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I think of the classic sci-fi depiction of "picture phones", and they are almost exclusively a device mounted on a wall, much like the original telephone. Maybe
by wfriesen 4y ago
I think of the classic sci-fi depiction of "picture phones", and they are almost exclusively a device mounted on a wall, much like the original telephone. Maybe it's just a usability issue, in that holding a phone pointing at yourself is a bit annoying?
- teddyh 4y agoColossus: The Forbin Project had videophones everywhere, but they were shaped like tiny terminals, placed on desktops, and there is at least one scene where a someone wants to use the device and moves it to face them, so the devices are not fastened.
- EvanAnderson 4y agoThese sound similar to the video intercoms in Star Trek (1966). They sit on desktops and can rotate.
- teddyh 4y agoThose can rotate, but they are not discrete units, and can not be moved around on the desk.
- euroderf 4y agoIt also has A.I.s that concoct their own language so that they can conspire on the Q.T. When does that happen ?
- teddyh 4y agoAt 21:50, 29:49, and at 33:08.
- doctor_eval 4y agoEveryone had a video phone in Space: 1999; it was called a Comlock. It could open doors and communicate via video. It would take another 11 years for iPhones to catch up! Sadly those people living on the moon in 1999 would never get to see one. https://catacombs.space1999.net/main/cguide/umcomlock.html https://catacombs.space1999.net/main/cguide/umcomlock.html