tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9996376.post114874991247286511..comments2023-10-04T11:29:56.762-05:00Comments on Sense of Soot: Roger, Roger. You're Speaking My LingoRusty Hingehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034983092324349646noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9996376.post-1149165501364809982006-06-01T07:38:00.000-05:002006-06-01T07:38:00.000-05:00I think there must be some of that phenomenon at w...I think there must be some of that phenomenon at work. We're used to type, even icons, and everyone seems to have this idea that you'll want your phone to totally replace your computer. Well, until it fits on my watchband and can pop up a reasonably-sized holographic screen before my eyes- perhaps to my implant- I'd be happy with a phone that worked more intuitively and reliably.Rusty Hingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034983092324349646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9996376.post-1149021089173689592006-05-30T15:31:00.000-05:002006-05-30T15:31:00.000-05:00i've also wondered why they keep going down the PD...i've also wondered why they keep going down the PDA path. I'm sure it isn't because they haven't thought of it or wanted to do it differently - there's tons of VC money going into mobile technology these days (i'm kind of caught in that vortex myself) and everybody's talking about 'voice voice voice' but they all end up just doing 'text, text, text'. maybe it's just a combination of 'follow the epikleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417963344148876467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9996376.post-1148940686876630172006-05-29T17:11:00.000-05:002006-05-29T17:11:00.000-05:00Okay, they're good devices, but my functional issu...Okay, they're good devices, but my functional issues (and the lack of intuitive design involved) could have been addressed a decade ago. I used to work with commercial voice recognition software which, at that time, was way beyond deciphering a limited set of words, especially when not needing to recognize them from every motley incalling 1-800 customer, but was "trained" through repetition by Rusty Hingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034983092324349646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9996376.post-1148858754620608542006-05-28T18:25:00.000-05:002006-05-28T18:25:00.000-05:00oh yes, the star trek communicator is still coming...oh yes, the star trek communicator is still coming, but it's still a ways off, because voice recognition software turns out to be pretty hard to do. in the meantime, it's pretty funny to hear people complain about gadgets that are really f'ing incredible when you think about it. just a few years ago you couldn't do a damn thing with a cellphone - even make a decent call!epikleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417963344148876467noreply@blogger.com