Jott transcribes cell calls to text

September 17, 2008 By Craig Crossman

Never before have we been so connected to each other. When it comes to instant personal communication these days, the cell phone and the Internet are how we do it. A mere century ago, our options to communicate with each other were limited mostly to writing letters, using carrier pigeons, sending the occasional smoke signal, drums, messengers - you get the idea.

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