Rick Funderburg wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I'm trying to imagine a post-PC world where >> people move beyond x86 platforms and just >> get wired with their PDAs, cell phones, wallet computers, etc. >> >> One big problem I can see with this rosy future >> prediction is that NOTHING has been invented >> that replaces the keyboard. >> > > Ever watch Star Trek? Just what is shown on the TV show is probably > enough to that "invent" an interface and get a patent these days. > >> Perhaps speech recognition may be the answer >> some day but I don't see it now. >> >> Is there any other alternative to voice to replace >> the keyboard? >> >> > > Speech recognition should get somewhat better, but there are limitations > when grabbing samples of air vibrations. Humans compensate for this by > analyzing the context, which is something that is very hard for > computers to do. I assume that one could get much better accuracy by > implanting small sensors into the muscles that are involved in speech. > I have had a similar thought for a version of sign language using some > sort of glove. These ideas may help until a direct-to-brain interface > is working. >
Don't forget the Universal Translator (tm). ..j -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
