Should New Jersey governor Jon S. Corzine, who was injured in a car crash two weeks ago, become well enough to govern, he may do it from his hospital bed. Now that brings a whole new dimension to the virtual office!
Corzine’s aides said Monday they are looking into video-conferencing technology in the hopes that he could govern remotely. However, Corzine’s condition is still critical — he was only upgraded from the ICU today — following breaking his left thigh bone, 11 ribs, a collarbone, and his breastbone in a high-speed crash on April 12.
Video-conferencing technology is cheap and nearly ubiquitous these days, as Om reminded us when Google bought such software from Swedish firm Marratech last week. All you have to do is buy a couple of laptops with built-in cameras. Or perhaps Corzine’s entourage would like to spend some tax dollars on something a little more upscale, like Teleportec‘s life-size 3D face-to-face communication system.
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