Language Fix

Practical ASL Cell Phone Closer to Reality

Engineers at the University of Washington are nearing completion of cell phone software that can work effectively without hogging as much bandwidth as typical video-conferencing.  This story from ScienceDaily reports that a field trial is nearing completion, with generally positive results.  The new software specifically optimizes video quality around the face and hands, which makes use of sign language on cell phones more practical for potentially, more people.