The sign language with Skype
Posted by Éric Taillefer, Harmonya on January 16, 2010
On the side of CES 2010, Skype made noise by announcing its presence on television in spring 2010.
“Skype brings you therefore voice on IP via your television…right in your living room…”
This announcement of Skype aims the millions of hearing users who use it as a free phone when they call other Skype users. We could think be remote from the worries of Deaf people, but with a compatible webcam, we’ll also have access to the image, what means that the Deaf persons and their families who use the sign language will be able to communicate via their television. When we know that there are more and more emissions and subtitled movies, television will not stay long device “reserved” for hearing people.
With Skype on TV, no computer required, on the other hand it will always be needed an internet access, and high speed for an efficient use of the webcam.
Skype finalizes its tests, and two producers of television sets, LG and Panasonic, have already confirmed launch on the market television sets equipped with Skype from spring 2010.
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