PicturePhone: Tech History That Deserves to be Remembered

Today, video chatting on services like Facebook messenger and Apple FaceTime seem natural, and with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic reeking havoc on economies and forcing workers and school-goers to stay at home, video chatting, teleconferencing, and telepresence has become the new normal. Services like Zoom, Google Meet, and Facebook Rooms are becoming more and more popular among businesses and consumers, alike. Believe it or not, for decades, the public showed very little interest in video chatting.