[Bonus points:]
A slam-dunk, I know, but I'll give bonus points for naming the AMTX connection in the following IBD article:
<<<Companies large and small are pushing video phones into the mainstream.
For example, Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif., is highlighting new video telephony software included with its Pentium MMX chips, unveiled earlier this month. The new chips have multimedia extensions. So with a Pentium MMX-based PC, a simple phone connection and a $200 camera mounted atop the PC's monitor, users will be able to reach out and see someone.
But what about those who don't have the $2,000 for a new PC? Closely held 8x8 Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., will begin selling a $499 alternative later this month.
About the size of a videocassette tape, 8x8's ViaTV phone includes a camera and runs on standard telephone lines. It uses a TV screen for the video portion of the call.
However, both have yet to eliminate the jerky motion that goes with video telephony. Intel's software runs at a maximum of about 20 frames a second, while 8x8 runs at a maximum of 15 frames a second. Television quality video is 30 frames a second.
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