Mobile Video Conferencing – Sign Language Technology
August 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Mobile Technology, Sign Language, Translation
Filed under: Mobile Technology, Sign Language, Translation
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) in the US are testing technology that could allow people with hearing difficulties to communicate using sign language over compressed video calls on their mobile phones.
While video conferencing is offered by several current smartphones, such as the iPhone 4 through the Facetime function, the bandwidth and data required makes it very much a premium feature, with several US mobile networks having already barred video conferencing from all but the priciest tariffs.
