What we see of infinity….

An apple with a bite out it...

On June 11, 1997, technologist Philippe Kahn shared the first pictures from a camera phone when he sent images from the maternity ward where his daughter Sophie was born. That moment hearalded the of instant visual communication. At the same time, in Japan, Sharp and Koyocera were also working on cell phones with integrated cameras. The Sharp project focused on sharing images, but more interestingly the Kyocera system was designed as a peer-to-peer video phone. Soon after the infrastructure followed, and the rest is history.

The new iPhone has arrived and it finally has video capability! Yes, finally! Hearalded as the next great technological advancement, described by apple as “a revolutionary mobile phone”, it is indeed a ground breaking, but only if Apple have a time machine to hand. If they had released it way back in 98 it would have been ground breaking… if they had released it in 2003 they would still have had a shout. But Apple is 11 years late for the videophone revolution. It’s tech that’s been out for over a decade, but it’s revolutionary! Or if you zip up the back, and are prepared to pay marked up prices for old hat technology.

The only thing revolutionary about Apple is their ability to charge the earth for something that’s old, pre-used, pre-chewed. Enjoy your apple… someone’s already taken a bite out it.