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Yes, I hear these arguments over and over. Yet, in cars, it is already increasingly recognized that touch screens (another interface) are worse than physical bu

Yes, I hear these arguments over and over. Yet, in cars, it is already increasingly recognized that touch screens (another interface) are worse than physical buttons. The examples you name are somewhat exceptions where I can imagine, if someone is really lazy, that a language control could be better than buttons, but in most cases I think the difference is minuscule. I have to walk 2 Meters from the couch to the button ("and I wanted to get a new drink anyway"). On the other hand, I can see that language is really good for information/knowledge retrieval. Ask ChatGPT to help you with something.. and get the answer via voice.

DharmaPolice 4y ago
The difference is voice does not have to be a replacement for a button but just another option. My light switch in my bedroom is on the other side of the room to my bed and if I'm falling asleep it's much easier to give a voice command than get out of bed and press a button on the wall and then fumble back to bed in the dark. Not to mention when you notice you've left a light on in the hallway/another room. But I also have my lights on a button on my remote and yes, often it's easier to just press that.
pasc1878 4y ago
One function I use voice for is "Hey Siri where is my phone" - Uses Apple's Find My.. to make the phone ping and so I can find where it has dropped into the sofa or I left it in the Study charging. Your view I think works where the device is static or always on you like a watch but not when the device could be misplaced.
HPsquared 4y ago
Cars are actually a decent application for voice controls - you can do a wide range of functions without having to hunt-browse (especially the more complex infotainment / navigation functions), and you don't need to take either your eyes or hands off the task of driving. You can simply say "navigate me to such-and-such", or "turn off the display", or whatever, tasks which would otherwise involve several steps and be much more distracting.
watwut 4y ago
I think that difference is that if you are watching TV from couch, you are not in life/death situation. Even if you fiddle with phone for full minute, I wont cause car crash. Plus, the couch is not moving under your finger. Meanwhile, if you are driving the car, touch screen means not watching the road for crutial 2 seconds while you are trying to hit the damm screen while the car is moving.

DharmaPolice 4y ago

The difference is voice does not have to be a replacement for a button but just another option. My light switch in my bedroom is on the other side of the room to my bed and if I'm falling asleep it's much easier to give a voice command than get out of bed and press a button on the wall and then fumble back to bed in the dark. Not to mention when you notice you've left a light on in the hallway/another room. But I also have my lights on a button on my remote and yes, often it's easier to just press that.

pasc1878 4y ago

One function I use voice for is "Hey Siri where is my phone" - Uses Apple's Find My.. to make the phone ping and so I can find where it has dropped into the sofa or I left it in the Study charging. Your view I think works where the device is static or always on you like a watch but not when the device could be misplaced.

HPsquared 4y ago

Cars are actually a decent application for voice controls - you can do a wide range of functions without having to hunt-browse (especially the more complex infotainment / navigation functions), and you don't need to take either your eyes or hands off the task of driving. You can simply say "navigate me to such-and-such", or "turn off the display", or whatever, tasks which would otherwise involve several steps and be much more distracting.

watwut 4y ago

I think that difference is that if you are watching TV from couch, you are not in life/death situation. Even if you fiddle with phone for full minute, I wont cause car crash. Plus, the couch is not moving under your finger. Meanwhile, if you are driving the car, touch screen means not watching the road for crutial 2 seconds while you are trying to hit the damm screen while the car is moving.