Telectroscope lets Londoners and New Yorkers gaze at one another

Telectroscope lets Londoners and New Yorkers gaze at one another in real-time – Engadget

Don’t get too excited — that image you see to the right isn’t actually a transatlantic telescope. Rather, it’s a transatlantic broadband network “rounded off on each end with HD cameras.” Still, the 11.2- x 3.3-meter Telectroscope is a real marvel to look at, and it actually does enable viewers in New York and London to peer at each other in real-time.