I've heard a number of people say that augmented reality, when it matures, will be of much broader interest to the general population than VR... and they're probably right.
Yes, I understand the 911 people listened in and made the decision to respond based on what they heard, and again in THIS case they were correct.
If the law there is similar to that in my home state (Washington), police are obligated to respond to any 911 call when the dispatcher cannot determine what's happening.
When my daughter was little, she accidentally called 911 on our landline (which had a 911 button). A few minutes later, my wife got started by two police barging into our house (guns were not drawn or anything like that). The dispatcher had heard what sounded like toddler gibberish, but when they couldn't get an intelligible response the police were obligated to check it out.
and not just accidentally mis-interpreted a shouted phrase "Did you call the sheriffs?" (spoken by the perpetrator, not the victim, might I add).
This is actually puzzling/concerning me - perhaps more than it should. But I can't figure out how that phrase could trigger any of the "common" virtual assistants - Google, Amazon, Apple, or Microsoft - unless at least one manufacturer has been less than forthright regarding what can trigger a response (and, therefore, regarding what the device actively listens for).
Whether or not we eventually can communicate this way... this is mostly irrelevant with regards to AI taking human jobs, since we'll still think and perform at the same speeds we always have.
So, by that same logic, a cell phone call is a conversation between you and a cell tower. Most people aren't going to see it that way - but you're welcome to employ more tortured verbal gymnastics, if you wish.
There are more than two major problems. The requirement of a nearby base station (or other RF source) is a significant drawback.
However the research is interesting - and people need to remember this is intended as rather fundamental research, not something that's ready for commercialization. And the "walkie talkie" comments are really missing the mark, since the person you're talking doesn't have to be local.
Yeah, right there you've demonstrated the "internet problem" in a nut shell... taking an Abraham Lincoln quote and then mis-attributing it to Albert Einstein.
You can just use your nice high-def camera on your phone to capture someone's Apple Pay screen, say while you're behind them in line and they're getting ready to pay. Free access to ApplePay account with just a picture, no hacking required.
Without that person's specific hardware device (e.g. the iPhone whose screen you photographed), you're not going to be able to use that data you just captured.
"And I know when I take [technology] away from my kids what happens," Fadell explained. "They literally feel like you're tearing a piece of their person away from them-they get emotional about it, very emotional. They go through withdrawal for two to three days." Products like the iPhone, Fadell believes, are more attuned to the needs of the individual rather than what's best for the family and the larger community.
He must've recently watched The Wrath of Kahn and decided the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
I like how you got four respondents who chose one of the "I don't use keyboards" options. There aren't that many jobs where a person won't at least occasionally need to use a keyboard (even if it's just to log one's hours).
My junior-high typing class - where I learned how to type properly - had a mix of Selectrics and mechanical typewriters, while my folks had some portable mechanical made by Royal (IIRC - I can recall the plastic case/cover, anyway). I can remember the frustration with those manual typewriters - getting two or more different letters' strike bars jammed together, having to carefully reposition the paper when you needed to correct a typo you didn't immediately notice, replacing the ink ribbons (or having the ribbons come out of the guides)...
The Selectrics took some getting used to, but were definitely nicer to type on once you adjusted. They were still subject to some of the aforementioned issues, though.
But I'm old enough to remember being in a computing lab filled with clicky keyboards back then. Heck, I remember how a room filled with typewriters sounded.
I'll take today's quiet keyboards, thank you very much.
Back in the day it was recording off FM onto cassette tape!!
When I was a teenager, for a few years my best friend and I used to set up a cassette recorder at one end of my parents' coffee-table hi-fi to record Casey Kasem's annual top 100 countdown at new year's (on AM radio!). We'd get a few extra-long-play cassettes, and set an alarm for the times we needed to switch tapes - try as we might, we couldn't manage to stay awake all night.
Slashdot Mirror
Given that they're always anonymous postings, it's probably just one unemployed dude.
I've heard a number of people say that augmented reality, when it matures, will be of much broader interest to the general population than VR... and they're probably right.
But Broken Sword may convince Nameless that President Xi should not die...
It's "altogether", not "all together", you illiterate buffoons.
Not if the order rescinding the rule is signed with a bunch of different people's hands all holding onto the pen at the same time...
(Hey, they have cabinet meetings where they're required to go from person to person praising the President - so anything is possible)
They can't seem to make much of an inroad with hardware, unlike Apple - so they have to make their money somewhere.
But the good people of Bangalore should perhaps Bang-a-bit-less.
