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Posted by Helpful Harry on 10/23/05 22:31
In article <6fR6f.23148$H3.20294@twister.nyc.rr.com>, "AnthonyR"
<nomail@nospam.com> wrote:
> "Bill Van Dyk" <trash@christian-horizons.org> wrote in message
> news:q7-dnQukUNZSzcveRVn-gQ@golden.net...
> > Or is there no real need or desire for wrist-watch-size TV's? Why do you
> > think there are no video phones yet? The technology is there.
> >
> > I don't even hear people getting excited about using their computer as a
> > phone-- aint gonna happen.
> >
> > My feeling is that iPod video will never move beyond the "novelty" stage
> > of acceptance. Except, as someone else noted, as a teeny, tiny VCR that
> > can play movies on your TV..... That's more intriguing. A teeny, tiny
> > VCR, that you can take with you to people's houses or apartments to play
> > your video on... Video Resumes? How to "books" with video. Perpetually
> > updated living wills....
> >
> Well we were promised video phones back in 1984, and they were suppose to
> be available in 1999 by Ma Bell.
>
> It never happened and still hasn't because of one word, "Bandwidth".
Video phones are being sold and have been for a while. They are
evidently quite popular in gadget-crazy Japan. But the bandwidth
problem does mean they're rather hopeless. Webcams and things like
iChat seem to be taking over that niche, although those aren't really
much better. :o)
> Video just will overwhelm any communication network with too much data at
> the moment, not enough bandwidth.
> In fact the internet is cluttered now with text, imagine video?
Try "cluttered with porn and immature morons". There should be an
"Internet Licence" before people are allowed to log-on. :o(
> The demand is there, just will take time.
>
> Kids, love the cool factor!
> They will drive this technology, not us.
"Kids" have been driving about about half the technology for years ...
mainly via the games industry. The other half is driven mainly by the
military with a tiny slice by NASA.
Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)
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