Videophones Revisited

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 21, 2004 @02:37AM from the no-shower-no-video dept.

amitupadhyay7 writes "The NYTimes is running a story on Video Phones. ...more than 30 percent of American homes now have much faster 'pipes' coming into their homes: broadband Internet. Apple exploited this situation, for example, with its $140 iSight camera, a pocketcam that clips onto a Macintosh screen for free, high-quality Internet video calls. Now a company called Viseon has taken the next step by creating an actual video telephone called the VisiFone... in a related news Cisco is adding video to their IP phones. Telcos' response so far seems constructive."

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Re:Ease of use by jackb_guppy · 2004-02-21 02:51 · Score: 1, Redundant

The only practical advange, is seeing the inflection in the face. Leads to better understanding and agreement.

A benfit will be able to see my kids while on a road trip.

My view is that most will never install one.

Privacy issues is to great...
How do you know it is *NOT* watching you while hanged up?