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BUSINESS, Page 45Business NotesTELECOMMUNICATIONSReach Out and See Someone
If AT&T has its way, the term blind date may end up an
anachronism. This week the communications giant is scheduled to
unveil its VideoPhone 2500, a compact telephone with color
screen and camera lens that allows callers to get an
up-close-and-personal look at each other while they're
conversing. Although video telephone conferencing systems have
become almost standard equipment in the world of business, they
come with a $25,000 price tag and require special operating
networks. AT&T's home phone is expected to cost $1,500, and will
plug into a standard telephone outlet.
Advanced compression technology shrinks the video signals
to fit through conventional phone lines. "Psychologists tell us
that 55% of a message is delivered in body language," notes
Stephen Clemente, an AT&T executive. O.K., but what if your
repertoire of phone language includes yawning and eye rolling?
No problem. Callers can zap themselves invisible at any time by
closing the shutter over the lens. The VideoPhone 2500 is due
out in May.