You know where I should be right now: the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The geek gateway to 2008 and beyond. I have heard that robots are walking the floor and that they are testing automated automobiles. And, that voice is making a big splash again.
For example, One Voice Technologies, Inc. announced that they will be demonstrating voice control for Intel Mobile Internet Devices (MID) to play music, view photos and videos, chat, retrieve maps and driving directions and search the Internet all by voice.
I've been talking to machines for years, but they respond about as well as teenagers when asked about their comings and goings. And every year I keep the item "talk to your computer" on my New Year's Resolution list.
So when I hear that voice input is going to change how we interface with computers and handheld devices, a tingle runs down my carpal tunnel and I whisper to my keyboard: You're dead, dude.
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