Term of the Moment
data scientist
Definition: porta person
An earlier videoconferencing terminal from Sun. Created for a remote attendee, one of the porta person's main features was being able to swivel the unit to look at and talk to the person speaking in the videoconferencing room.
A Prototype Porta Person
This was a prototype of the porta person in 2007 that mounted a laptop on a swiveling base. (Image courtesy of Sun Microsystems, Inc.)