Is Technology Ruining Or Creating Christmas Magic?
While there's no doubt that technology has made the festive seasons more exiting, is there any chance it has helped ruin it too?
By Sadho Ram — 16 Dec 2013, 09:21 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Hello Santa is a new app that lets children talk to Santa Claus on Skype for a minimum of RM52. So no more going out to visit Santa.
The new video-chat app connects children to the real-life Santa with no time limit to the call, but each call made to Santa will cost the account holder over RM52.
independent.ie
St. Nick will chat to the children and they can tell him face-to-face what they want for Christmas, cutting out the traditional visit to Santa's Grotto.
uncreativemommy.com
The app, called 'Hello Santa', is by 'Make Believe Labs', who plan to use the technology to explain the service to other famous, previously unreachable, characters.
independent.ie
While the video calls with Santa provides a cheaper alternative, it comes without the real-life interaction of 'Hello Santa'
For those who are sick of standing in half-hour or longer lines only to have their kid freeze up, balk or cry when it’s finally their turn to sit on Santa’s knee, Hello Santa can be a great alternative.
techcrunch.com
There’s no time limit on the call itself, allowing mom and/or dad a chance to aid in conversation, instead of shouting at their kid from next to the elf manning Santa’s photography station.
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WATCH: This Hello Santa video call, although virtual, comes off as something really sweet
Meanwhile, a couple of weeks back, there was a "Hello Santa" letter floating on the Internet. The handwritten note to Saint Nick featured a full, indecipherable Amazon link, requesting Santa for the gift.
The note was originally posted by Zack Poitras who posted a series of similar notes over at The Inclusive.
So some patient Reddit members went through the work of typing out the link, revealing the link leads to the page to buy a $20 whale-themed RC car
