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"do you really need to talk to your computer?" Yes, and we've been waiting decades for it. And we've been waiting for Minority Report for a decade and a half

by melling 10y ago

"do you really need to talk to your computer?" Yes, and we've been waiting decades for it. And we've been waiting for Minority Report for a decade and a half too. The future is late. Btw, please skip the part where you try to explain why no one needs it. You simply lack imagination.

Longhanks 10y ago
This is not Star Trek. Speech recognition isn't nearly as productive as typing with a keyboard or clicking the mouse, so apart from people not being able to type or click, nobody really 'needs' speech recognition. It's a gimmick.
- zeroer 10y ago
  Billions of people can't type.
- oz 10y ago
  Sometimes, I put something in the freezer for a quick (30 mins) cooldown. Me being me, I'll forget about it aso soon as I close the freezer. I've lost several beers that way. Now? "Ok Google...set timer for 30 mins." Much quicker than unlocking, finding the Clock app, and fat-fingering the time widgets. This also works for reminders and a host of other things. Speech recognition is not a gimmick.
  - braythwayt 10y ago
    I agree. I use speech recognition all the time on my watch. The killer app for this? "Children! 10 more minutes, then we're turning screens off. Hey Siri! Set a timer for ten minutes." Much easier than fiddling with the crown to set a 10 minute timer.
- melling 10y ago
  You're a code monkey who sits at the keyboard all day? Most people have to get to a desktop, but would rather pull out a mobile device to get the job done. Of course coders have made progress at using dictation: http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/using_voice_to_code.html http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/using_voice_to_code.html Like I said, you lack imagination. Also, no one said you need to use speech for every task. It might simply help with RSI so you don't end up like this: http://www.looknohands.me http://www.looknohands.me Also, most people aren't coders. Designers, for example, might be using Photoshop with a Wacom tablet and would like to not have to use a keyboard. "New layer" "Layer hide" " "move layer up/down". "Text tool. Change text to San Francisco regular 16 point "
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by melling 10y ago

Longhanks 10y ago

This is not Star Trek. Speech recognition isn't nearly as productive as typing with a keyboard or clicking the mouse, so apart from people not being able to type or click, nobody really 'needs' speech recognition. It's a gimmick.

zeroer 10y ago
Billions of people can't type.
oz 10y ago
Sometimes, I put something in the freezer for a quick (30 mins) cooldown. Me being me, I'll forget about it aso soon as I close the freezer. I've lost several beers that way. Now? "Ok Google...set timer for 30 mins." Much quicker than unlocking, finding the Clock app, and fat-fingering the time widgets. This also works for reminders and a host of other things. Speech recognition is not a gimmick.
- braythwayt 10y ago
  I agree. I use speech recognition all the time on my watch. The killer app for this? "Children! 10 more minutes, then we're turning screens off. Hey Siri! Set a timer for ten minutes." Much easier than fiddling with the crown to set a 10 minute timer.
melling 10y ago
You're a code monkey who sits at the keyboard all day? Most people have to get to a desktop, but would rather pull out a mobile device to get the job done. Of course coders have made progress at using dictation: http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/using_voice_to_code.html http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/using_voice_to_code.html Like I said, you lack imagination. Also, no one said you need to use speech for every task. It might simply help with RSI so you don't end up like this: http://www.looknohands.me http://www.looknohands.me Also, most people aren't coders. Designers, for example, might be using Photoshop with a Wacom tablet and would like to not have to use a keyboard. "New layer" "Layer hide" " "move layer up/down". "Text tool. Change text to San Francisco regular 16 point "

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