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> To sum it all up, I think the 'killer app' here is the one that's so simple it seems kind of self-referential - having a display on your face instead of in th
by gumby 2y ago
> To sum it all up, I think the 'killer app' here is the one that's so simple it seems kind of self-referential - having a display on your face instead of in the world.
The problem is that, at the end of the day, that's just a feature, not a benefit.
It reminds my of the ongoing push for speech interfaces. Supposedly they are "more natural" but in reality, even when you have a screen, the keyboard is still significantly better (even if it's virtual like on a phone)
- reidjs 2y agospeech interfaces have gotten amazing in certain contexts, especially now that speech to text is decent. Think times when you can't call the person but need to send them a quick message, eg noisy festival or loud bar while you are moving and aren't able to stop to type. I know that some people even use voice assistants to do things like set timers, reminders, or initiate calls
- gumby 2y agoYeah, "some people" -- my partner for one. But efficacy is low, even with all her practice. And there aren't many such people -- look at what's happening to Amazon's alexa unit. I do mainly use voice to control my watch, which means in practice it's pretty much a read-only device (which is just fine for me). > Think times when you can't call the person but need to send them a quick message, eg noisy festival or loud bar. Aren't these precisely cases where speech doesn't work? Too noisy to hear you; too noisy for you to hear the message.