On Wed, May 1, 2013, at 01:49 AM, Ken Dibble wrote: > Voice recognition is never going to work as an all-purpose interface for > a > computer, just as the mouse won't work as an all-purpose interface for a > computer (no matter how much Steve Jobs wanted it to), touch-screen won't > work as an all-purpose interface for a computer, just as typing won't > work > as an all-purpose interface for a computer (command line fanbois back > off; > try doing CAD or photo editing with a command line). > > That being said, the keyboard/mouse combination remains the most > efficient > human/machine interface overall for a general-purpose computing machine.
Exactly. If we really wanted to be using large-scale speech recognition we would be using it already. Until we can wire our heads directly into the network the above situation is largely not going to change. We're seeing a shift in the home and some areas of business at the moment away from keyboards and mice towards touch interfaces but once again - touch has been around for years, if it was such a game-changer for business we'd all be wiping our screens clean daily with our bizarrely overmuscled right arms. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1367395987.5367.140661225072165.583da...@webmail.messagingengine.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
