Intel CTO Says Future Phones Will Sense Your Mood

An anonymous reader writes "Ultra-smartphones that react to your moods and televisions that can tell it's you who's watching are in your future as Intel Corp's top technology guru sets his sights on context-aware computing. Chief technology officer Justin Rattner stuffed sensors down his socks at the annual Intel Develop Forum in San Francisco on Wednesday to demonstrate how personal devices will one day offer advice that goes way beyond local restaurants and new songs to download. 'How can we change the relationship so we think of these devices not as devices but as assistants or even companions?' he asked."

Comments

Can it sense emotions?

[acnicklas]

Will it show calming pictures on the screen while I'm raging at customer service?

Re:Can it sense emotions?

[mlts]

Nope, more likely it will call the police when it senses what you want to do to the person on the other end of the line after you just transferred for the fifth time, been on hold for six hours, and have everyone from your boss to the CEO staring you down at your desk.

Re:Can it sense emotions?

[modecx]

To hell with that: I want the phone belonging to the asshole driver in front of me, who happens to be having a very involved conversation, all the while driving 15 in a 35mph zone, and splitting the lanes of a two way street to feel *my* emotions. In other words: if the phone had pants, it'd activate vibrate mode and proceed to shit 'em.

If Intel could figure that out, I'd give 'em a high five or something.

Re:Can it sense emotions?

[JoeCommodore]

One Intel Tech to Another....

"Damn, still only seeing only Frustration, must be a glitch in the software..."

great idea

[monkyyy]

"phone call from 'grandma', mood 'horny', press here to accept call"

awesome

[Anonymous Coward]

Awesome, so as I work throughout my day talking to more and more customers, my computer will gradually start showing me gun shopping websites? sweet!

The brand new iShill!

[Anonymous Coward]

Come get your new iShill today!* We promise you it will only give advice in your best interests.**

*Message to prospective customers.
**Message to shareholders.

...stuffed sensors down his socks...

[John Hasler]

I can suggest other places for him to stuff his sensors. ...But then, I might also suggest that he get off my lawn.

Re:Long Past Ridiculous

[txoof]

Here comes Clippy, Cell Phone edition! It's a new extortion strategy. Clippy senses your anger at it's inability to do anything and offers you a sweet deal: $9.99 to automatically shut him off.

Any phone of mine that whispers in my ear...

[Demerara]

....."you seem a little tense, would you like me to book you a massage?" will be beaten to a pulp and thrown over the side of a bridge.

I'd like Intel to focus more on power efficiency and less on emotional claptrap.

Chief technology officer Justin Rattner stuffed se

[AmonTheMetalhead]

His PDA begged him to get a pedicure and to wash his feet

Re:Why change the relationship?

[L4t3r4lu5]

Indeed. When it buys me flowers and wants to watch a romantic comedy while cuddling on the sofa, then it'll be a companion.

Urrr, I mean chug beers and watch the free preview.

Clippy

[Anonymous Coward]

I sense Clippy will be invading other hardware...