This technology will be a paradigm shift of the face to face communication....or face time to be sure. Right now I want one! But I am now wondering if it's utility will rise to my expectations. Who would I talk to, who "could" I talk to? What if I have some food stuck in my teeth, and the other person sees it...would they tell me?
Eventually rest assured all the bugs will be worked out, and customer demand will drive the answers to these questions. I would have to say that this is one technology that will most likely take off but will be slow. Not all people will use it, but like other technologies such as the smart phone in general, techies will embrace it and develop it. Maybe even make it their own....
Go find an old Dick Tracy comic from the 40's and 50's and see what the future will sort of look like.
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Do we REALLY have to see the other person while talking to them on the phone? Think of how many times you have spoken to someone really early in the morning, late at night, in your pajamas, etc.
In some ways, I think it is a fabulous and innovative idea, however, I am really nervous to see what kids will be doing with it. YIKES.
Great to see the new technology, but do we really need a 16 year driving down 35 looking at their phone and talking. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteIt's really just a webcam on your phone, so it will be nice to talk to (and see) a relative who lives in a different state. I am against doing this with friends who live in our area....walk your butt down the street and talk to them.
Jim is right. I see some of this stuff and I think to myself "Is that really new?" hahaha
Thanks for the post!
Good stuff Chris....I am a believer in Skype for all practical purposes---family, school, conferences, etc......but what this is really telling me is that I am putting more stock in Jim's thought process behind the laptop slowly fading and cell phones relied upon more heavily for all computing purposes. I like how the functionality of the gadget will transform to other like models (first, second, third generation i-phones), and possibly other devices, droid, etc....We'll just have to wait and see I guess.
ReplyDeleteohhhh....I want to new IPhone!! My only concern is, do I really want to see who I'm talking too that close up???? I agree with the above comments that the Iphone and/or cell phone will replace laptops in the future, retailers are already invading text messaging and building apps so they can stay versitile between laptops, desktops and cell phones.
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