The phone was undamaged. Inside is an A4 processor, the power-efficient chip used in the iPad.
"Review: Apple makes all the right calls on iPhone 4"
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Yup, can't wait to maim small children for one of these.
Help me, JPX, you're my only hope - HHD got buried below, right after the best-looking sandwich ever.
Can you move it to the pole position? Thanks!
June 23, 2010 5:39 AM
Huh. Finally videophones are here and we can see if they're a horrible idea or not.
I wish I could locate it easily, but there's a section in the novel Infinite Jest that hilariously describes the evolution of video phones through a number of supplementary products (like software to make your house behind you look better) back to regular audio-only phones because people just can't be bothered.
June 23, 2010 8:28 AM