posted on July 9, 2004 03:48:25 AM new
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The dead could soon be speaking from the grave if an American inventor's plan becomes reality.
Robert Barrows, of Burlingame, California has filed a patent application for a video-equipped tombstone that will display a video message from the grave's occupant.
"If his patent is granted, Barrows hopes that when people make out their will, they also leave a parting video with their lawyer," New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday.
The hollow, talking tombstone will include a flat touch screen and will house a computer with a microchip memory or hard disc. It will be powered by electricity from the cemetery's lighting system.
The plan will not be the first electronically enhanced tombstone. An American company has a patent on a gravestone that will display photographs of the deceased and tributes from friends, according to the magazine.
But the Barrows plan will go one further by including contributions actually from the deceased.
"It's history from the horse's mouth," he said.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on July 9, 2004 07:42:24 AM new
That's really dumb. Hust how many years do they think that kind of technology will last? If it's good stuff, maybe 20 years?
Is ANYONE here using a 20 year old hard drive? Even CDs and DVDs are only rated for a few decades of life.
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We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing -- Anonymous
posted on July 10, 2004 10:11:31 AM new
fenix.. How Cool is that!
Where do I sign up..
Just think you can tell all the vultures waiting for their split of your wealth..to buzzard off! Insult them all and get the last word... I like it.. MM
