Videophone (in Metropolis)

 

 

The concept of videotelephony was conceived in the late 19th century, and versions were available to the public starting in the 1930s.. 

In 1970, AT&T launched the first commercial personal videotelephone system. In addition to videophones, there existed image phones which exchanged still images between units every few seconds over conventional telephone lines. The development of advanced video codecs, more powerful CPUs, and high-bandwidth Internet service in the late 1990s allowed digital videophones to provide high-quality low-cost color service between users almost any place in the world..

 News media organizations have used videotelephony for broadcasting.