Decades before Skype, Facetime, and Zoom existed, there was a Filipino-made invention called the “two-way television telephone,” which was then considered way ahead of its time. Read this story by CEBacligINQ to know more. INQFocus
According to the Philippine National Academy of Science and Technology , Zara invented the device, which “makes it possible for two persons to see each other on a television while talking on the telephone as early as 1954.”Zara’s two-way television telephone processes both voice and real-time video signals and sends these over data-based connections. The signals are transmitted individually and merged with a short delay of 120 seconds on the receiving line.
In the 1060s, AT&T, a US-based multinational telecommunications company, started working on Picturephone, which, much like videophone, combines telephone and TV sets.While the Picturephone was released commercially, it did not fare well as it was found to be too expensive.The videophone started becoming popular during the early years of the digital age or around the late 1990s. Initially, it was popularized as a device that aids people who are hard of hearing.
He likewise designed a microscope with a collapsible stage, and the Marex X-10—a robot that could walk, talk, and respond to commands. “He eventually became its dean of Engineering and Technology and director of research. In 1946, he was elected executive vice-president of the university. A decade later, he served as its acting president,” Project Vinta said.
“Afterwards, he served as assistant director and chief aeronautical engineer in the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Department of National Defense. He was also the director of the aeronautical board for more than two decades,” it said.With his various works and vast experience as an engineer and scientist, Zara received countless honors and awards. Among his many accolades were:
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