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Deaf to sign via video handsets
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by bigbrother | February 16, 2007 at 06:36 am
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Deaf people could soon be using video mobiles to chat with their friends using sign language.Video compression tools made by US researchers make it possible to send live pictures of people signing across low bandwidth mobile networks.
The system cuts down on the bandwidth needed by only sending data about which parts of each frame have changed.
The researchers are talking to mobile firms about how to get the technology in to the hands of deaf people.Continue Reading
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at 08:22 on February 16th, 2007
At NowPublic, this is high praise from NowPublic editors!
I first saw this technology "used" in a movie called WHAT THE {BLEEP} DO WE KNOW, and it's currently being used in parts of Asia, where networks are more versatile than they are in the west. This would be a stellar tool with hearing or speech disabilities, as well as for anyone (like us) who has a use for mobile streaming video.
Your story is now on the home page for awhile, and everywhere else the “good stuff” box shows up. Many thanks for your great work.