“You don’t have to be a literary genius to connect these dots,” Caulfield writes. “We’re talking chocolate and peanut butter here.”
Apple’s new FaceTime… “which will allow users to conduct video calls using the latest version of its iPhone (and, since Apple Chief Steve Jobs says he wants to make FaceTime an open standard, presumably between other devices one day, too)… may not find quite the audience Apple, and Steve Jobs, expect,” Caulfield writes. “It will, however, find an audience. Don’t believe me? Just go to Chatroulette and tell me what you find.”
Full article here.
Except for the fact that u need to hold the phone in your hand.
Only an issue if you have just one hand..
Oh that will get solved.
@andintroducing – You only have one hand?
The phone is easily mounted on a tripod.
This truly means Google Is toast. Apple is VHS and the rest are Betamax.
On wifi?
Mounting an iPhone sounds painful. No thank you.
There will be a “tri-head” stand that will mount on your noggin to hold the phone.
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What consenting adults do with their iPhones is no one’s business unless you’re the one paying the data charges…
I don’t quite understand the hype surrounding the Facetime thing. Do you not have video phone calls already in the USA? In Australia we have had “real” video telephone calls (where it is exactly the same as making a regular mobile phone call, except you hit “video call”, rather than “call”) over 3G networks for five or six years now.
Hasn’t the whole “with video calls you might be able to see someone nude” novelty worn off?
Generally speaking over here video calls aren’t especially popular. Most of the time, you don’t particularly want people to be able to see what you are wearing or where you are when you take a mobile phone call. It is a bit intrusive.
To all the lady readers of MDN…….email me, lets talk
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Give new meaning to “Facial Recognition”.
@MediaXYZ
Haven’t you heard? The US is a decade behind the rest of the world in cellular networks. We have not had an decent video phone call options. And Facetime works only over wi-fi internet connections at this time here. Carriers in countries outside the US may be able to put on their cell networks sooner. We are waiting for all the major carriers here to finally all move to 4G technology, but are still at least a year away.
Continue the death spiral into the gutter.
@MediaXYZ — I’m with you. I see video calling as a gimmick that’s fun to demo and fun to try a few times to impress your friends, but is genuinely useful for only a small percentage of people. The reason texting is so popular is that it doesn’t require constant attention — you can easily multi-task. A phone call requires constant attention from your ear, and a video call requires constant attention from your eyes and ears. You can’t do a video call while walking down the street, or watching TV, or really anything at all.
Mac users have had video chat (using iChat) for a long time. I don’t know anyone who actually uses it on a regular basis.
It’s a darn good thing they didn’t have this when I was a teenager. I had to settle for Playboy before they had crotch shots.
I just want to warn everybody that regardless of what Caulfield says, chocolate and peanut butter do not make good lube.
Just talking from experience here.
@ Big Als MBP
Was that peanut butter chunky or creamy?
(Sorry, I just couldn’t resist)
Oh man, this article was made for me!!!
@FutureMedia,
You said mounted.
“And, yet, until now it’s been really hard to get porn on the iPhone”
Not true
And of course, the ubiquitous anti-porn quote from ron.
I like the fact that you can use the back camera to show real time action and your surroundings while on a call. Facetime will be a big hit.
@Splashman
I use it all the time to talk to my kids. Just because you don’t know anyone using it is no proof that others are not. I also find it invaluable when troubleshooting client’s Macs via Screen Sharing.
=:~)