| Do you want to know a secret? We have | | | | that weren't ever a consideration. It saves |
| already turned that corner and the future is here! | | | | massive amounts of time not having to travel for |
| A Video Phone in your home today is a reality. | | | | miles to meetings. It's like having a 26 hour day. |
| And it has changed the very face of | | | | (How's that for futuristic?) That makes me and |
| communication as we know it. So beam me up | | | | my staff far more productive. Okay, the real |
| Scotty, and I'll tell you some more. | | | | truth is...It really gives me more time at home |
| Now seeing the person you are talking to is as | | | | with my family. Isn't that better than spending |
| easy as picking up the phone. It is no longer a | | | | extra time at the office trying to catch up on |
| mystery of the 23rd century. It's totally | | | | stuff I could have done if I weren't stuck in |
| uncomplicated, no PC required, and in most cases | | | | traffic? |
| the calls are absolutely free. And YES, it is | | | | There is just nothing like having my parents who |
| possible to use it as a normal telephone to phone | | | | live overseas, see my children grow up even |
| locally or internationally. The best part is, that | | | | though we are many miles apart. It has changed |
| even if the receiver is still stuck in the dark ages | | | | the whole dynamic of all our family conversations |
| and does not have a Video Phone themselves, | | | | and interaction. |
| you can still use your yours to call them. | | | | My youngest son has always been quite awkward |
| And international rates? Let's just say they're so | | | | and uncomfortable speaking on the phone - even |
| low, you will be flying under the radar of all | | | | to his grandparents. But the Video phone has |
| Tele-gon (Klingon) warships. It's really as good as | | | | changed all that. He can see their faces, make |
| they make it look on Star Trek. | | | | eye contact, see hand gestures, body language, |
| Now, I ask you my fellow galactic citizens...have | | | | smiles etc. They on the other hand get to see his |
| we not suffered enough at the hands of the Big | | | | face when he opens the presents they send. It |
| Telco Warriors for millennia? We have endure | | | | has just filled so many gaps that I don't think we |
| their heartless conspiracies and over-priced | | | | even realised were there with the old conventional |
| services for long enough. It's time for war! So let's | | | | phones. |
| prepare for battle, and blast them into another | | | | It is only a matter of time before this technology |
| galaxy. | | | | is in every business and every home. It will soon |
| Alright - enough Star Trek before I get | | | | be as common as a cell phone. And just like with |
| completely carried away to another planet! This | | | | the cell phone, we will marvel at how we ever |
| machine has really changed my little universe | | | | got by without it in the past. |
| though. I use it at home and in my conventional | | | | Perhaps video phones are not the final frontier in |
| business. My business telephone bills have been | | | | telecommunications, but for now they will boldly |
| slashed by a healthy 40%, and at home it pretty | | | | go where no phone has gone before. |
| much takes on a life of its own. | | | | This is Captain Kirk signing out. |
| There have been other spin-offs in our business, | | | | |