Videophones and Videoconferencing

June 6, 2023

A First Try of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset

I briefly got my hands on Apple’s new high-tech goggles, which impressed and creeped me out and raised a question: Why do we need these? I […]
March 31, 2023

Knitters Say Stitching Helps Them Follow the Thread in Meetings

An official in Wales was called out for knitting in a virtual meeting, setting off an debate over etiquette. Experts say the fine-motor movement activates the […]
January 13, 2021

Is Remote Work Making Us Paranoid?

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December 27, 2020

Play These Games Digitally

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December 18, 2020

Zoom Cocktails 2.0: The Holiday Edition

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November 1, 2020

Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Weddings

With weddings this year being delayed, downsized or split into two — video ceremony now, party next year — many guests have some only-in-2020 etiquette questions. […]
October 31, 2020

For Socially Distanced Parties, Magicians Have New Bag of Tricks

It was a Sunday evening, and Ken Scott’s audience was spellbound. Parents and children were oohing and ahhing as he delivered a string of miracles. A […]
September 29, 2020

What That Viral Clip of Vin Diesel’s Song Debut on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ Says About the Moment

There are many uncanny elements to life during the pandemic, though many of them (Zoom classes, FaceTime births, D.J. sets on Instagram Live) have become almost […]
July 30, 2020

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Singing, Dancing, Knife Fighting

A few Fridays ago, just before what I had come to think of as “showtime,” I lined my eyes, stepped into my costume, readied a prop […]
July 24, 2020

Omegle Is Where People Meet Online Now

First there was the Zoom boom, followed quickly by Zoom fatigue. Then everyone became a gamer, inviting visitors to their virtual islands and sending friends digital […]