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Old 06-05-2019, 10:12 AM   #45
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I sometimes wonder what kind of cool things technology will bring us.

Last night I was thinking of how my fathers hearing loss is creating difficulty in communication over/on the phone.

I’m hopeful that soon during a FaceTime call there can be real time closed captioning. It would give my father the ability to read what we are saying to him and avoid the frustrations of not being able to hear.


It got me thinking of what types of tech people want to see.


The other two I can think of off are.


Instant translation like Douglas Adams Babel fish and a 3D printer that reuses your household plastics.
My Dad has blue tooth hearing aids that are connected to his cell phone. Now he can hear me just fine.
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