Playing with Ubi Duo
5 03 2007ASL Vlog – Approx 7:00 Minutes Long
Grant W Laird Jr discussed his experience when he have it for a month. On this video, you will see close up video what it is like to use Ubi-Duo product. The purpose for this video to help see what it is like and what can we do with it.
Talk and Show in ASL Vlog:
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Introduction
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Chat to Chat Demo (may be hard to see)
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Configuration Demo
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Hooked it up together Demo
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Baggy Demo
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Final testimony
Many ideas that you can use Ubi-Duo product:
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Doctor appointment
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Apartment & Mortgage loaner paperwork
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Hotel & Airport
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At work (meeting, one-on-one, conference, etc.)
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Family setting (birthday party, holiday function, etc.)
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Endless possibilities
You can find list of Ubi-Duo functions – click here and they also have their own blog – click here.
To view pictures that I took with my camera - Click here to view. (22 pictures)
Note: I don’t get paid for doing this or affiliate of any kind with Jason Curry or his company. Special thanks to Jason for letting me play with it for one month. It’s been wonderful experience.
Also, this is my first time to play with Ulead Video Studio 10 along with my webcam and camcorder.
Not bad! For me, I am not interest to buying because this device is too big and too heavy for carry as you know most of us often carry laptop and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or PIM (Personal Information Manager) so it would be 4 devices. I think it is silly to carry too many so Laptop and PDA is important anyway also other thing that I really don’t like to see GUI (Graphical User Interface) and device that look 80s style, really very old technology.
Why don’t they development only one device instead of two? One device! Ok, it is easy for people to carry lightweight and small portable size probably 8 inch by 5 inch with flip out/in like Sidekick style.
How can it work between Deaf and hearing people communication on one single device? It has built-in Internal speaker and Internal microphone. When people speak directly to device so we can read it text, then we can typing while this device can speak computer voice while hearing people listen to it when I typed. It would be better and more faster for us communication because we Deaf people might be stuck with it when many people don’t know how to using that device or very slow typing or they can not read and write as well!
It would be nice to using PDA or Apple iPhone to add a very few install and few programs, that s it! If PDA or iPhone has output and input for microphone and speaker then it is easy for them development.
Cool! Thank you for sharing this new technology with me!
Naw. I dont need that one.
How is your penmanship? Declincing your writing skills for using too much typing?
Thanks but no thanks…
Cool. Never heard of it till I see your demonstration. Where do you buy them? Price? I can imagine it is expensive because it is so new technology. Thanks for sharing.
I’m glad you had a good experience with the UbiDuo. You’re right. There are endless possibilities with the UbiDuo. If you are ever a Deaf professional doing business with hearing people or hearing businesses, that’s the thing to have.
It’s definitely not for me, not with the exorbitant price and the cumbersome weight and size of these devices. Paper and pen or a sidekick will do the trick for me.
Thank you for the demo of Ubi-Duo
but they cost almost 1k800 qty 2 that too much
I wish they could cost only $600 for qty 2
but compare the Ameriphone Q-90D Digital TDD/VCO cost 219 that also work with 2.5cable plug in each other work as well to type text as like normal phone but this is not wireless so a little different and it work
between deaf/hearing.
would Ubi-Duo make the price drop as 600 within qty 2 then I would buy
who shall make deal with them ? shall you discussing with them in my option of price for view of reasonable to drop price.
hope I hear from you again
Grant, will you buy it for yourself? What are the pros and cons of Ubi Duo? Would it come in handy if you get stopped by the police, will they be happy to type on Ubi Duo while standing in front of your car when they are talking to you? Some people are illiterate when it comes to typing, is Ubi Duo user friendly for people who cannot type very well? Why is the price so high?? Can deaf people use only one Ubi Duo when placing an order in a fast food restaurant or they must use two in order for it to work? Can you type on Ubi Duo while laying down, e.g. if you are at the hospital on the bed?
I’m not rich to buy that device. When my cousin Renee who has been traveling with her laptop meets with me, she could communicate with me via AIM using her laptop and I use my Sidekick II. Its pretty cool.
Michele,
Do you want to know about Pros and Cons? In my opinions
I believe UbiDuo has many Cons than Pros because it is too heavy for carry, too big to put where, how, like police stand up to talk with you! Resto at fastfood there is no room for UbiDuo because they have cashiers, food tray and serve foods. Too HIGH price for low end tech! Other reason Cons – big machine and small screen compare with laptop has big screen and thin slim.
I believe when people first time to purchase and exciting with it for a while and they will tired of it because too heavy to carry, I bet it will rare to using it for $1800. Why dont you buying old used laptop for $100 for communication purpose, open program like Text Edit or NotePad for typing with your hearing person.
Thank you Grant for showing the device to us. I had been wondering what it looked like. I know its too expensive. I agree with Ze7 about the Cons and Pro. I beleive they will be covered with dust and spider webs after not being used.
A case in example, one deaf professional used the UbiDuo more than 500 times with hearing people who run/own a business in order to do business with them. Besides, there are more deaf people out there than Deaf people. It’s a device that can be used by those who are deaf or voice-impaired.
7e7, I suggest you do a bit more research and your pre-conceived notions on what works and what doesn’t work. The UbiDuo was already a smashing success at the Deaflympics at the four hotels where they have helped accomodate hundreds of deaf people attending the event. The hotel management was extremely thankful that they had the opportunity to use the UbiDuo.
Next, the communication device is actually smaller than your typical computer laptop. Both together weighs about 6 pounds. Not exactly heavy by any stretch of the imagination. But at any rate, cost could be an issue for some but not all. Especially for businesses who are likely to cater to deaf people.
Thanks for updated! I guess it is ideal for Deaf professional producer, lawyer, web master, distributer so on who can afford expensive for large business or numberous of people in the building.
For us like one time or once in a while then it will be better using is paper and pen or PIM, old laptop. Nothing serious for us unless it is good for useful for lot of times!
You can always use your laptop. Just buy a extra $20 keyboard. You would have wordpad program running and use big fonts so both of you can use it. You type on laptop and hearing type on the extra keyboard very simple to do if you already have laptop.
John
1 laptop and two keyboard so you pass A+ hardware
ummm wow it 2000 dollar just for one!!!! no way! better buy laptop!