BBX Crew is a company that creates a functional, cost efficient and practical product/service. BBX Cell combines instant messenger, wireless access, digital video and voice over internet protocol. Our service, at one low monthly price, allows you to communicate visually, audibly, and proficiently. The products are sold in many forms. Individuals are able to buy the software for cell phones, palm pilots, desktops, and even house phones. Its wireless capabilities allow users to travel anywhere while using the service. With this significant innovation, society will change immensely.

Imagine the capabilities to see and communicate with anyone around the world, no matter where you are. The number of individuals using cell phones is at a rapid exponential slope and there are no signs of stopping. The figure below illustrates the number of cell phone subscribers between 1985 and 1998. It is evident that there is a great demand for easy, fast, accessible, and worldwide communication. With such a high desire for technology and communication, BBX Cell and Service becomes the perfect new innovation for not only the nation, but the world. Our product is the step stone to new ideas and inventions in technology that will revolutionize the way we live.

In today's society, technological tools similar to that of BBX Cell and Service exist and engulf the business world. These mechanisms are known as video conferencing or net meetings. They are commonly used during conference calls with other divisions or companies around the world (Brubaker). Video conferencing allows the individuals to communicate visually and audibly via a monitor and speakers (Brubaker). Net meetings allow individuals to dial up at the same time and log on to the same account (Brubaker). Once everyone is together, they use the web cam and microphone on the computer to

have presentations that would usually be found in a board room (Brubaker). This type of development has saved financially and simplified the business world. Computer-mediated communication, also known as CMC, is the integration of technology in our everyday lives (Wood and Smith 4). Some examples of CMC include e-mail, bulletin board systems, internet messaging, and the world wide web (Wood and Smith 9-14). Wireless communication is also common among our society. It is now used in schools and allows students to efficiently do research without tying up the phone line (Breck 86). Many forms of technological communication are implemented in our society today.

Society will be greatly impacted in the future by BBX Crew's service. Each of the advantages in the current video conferencing would be used, but advantages such as wireless and mobile would be included. There would be no need to carry a large monitor, microphone, or speakers. The service can simply be downloaded to other electronic devices such as a cell phone. Communities will have the capability to contact other communities simply by the touch of a button. The amount of deceit on the telephone will greatly decrease because both individuals within the conversation will be able to talk. Individuals would be able to work in a corporation, from home. They would simply telecommunicate to their company and listen to meetings or even join into the discussions. Long distance phone calls once a month could become a daily occurrence with free long distance and the ability to see the peer that once seemed so far away. If a woman is shopping and needs a second opinion on a dress she is trying on, she could simply call up her friend and ask for her opinion. The options available with this service/product are endless.

In a more serious and beneficial aspect, our product would increase safety and save lives. Instead of using a cell phone while driving, you can simply say a name and your device will call and use speaker phone, without the need to take any hands off the steering wheel. Victims kidnapped would be able to turn on or open their device, yell help, and the device automatically calls 911 and visually shows what is going on, giving cues as to where they are located. The video ability could be used in a number of ways to benefit our society's safety.

BBX Crew has integrated a number of current technological devices to create a wireless and mobile form of video conferencing. This invention would revolutionize society. There would be one low cost for a number of features within the system so that the gadget could be used in for business or personal pleasure. Safety, convenience, enjoyment, and accessibility are what make this device unlike any other. Society will be impacted by this mechanism in more ways than one.