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Sophisticated Voice Commands the Next Big Step For Smartphones, Says Woz

Posted by Soulskill on from the tea-earl-grey-hot dept.

splitenz writes "Sophisticated voice commands will be the next big step for the development of smartphones, according to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. 'We have gotten down to such tiny devices with amazing computers inside with all the human senses; vision, hearing, touch, location acceleration and movement. I don't want to click buttons anymore and I just want to do things without having to think about which buttons to click.' He was speaking at the Australian Chamber Business Congress. Wozniak also sees a continuing place for touchpads."

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  1. Re:I don't want to have to yell at my phone in pub by somersault · · Score: 3, Informative

    +1 concur.

    My Mac had voice commands in the 90s, but it didn't include useful stuff like being able to choose which file was selected etc, despite being able to open and close files/windows with it. Even if it could do everything that your mouse and keyboard can do, it's still faster to just use your hands for the most part. Voice command is great for people with disabilities, but on a smartphone in a busy environment, what's the point? It's either not going to work because of ambient noise, or you're just going to piss everyone off.

    Bonus clip.

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    which is totally what she said
  2. Re:I want better.... by sed+quid+in+infernos · · Score: 3, Informative

    Only complete retards drive at 120-150mph on public roads.

    You missed a couple of important words: "relative speed." If you drive 60 MPH and oncoming traffic drives 60, then an accident with an oncoming car will be at 120 MPH relative speed.

  3. Re:I don't want to have to yell at my phone in pub by SiChemist · · Score: 3, Informative

    Android's voice commands do three of those:

    send text to
    directions to
    send email to

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    God is imaginary