The eTeleporter is a brand new box that will teleport humans from one physical location to another, instantaneously. Wait, no. Let’s start again. The eTeleporter is a kind of a phone booth for your iPad.
The box solves the problem of eye contact when talking to people via FaceTime or Skype. It also solves the problem of not having a giant ugly aluminum and plastic box on your desk. The eTeleporter uses an optical system to redirect your image into the camera so the person on the other end feels like you’re looking them in the eye instead of gazing slightly downwards. This should make it much more comfortable for them, but doesn’t help you at all, unless they also buy an eTeleporter.
It also acts cuts down on reflections, because it’s a box, and works to amplify both mic and speaker.
And I figure they’ll sell almost none, because, let’s be honest here, the iPad is all about freedom and convenience, and having to put it inside a giant coffin to make a call that will only benefit the callee is not very appealing. It also costs $100, and won’t arrive until February of next year. Given that the eTeleporter only works with the full-sized iPad (the optic system is married to the position of the iPad’s camera) and that there will almost certainly be a newer, smaller iPad in October, you could be wasting your cash.
If you want one, though, the Kickstarter link is below.
Source: Kickstarter
Thanks: Kristin!
Charlie Sorrel writes reviews and how-tos. Follow Charlie on Twitter at @mistercharlie, and at micro.blog on @mistercharlie
