Along with jetpacks and flying cars, one of the staples of early science-fiction was the videophone, usually in the form of a clunky desktop or wall unit. We’re still waiting for a practical jetpack, but here’s my colleague @asonnenberg talking to @jaredklett using FaceTime on iPhone 4. What you can’t see from this photo is that Jared is actually walking in the street: FaceTime - which is wi-fi only - is running over a Verizon MiFi in his pocket. File under ‘we live in the future’ and take a moment out of your day to be quietly amazed.

Along with jetpacks and flying cars, one of the staples of early science-fiction was the videophone, usually in the form of a clunky desktop or wall unit. We’re still waiting for a practical jetpack, but here’s my colleague @asonnenberg talking to @jaredklett using FaceTime on iPhone 4. What you can’t see from this photo is that Jared is actually walking in the street: FaceTime - which is wi-fi only - is running over a Verizon MiFi in his pocket.

File under ‘we live in the future’ and take a moment out of your day to be quietly amazed.

  1. kebourne reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    Video phone on iPhone 4 using Facetime. Funny that they used Verizon MiFi. Cool technology, but man those bills add up...
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  3. lilyb reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    The future is now.
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  6. jaredklett reblogged this from rainblog and added:
    this historic event!
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