The device catered to the HoH community - the keyboard was great, and there were several "tty to voice" relay apps available where a HoH person could type messa

The device catered to the HoH community - the keyboard was great, and there were several "tty to voice" relay apps available where a HoH person could type messages to an operator from the device and an operator would place a voice telephone call for them and relay messages back and forth. For free. There was even an unofficial ASL gesture for "smartphone" now which mimicked the "flip screen" of the Hiptop since they were so pervasive in the community.