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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 typ

• 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 "