From Old To New

From looking at those old methods of communication, I can see that technology-wise, we have come a long way. These days, we have swapped pigeon messaging for text messaging and instead of smoke signals, we leave status updates on Facebook and Twitter. My task is to modernise an out-dated form of communication, similar to those examples. Instead of using a real pigeon, how about a robotic one? I don't necessarily have to modernise something that old either. I could take things such as the mobile phone to another level (even though it can pretty much do anything these days). Now it's time to get my thinking cap on and perhaps brainstorm some ideas.