We swear we posted something about video tombstones last year, but daggummit we can’t find it. Also, we have no idea why we’re suddenly channeling a 19th-century prospector.
Regardless, they’re in the news again as inventor Sergio Aguirre has left his job to work on Serenity Panels full time.
“While nothing ever replaces the gift of life, memories can now come one step closer to forever being remembered and not forgotten,” boasts Aguirre about the product, which would take the form of a 7-inch shatter-resistant LCD screen residing on a headstone. The panel would display a 5- to 7-minute video on the decedent’s life.
This is our favorite part of the story:
“Aguirre, 32, promises the Serenity Panel will be durable, and while he hasn’t sold any yet, he says he’s got pre-orders from families whose relatives who have died. He wouldn’t say how many pre-orders, and he hasn’t yet collected any payment.”
In 1998, that sort of business acumen would have landed you $110 million in VC funding.
Via My Way News