Shoot, I messed that up. I am suitably ashamed...
In UK the number is 999, which is much more likely to be dialed by toddlers than 911.
I have it on good authority that the U.K. number is actually 0118 999 889 119 119 725 3.
Yes, I understand the 911 people listened in and made the decision to respond based on what they heard, and again in THIS case they were correct.
If the law there is similar to that in my home state (Washington), police are obligated to respond to any 911 call when the dispatcher cannot determine what's happening.
When my daughter was little, she accidentally called 911 on our landline (which had a 911 button). A few minutes later, my wife got started by two police barging into our house (guns were not drawn or anything like that). The dispatcher had heard what sounded like toddler gibberish, but when they couldn't get an intelligible response the police were obligated to check it out.
and not just accidentally mis-interpreted a shouted phrase "Did you call the sheriffs?" (spoken by the perpetrator, not the victim, might I add).
This is actually puzzling/concerning me - perhaps more than it should. But I can't figure out how that phrase could trigger any of the "common" virtual assistants - Google, Amazon, Apple, or Microsoft - unless at least one manufacturer has been less than forthright regarding what can trigger a response (and, therefore, regarding what the device actively listens for).
Actually, George Orwell probably deserves "first post" honors.
Whether or not we eventually can communicate this way... this is mostly irrelevant with regards to AI taking human jobs, since we'll still think and perform at the same speeds we always have.
So, by that same logic, a cell phone call is a conversation between you and a cell tower. Most people aren't going to see it that way - but you're welcome to employ more tortured verbal gymnastics, if you wish.
Good point. A cordless home phone would be a more apt comparison than a mobile phone.
Wow. So tell me - did he steal your girlfriend, or was it he kicked your dog?
There are more than two major problems. The requirement of a nearby base station (or other RF source) is a significant drawback.
However the research is interesting - and people need to remember this is intended as rather fundamental research, not something that's ready for commercialization. And the "walkie talkie" comments are really missing the mark, since the person you're talking doesn't have to be local.
"Most quotes on the internet are made up."
- Albert Einstein
Yeah, right there you've demonstrated the "internet problem" in a nut shell... taking an Abraham Lincoln quote and then mis-attributing it to Albert Einstein.
You can just use your nice high-def camera on your phone to capture someone's Apple Pay screen, say while you're behind them in line and they're getting ready to pay. Free access to ApplePay account with just a picture, no hacking required.
Without that person's specific hardware device (e.g. the iPhone whose screen you photographed), you're not going to be able to use that data you just captured.
It doesn't seem like many websites support this option, though.
"And I know when I take [technology] away from my kids what happens," Fadell explained. "They literally feel like you're tearing a piece of their person away from them-they get emotional about it, very emotional. They go through withdrawal for two to three days." Products like the iPhone, Fadell believes, are more attuned to the needs of the individual rather than what's best for the family and the larger community.
He must've recently watched The Wrath of Kahn and decided the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Keep your kids' phones locked up, Tony!
I like how you got four respondents who chose one of the "I don't use keyboards" options. There aren't that many jobs where a person won't at least occasionally need to use a keyboard (even if it's just to log one's hours).
My junior-high typing class - where I learned how to type properly - had a mix of Selectrics and mechanical typewriters, while my folks had some portable mechanical made by Royal (IIRC - I can recall the plastic case/cover, anyway). I can remember the frustration with those manual typewriters - getting two or more different letters' strike bars jammed together, having to carefully reposition the paper when you needed to correct a typo you didn't immediately notice, replacing the ink ribbons (or having the ribbons come out of the guides)...
The Selectrics took some getting used to, but were definitely nicer to type on once you adjusted. They were still subject to some of the aforementioned issues, though.
But I'm old enough to remember being in a computing lab filled with clicky keyboards back then. Heck, I remember how a room filled with typewriters sounded.
I'll take today's quiet keyboards, thank you very much.
Are We Living In the Golden Age of Bailing?
Growing up, I was repeatedly taught "there are no stupid questions, except for unasked ones".
Well... Slashdot just proved that old saw false. What the heck kind of stupid question is this, anyway?
Back in the day it was recording off FM onto cassette tape!!
When I was a teenager, for a few years my best friend and I used to set up a cassette recorder at one end of my parents' coffee-table hi-fi to record Casey Kasem's annual top 100 countdown at new year's (on AM radio!). We'd get a few extra-long-play cassettes, and set an alarm for the times we needed to switch tapes - try as we might, we couldn't manage to stay awake all night.