Here Comes Video-to-Video Mobile Chat (Update: or does it?)
June 08 2008 / by Alvis Brigis / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Technology Year: 2008 Rating: 5 Hot
Leaked photos of the
new 3G Apple iPhone reveal that it’s very sleek and, best of
all, supports video-to-video calling. If rumors of serious
subsidies in the neighborhood of the -$200 range prove correct,
then we could have a mobile video-to-video revolution on our hands
the second half of this year, certainly by the holiday season.
Although it’s gotten increasing silly to wait for next-gen technologies, I sure am psyched that I bypassed the first iteration(s) of the iPhone for the 3G version, which is widely expected to be released June 9th.
Update: It looks as though this 3G iPhone photo may well be a FAKE, in which case we’ll have to wait a few more months or even a year before we get video-to-video. I dig the joke and feel thoroughly sheeeepish at having taken the bait. It did seem plausible, though I did pause, for a split second, when considering the bandwidth requirements.
Prediction: Such believable fake-outs, in the tradition of google’s April Fool’s jokes, will become far more prevalent as we enter the knee of the curve and crafty designers take advantage of the viral opportunities.
