In 1898, Mark Twain wrote about the telectroscope in his short story ‘From the London Times of 1904’.  The telectroscope was ...

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The Portal opened last week near the Flatiron Building, a giant, eye-like sculpture embedded with a livestream connection to Dublin, Ireland. By the following Tuesday, it was kaput. At least ...

London and New York take one step closer to each other through a 3,000 mile tunnel connecting two cities. In 2008, people in both places were able to look through The Telectroscope to interact with ...

People clicking pictures near The Portal, which is a a visual bridge between New York City and Dublin.Instagram/benediktas.gylys Viewers can now interact with people ...