Revolutionary '90s Phone Pioneered Video Calls Before FaceTime

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Source: WESH 2 Orlando
Revolutionary '90s Phone Pioneered Video Calls Before FaceTime
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The VideoPhone 2500, marketed as the first telephone with a TV screen, allowed users to make video calls in the '90s. Priced at $1,500, it was not accessible to the average consumer. Despite the shaky picture quality, it was considered groundbreaking at the time for enabling people to see each other during phone calls.

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