FaceTime goes beyond faces

FaceTime was a great name when it came out with the iPhone 4. It was really all about seeing faces.

With the new MacBook Pros and the iPad 2, FaceTime shows more than just faces. Nevertheless, it’s still a catchy name.

I find video conversations such as FaceTime lacking in ‘connectedness’ — certainly when done on a computer. I haven’t had the chance to do an iPhone to iPhone call, so maybe that’s better. The iPad 2 looks like it could be really great: combining a large screen, for peripheral vision, with the intimacy and focus of iOS. The iPad will need to be propped at just the right height and angle though.

Time will tell if this can really become commonplace, as audio calls are today.