People and Gadgets

​"Ah, hello, come in.
Let me just get this music playing.
I'll reach down here into the cabinet.
This XX line needs to go into the transbachian sornoplex.
These two cables have pioscene receptors.
They go into the Hanz Abel Stereo. 
 
"There we go, we can hear sound now.
 
"I see you're wearing the new Bechloss frames. 
How do you like them?
Your eyeballs look funny. 
The display is pixelated and green.
What do see when you see me?"
 
"Rainbows mostly"
 
"Oh, they attach to your gloves, cool.
 
"My system sonar picked you up when you arrived.
The green lights blinked from green to yellow and the Pontine Playsound went off in our kitchen.
My VC9 studio processor was alerted and began processing your stream.
 
"Just a second, let me sync the Gloria Fence.
 
"There.
Now, we're connecting.
How is your mother?"
 
"She's well. 
We just installed a Corcoran Down-lay in her cabin.
The staff there are all very familiar with the new upgrades."
 
"Right, this is something we've been thinking about too.
How is she adjusting?"
 
"Oh, I suppose OK. 
I don't know.
It just her now and the Cosplex wasn't really worth it any more.
She was due for a downgrade."
 
"Yeah - I suppose the downgrade is coming for all of us, right?"
 
"The downgrade!"
 
"The great downgrade."