Gunner Asch on Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:40:50 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:00:42 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

Has anyone else noticed that Cell phones started out the size of a
brick, then steadily shrunk in size, but have recently started to
trend back up in size?

ayup. The public got tired of tiny little cellphones that were
difficult to hold, difficult to see and a general pain in the ass to
use. So they are coming back up to a size that the majority of people
can use comfortably.

And now the Ipad type devices are coming out with fullblown cellphone
abilities...a goodly number..not the majority..but a goodly number of
people are using them as cellphones..with 2way video...which is where
we are ultimately going to go, no matter the size.

I was in MickyDs last night and noticed a woman talking to a "pad" in
a regular conversation. I walked behind her and noticed she was
talking to a video of a gent..and they were indeed communicating. It
was rather fascinating to watch both sides of the conversation for a
few seconds
Her pad had a video camera somewhere on the face of it..so two way
video is the trend. I have an app on my Samsun smartphone that will
do the same, though ive never tried it.

Some of the pads have two cameras, so it is possible to point the
pad at something and say "see what I'm looking at" to the person you
are "video conferencing" with.
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pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."