Video conferencing for the masses.The videophone (1) (VideoPhone) A line of videophones (definition #1 below) from AT&T that were introduced in the early 1990s and later pulled off the market due to poor sales. The first models came with a price tag above $1,000, and a pair were needed. See Picturephone. was unveiled at the 1936 World's Fair world's fair: see exposition. world's fair Specially constructed attraction showcasing the science, technology, and culture of participating countries and enterprises. . At some point you have to concede that nobody wants one. But for $129, Apple's iSight camera is worth exploring. Plug this elegant little tube into the Mac via FireWire and iChat A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and ($29) automatically boots; friends on your AIM buddy list or on your LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. via Rendezvous can be chatted with via video at 30 frames per second. The iSight automatically focuses and works without any need for configuration. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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