'... It's not as if it's a new idea. Remember the 1999 movie EDtv ...'
Lets go way back to wearcomp [0] with steve mann [1] and cyberman [2] before we get all misty eyed. I'd really like to see something more than just a camera. Mann has gone a step beyond mere transmission with augmentation. Better still go look what students & mann are looking at now. [3] The tech details are here. [4]
Q. Does jtv have the ability for users to communicate? Or is it unicast?
'... Justin clearly proves you don't need an original idea to get buzz, sponsors, and funding ...'
Very true. I think the commercial worlds just seen a glimpse of Stephensons gargoyles [0] and blinked at the possibilities.
Reference
[0] Neil Stephenson, 'Snow Crash contained Gargoyles that where constantly wired for sound, images and other sensors selling the information to the highest bidder.'
Lets go way back to wearcomp [0] with steve mann [1] and cyberman [2] before we get all misty eyed. I'd really like to see something more than just a camera. Mann has gone a step beyond mere transmission with augmentation. Better still go look what students & mann are looking at now. [3] The tech details are here. [4]
Q. Does jtv have the ability for users to communicate? Or is it unicast?
Reference
[0] Wearcomp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mann#Mann_as_Cyborg
[1] Steve Mann 'quick bio'
http://wearcam.org/bio.htm
[2] Steve Mann, Cyberman, film, 'Steve Mann is the world's first real cyborg, 2001, 87min'
http://wearcam.org/cyberman.htm
[3] eyetap.org, Seeing Eye People, 'Research on remote guidance for visually impaired'
http://eyetap.org/tpw/index.php
[4] eyetap.org, 'hardware list for eyetap users ~ /proc/wearcomp_hardware'
http://eyetap.org/tpw/wearcomp6.htm