1.6.09: The Magic of Googlevision

Today's gratitude comes to you courtesy of gmail video chat. Thanks to this tiny camera at the top of my MacBook, I can hook up via video to anyone else through gmail with the same little camera. It is infinitely better than just talking on the phone, especially when it's with people I don't get to see very often. And it's free. Take that, Verizon Wireless. After coming home last night from an ugly sweater party, for example, Catherine and I chatted it up until the wee hours of the morning. I got to show her my fabulous sleeves (from waist to wrist!) while eating a fried egg. Can a phone do that? Can email? No. Only gmail video chat. In the future, we will all have flying cars and extra organs growing in our fridge ... and video chat.