Have you ever used Skype or something similar? Or do you know someone who has? Do you think we will ever have Dick Tracey wrist-watch phones?
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Sunday, January 4, 2009
Internet Voice and Video Communications
New programs on computers with microphones and cameras allow people to communicate over the world wide web. These programs, such as Skype and many others, have the possibility of completely replacing landline phones as people can not only talk to one another, but actually see the person over a web camera. These programs are readily available, just as microphones and web cameras are. The availability and speed over the internet allow a much more enjoyable and completely free communication experience.
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Last year a teacher of mine used Skype to talk with a teacher at Nagel. It was really cool. It's like talking on speaker phone, except with a computer.
me and a few friends use ventrilo or vent. for short it is basically the same as to what you are talking about but it doesn't give you a video interface with the person. also with my computer, my headset with a mic, i have to keep on going into the sounds app on my control panel for the sound to come out of the headset because sometimes it suddenly just stops making the sound of the person i am talking to so that gets annoying and also when i unplug it i need to go to the sounds app again and set the rebound (what you hear out of the speakers) to the computer's speakers or i can't hear a thing on the internet like hearing people talk on youtube.
@ks,
Is you headphone/mic USB or the older pin connection? If not USB, you might want to upgrade. You can find them for $12.
My uncle uses a similar program for business meetings and is able to see and communicate with others even if they are on the opposite side of the world.
I was thinking about signing up for Skype now that my brother lives out on the west coast of Canada, it sounds great.
I think this is a great idea because my dad travels a lot. If they started doing using this way of communication then everyone could travel less and companies would save money on the flights.
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