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Saw an interesting use of Facetime today. - GGD - 09-14-2019
When I was leaving a store today I saw a man outside the store in a corner where he could prop his phone up, and he was having a Facetime call with someone.
It then became apparent that he was conversing in sign language, which struck me as a great use of the technology, and probably wasn't even thought of when Facetime was being created.
I don't know if it was him or the person on the other end then had the impairment, but I was happy to see the technology being put to use to allow the two of them to communicate.
Re: Saw an interesting use of Facetime today. - SKYLANE - 09-14-2019
Pretty cool!
Re: Saw an interesting use of Facetime today. - rich in distress - 09-14-2019
Aw, sweet...
Re: Saw an interesting use of Facetime today. - bazookaman - 09-14-2019
When I was working on the lights in my kitchen I put my daughters ipad faceup on a stool in the middle of the kitchen and opened FaceTime. Then I went to the breaker closet and connected to the iPad with my phone so I could see which breakers turned off the lights.
Re: Saw an interesting use of Facetime today. - D-Rod - 09-14-2019
I think I once read that facetime was approved by some signing organization.
Re: Saw an interesting use of Facetime today. - space-time - 09-14-2019
bazookaman wrote:
When I was working on the lights in my kitchen I put my daughters ipad faceup on a stool in the middle of the kitchen and opened FaceTime. Then I went to the breaker closet and connected to the iPad with my phone so I could see which breakers turned off the lights.
I do this all the time. Also if I want to check if kids dropped something in the sub-woofer, I was able to stick the iPhone in there and watched on the iPad.
Re: Saw an interesting use of Facetime today. - Zoidberg - 09-14-2019
probably wasn't even thought of when Facetime was being created
Actually: https://www.cultofmac.com/300812/steve-jobs-helped-make-iphone-accessible-deaf/
https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-made-the-iphone-easier-to-use-for-deaf-people-2014-10
and a little aside: http://www.deafandhoh.com/steve_jobs_creations.html
Here's the keynote that intro'd the iPhone 4 & FaceTime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eujypqKT8o0
Re: Saw an interesting use of Facetime today. - GGD - 09-14-2019
Zoidberg wrote:
probably wasn't even thought of when Facetime was being created
Actually: https://www.cultofmac.com/300812/steve-jobs-helped-make-iphone-accessible-deaf/
https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-made-the-iphone-easier-to-use-for-deaf-people-2014-10
and a little aside: http://www.deafandhoh.com/steve_jobs_creations.html
Here's the keynote that intro'd the iPhone 4 & FaceTime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eujypqKT8o0
Thanks for all the info, I guess I was unaware all this time.