Remember how we were all supposed to be talking on video phones in the mid-90s? Most wouldn’t call a tiny 3-inch x 3-inch screen that produced a stuttering two-frame-a-minute picture “video.” Then a decade later anyone with a laptop and built-in camera put that argument to bed. But, the X-Cast scientists from UseeIsee believe there’s a market for people who a) don’t have laptop technology, b) do have a high-speed Internet connection and c) want a VoIP service similar to Vonage or you cable company, but with the benefit of sight. We call these people our parents. UseeIsee knows our folks too well, as it mixes equal parts of Catskill humor and pictures of Nana talking to her grandchildren. It’s so plain spoken, it just might work.


Amanda Martinez Wednesday, 08.06.08 @ 10:57 am

You hit the nail on the head. I actually bought a Useeisee phone for my boyfriend’s father, who is over 60 and is very scared of technology (I think he doesn’t even use an ATM card). However, with the easy set up and connectivity, he is able to speak face-to-face with his grandkids in CA from his home in MD.

I can’t believe that this technology isn’t more popular!


Phuong-Cac Wednesday, 08.06.08 @ 12:17 pm

OMG! i have been waiting for one of these for a long time for my mom. The price is kinda steep though. I wonder if one day with this same concept that incorporates Skype?




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