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Cool Gadgets You'll See in 2009, (Part 1) 3

by Chad Mumm on January 7, 2009 at 12:01 AM



Videophone for the deaf: The VPAD+

It's nice to see a well-designed device that also addresses problems that many of us will never have to deal with, like being deaf. This wireless touchscreen videophone from Viable is a fully functioning videophone that also happens to have been designed by a deaf person. In fact, Viable is a deaf-owned company whose tablet-sized VPAD+ gives instant access to ViableVRS, a video-based telephone interpreting service that allows the user to use sign language with a skilled intermediary who then relays the phone conversation. The VPAD+ uses flashing LED lights for alerts and has Bluetooth connectivity as well as dual USB ports and A/V in/outs.

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