For those of you are unfamiliar with Periscope, you are missing out on of the most impressive technological innovations of recent times. Having emerged as a new start-up venture a little over a year ago and subsequently been purchased by Twitter for an estimated $100 million, it is a live video streaming app that enables users to broadcast content in real-time.
During its Connect launch event, Meta unveiled both smart glasses capable of live-streaming what you are seeing and its own AI assistant, Meta AI, which will soon be integrated into WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook.
Apple's next-generation iPhone 16 Pro might be set for having a periscope lens next year following an exclusive debut on the iPhone 15 Pro Max before the end of this year.
Multiple streaming services serving as a cheap a la carte substitute for cable and satellite television are losing their luster.