Deaf Anthology # 221: "Donald Trump"

I think now it's time to start thinking about the next generation of videophones. Videophones we have today have its own limitations. In the future, you will be able to call your hearing parents that don't know how to sign, and see each others face to face, the interpreters will be in the box on the corner of the screen, or you can select the caption mode option and read what they are saying without the interpreter. Today you only see the interpreter when you use VRS, tomorrow you can see your doctor, child's teacher, etc directly. Your supervisor can see you when you call in sick, so get rid of the golf clubs in the background. you can call anyone worldwide, even to video cell phones. Technology can even go a bit further, probably not in our lifetime, as actually seeing your parents signing, thanks to character generators (CG) using animation, or even holography, which was recently demonstrated on CNN during the Presidential campaign. The videophones is also connected to the Internet, have digital photo frames, etc.

There is a market out there, videophonesare not limited to the Deaf, as it will be essential in our global economy.

Last night, I was watching the Apprentices, where two teams was assigned to promote the product, seeing that Donald Trump. making a cameo appearance on the commercial, endorses ACN Iris 3000. I will not be surprised if Sorenson goes out of business, if it limited itself to the Deaf consumers, following TTYs to extinction like the dinosaurs. We once can't live without TV, now we can't live without mobile devices. The future is in telecommunications, not real estate.
Revised 3/23/09

This is Smokey, stay tuned to the next episode of Deaf Anthology. Good night, Deaf America!