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Talking Palm

Posted by timothy on from the your-door-is-ajar dept.

Isotopia writes: "This article from the NY Times is very cool. It's about this guy from IBM who was able to put voice recognition on his Palm III and it talks to him! It can remind him about meetings and it will tell him when his battery is getting low." I bet if you used this much, it would tell you how low the battery is -- frequently. That aside, it's amazing that IBM has been able to squeeze this onto a Palm.

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  1. More annoying technology... by Psarchasm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not that I am a huge fan of meetings or anything, but the last thing I want is more annoying handheld technology showing up in meetings.

    *pager*
    *cellfone*
    *palm*


    And now a frigging TALKING PALM? Then again...

    Eliza + Talking Palm + Male Real Doll = no more meetings ever. Hmm....

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  2. haha talk to the hand by digitalsushi · · Score: 5, Funny

    talk to the hand cause the palm aint liss'ning. oh wait, yeah it is. hey palm, wassup G

    yo my battery is audi 5000 aight peace out

    lates, palm

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  3. X11? Ha! How about X10? by abe+ferlman · · Score: 3, Funny

    screw X11, think of the marketing opportunities for X10!

    It could be worked in submliminally, like this:

    "time for meeting [buy an X10-cam] with your boss"

    "loading zap!2000 [buy 2000 X10s put them everywhere]"

    "time for kinky [tape your babysitter] sex with your [keep an eye on her] mistress at the Ritz"

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  4. New To-Do by KFury · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Palm, record new to-do item."

    "Ready"

    "Remember not to refer to boss as 'dickhead' when talking to you. End recording."

    "Note saved."

    (later) *Bling,bling* "Reminder: Weekly jerkoff meeting with Dickhead in 10 minutes."

    "Um, I thought I told you we bumped that meeting up... Now please apologize to Mr. Cooper."

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  5. Talking Palm by nick_davison · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's juvenile, but I couldn't resist the image of a talking 'palm':


    Dave?

    What are you doing Dave?

    I can't let you do that Dave.

    Not again Dave!

    It's only been fifteen minutes since the last time Dave.

    You know it makes me feel dirty Dave.

    You could at least wash me afterwards Dave.

    Can't you just get a girlfriend instead Dave?