Home Video Phone - What's All the Hype About Anyway?
Home video phones are hitting the market with a bang. They are the next big step in the advancement of telecommunications. More and more people are jumping on the band wagon, but are they really as amazing as reviews claim? Well, let's take a closer look and explore this new piece of technology.
We can already communicate with anyone in the world at the mere touch of a button thanks to the Internet and cell phones. Instant communication is at our fingertips. Do we really need to see the person we're talking to while we're talking to them? Well, let me offer this example from my personal life for starters.
My parents took my three children up to their cabin for a few days a while back. We own two home video phones and decided to send one up with them to the cabin so they could call us from it. It turned out to be a fantastic decision!
Seeing the kids' facial expressions and body movements as they relayed their exciting adventures was priceless! They were jumping and down with joy and pride as they told us all about catching fish in the lake, hiking with Grandpa and sleeping under the stars. I felt like I was actually in the room with them as they recounted the events.
The big wowie was when my one year old daughter appeared on the screen and shared her happenings with us. Since she still speaks a language of her own we didn't understand a thing, however we were able to follow along her story without a problem since we could see her on the home video phone! And she could see us too allowing for the creation of such exuberant interaction. You see when you hold a phone up to her ear she has no idea what is going on. She just wants to shove it in her mouth or bang it on my head. However, since she had the ability to see mommy and daddy she instantly became animated, enthusiastic and ready to "talk". The capacity to see one another made our phone call a truly unique and special gift.
Precious moments like these can easily pass us by without innovative technology such as the home video phone. In a fast paced world where people rush from one activity to the next, moving from city to city every few years, separation from family members runs rampant. Most of us do not live close to our parents, siblings, grandparents or other family. Home video phones help to bride this gap and keep families close regardless of time or location. It is essential to rely on whatever means available in order to preserve the family connection and keep us living in community.
Home video phones help provide solutions to any number of situations, such as the deployment of military personnel, maintaining a personal touch for business associates scattered across the country or globe, offering a viable means of conversing for hearing impaired persons, checking in on an elderly relative to ensure their well being, or keeping tabs on your son away at college. The possibilities and benefits are endless.
Therefore, in conclusion, I would submit that yes, home video phones really are something to get excited about. They are a perfect addition to today's society.
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