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And one more thing, voice control. Apple has a knack for refining old ideas and making it mainstream. Voice controlled computing has been available for years. P
by inkaudio 15y ago
And one more thing, voice control. Apple has a knack for refining old ideas and making it mainstream. Voice controlled computing has been available for years. Perhaps in the future many of the computer interactions for the non techie consumer will accomplished without using their fingers, swiping.
- lukeschlather 15y agoFor me, voice control became refined and mainstream when I told my android phone "Navigate to <friend's name>" and it automatically pulled up Google Maps and started turn-by-turn navigation. (Over a year ago.) But I don't really think voice control is going to be very useful except in situations where hands are too busy doing something else.
- muxxa 15y agoOne thing that is overlooked with voice control is privacy. There's a reason why the SIRI demo videos show people using their iPhone in their own home; nobody wants to broadcast their intentions and interactions to bystanders. Even for 'innocent' commands, there is a while to go yet before talking in that strange scifi dialect (required for comprehension by computers) won't get you strange looks. Maybe with technology that picks up subvocalisations?
- sedachv 15y agoThe first voice-control app shipped out in the early 80s for industrial inspection use, along with a wearable computer. I don't have the specific reference handy.