videophone
See-while-talking device
A videophone is a telephone that transmits video as well as audio, allowing callers to see each other during conversation.
Once a staple of science fiction, videophones became practical with smartphones and internet services like Skype and FaceTime, though the term itself now sounds dated: My grandmother thought videophones would never catch on.
Online video calling platform
- ZoomVideo call platform
- FaceTimeApple's audiovisual communication app
- telepresenceTechnological simulation of presence
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
face-to-face · teleconference · Google Meet · visual communication
Computer-mounted video capture device
- cameraImage capturing device
- handsetHeld telephone component
- screenDisplay or barrier
- displayPresentation for viewing
speaker · microphone · touchscreen · console · monitor · smartphone · tablet · receiver
Data transmission capacity
- latencyDelay in system response
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- codecData compression algorithm
- VoIPCalls over broadband
connectivity · 5G · 4G · Wi-Fi · broadband · compression · real-time · transmission
Telecommunications conglomerate
- Bell LabsStoried telecommunications research institution
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- retro-futurismNostalgic vision of tomorrow
Blade Runner · The Jetsons · prototype · demonstration · invention · commercialization
Direct visual connection
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- gesturesExpressive body movements
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- nonverbalNot using speech
visual cues · presence · engagement · rapport · empathy · feedback · intimacy · conversation
Skype
Online video calling platform
- ZoomVideo call platform
- FaceTimeApple's audiovisual communication app
- telepresenceTechnological simulation of presence
webinar · face-to-face · teleconference · Google Meet · visual communication
webcam
Computer-mounted video capture device
display · speaker · microphone · touchscreen · console · monitor · smartphone · tablet · receiver · lens
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
VoIP · connectivity · 5G · 4G · Wi-Fi · broadband · compression · real-time · transmission · ISDN
AT&T
Telecommunications conglomerate
- Bell LabsStoried telecommunications research institution
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
retro-futurism · Blade Runner · The Jetsons · prototype · demonstration · invention · commercialization
eye contact
Direct visual connection
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- gesturesExpressive body movements
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
nonverbal · visual cues · presence · engagement · rapport · empathy · feedback · intimacy · conversation · dialogue
- communication devicescellphone, landline, smartphone, payphone, iPhone
- video callsmute, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, screen share, Discord
- Deaf AccessibilityTTY, relay service, hearing aid, cochlear implant, telecoil
- retrofuturismray guns, jetpacks, rocket ships, space helmets, bubble helmets
videophonetelephone
Voice communication device
voice call · landline · radio · walkie-talkie · intercom