Sentences with phrase «of videophones»

In some situations, callers could be distracted by the poor quality images on early versions of videophones.

A postage - stamp - sized «camera on a chip» and microscopic microphones may form the basis of a videophone that could be worn on wrist.

After years of promise, the age of the videophone has finally arrived,» says British Telecom.

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Videophones might seem the stuff of myth, like unicorns and flights that take off and land on time.

This will include and enable such things as telephone, videophone, telex, fax, slow - scan television, local area networks, video - conferences, data terminals and exchange of data banks, personal computers and telephone exchanges all on the same network.

Telephone lines can only carry a limited amount of data, so pictures on a videophone are a compromise between fine resolution and frequent updating of the picture.

So could videophones cut the amount of time we spend on the phone?

Videophones could make it harder, not easier, to communicate, according to researchers at the universities of Glasgow and Nottingham who are starting a three - year project on face - to - face communication this month.

Demonstrations given by AT&T and Compression Laboratories show that their videophone gives noticeably better pictures than BT's, but BT and GEC Marconi say the drawbacks of the higher data speed can be seen on international calls.

Prospective videophone buyers will soon find themselves in the middle of an electronics standards battle.

Though he's only in one scene, and mostly unrecognizable in the «videophone» we see him on, Keir Dullea of 2001: A Space Odyssey is an exciting, if almost lost accent as Tyler's father.

When Georgia leaders wrote a groundbreaking formula in 1985 to change the way the state subsidizes public schools, most students were writing term papers on typewriters and only dreamed of using a «videophone,» like the one in the futuristic cartoon show called «The Jetsons.»

The description for the filing is fairly broad, however, the meat of it clearly refers to «computer hardware, namely memory cards; computer hardware for telecommunications; computer monitors; mobile digital electronic devices; mobile computers; handheld computers; portable computers; tablet computers; personal digital assistants; electronic organizers; computer memories; telephones; mobile telephones; pagers; smartphones, videophones.»

Various aspects of the deaf world are illuminated through anecdotes, updated in this edition to include new stories about the foibles of the latest communication technologies, including VRS, videophones, email, and instant messaging.

As with the latest videophones, one major appeal of the product is that is gives people peace of mind that their pets will be happy and comforted even when home alone.

One example of how manufacturers are enabling pet parents to make that connection is PetChatz, a videophone that not only allows people to remotely interface with pets visually and audibly, but also gives them the ability to dispense treats and even provide their pets with a comforting scent to soothe them in their absence.

Of course, while today's inventions — from smartphones to pet - focused videophones — are indeed fun, they can also serve a more meaningful purpose.

PetChatz has introduced a product of the same name that serves as a videophone, allowing pet owners to interact with their pets from a distance.

PetChatz, launched in 2014, is a greet and treat videophone that allows the pet owner to «phone home» from anywhere using a smartphone or computer, said Lisa Lavin, CEO of PetChatz, a division of Anser Innovation in Burnsville, Minn..

It's the longest cutscene you'll see outside of a Metal Gear Solid game, kicking off with a shot of our heroine in the shower, before emerging stark naked to answer a videophone call, and then getting cross with the guy on the line for getting an eyeful.

Amazon takes full advantage of that display, providing not just useful visual feedback, but also an in - home intercom — with video, if two Echo Shows are used — and a VoIP - type videophone system.