For example, if the cloud detects that the client has high-end graphics, it can let the client do some rendering, transmitting abbreviated math that describes the function to be rendered, rather than forcing the server end to do the work centrally and ship lots of pixel values down the line.

FORBES: Endpoints Ready For The Cloud

In 2002, a robot crawled to the stone in the end of the shaft and boldly drilled a hole in it, transmitting live images so the entire world could witness the moment of unveiling.

BBC: 3D interactive journey into the Great Pyramid of Khufu