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]]> By: VodkaFish http://www.ensight.org/2004/05/18/ultimate-hiptop-device/comment-page-1/#comment-2046 VodkaFish Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 /?p=1069#comment-2046 I love playing around with voice recognition stuff. However, I realized long ago, it's not really an efficient user interface. For one thing, it's slow. I can click faster then I can speak. Shortcuts are fine, but the shorter you go, the harder it is for a computer to understand you (if you're speaking English that is). I remember reading long ago that Cantonese (or perhaps it's Mandarin, it was one of those Chinese dialects) was much easier to understand for a computer (less-similar words, homonyms, stuff like that). Either way, voice commands can be pretty clunky compared to point and click. If you don't think so, give it a shot, you can create your own shortcuts with most programs now. As the programs get to know your voice they can get pretty good at taking dictation, but after that I've found they're not that useful (yet). Another thing - you need a private office, or it's pretty useless. There are few open-space office environments that you'd be able to actually use your voice for anything and not distract others or interfere with their work (or have them interfere with your own). Public use goes without saying (just think of cell phones, but much worse). Just some random thoughts. I love playing around with voice recognition stuff. However, I realized long ago, it’s not really an efficient user interface. For one thing, it’s slow. I can click faster then I can speak. Shortcuts are fine, but the shorter you go, the harder it is for a computer to understand you (if you’re speaking English that is). I remember reading long ago that Cantonese (or perhaps it’s Mandarin, it was one of those Chinese dialects) was much easier to understand for a computer (less-similar words, homonyms, stuff like that).

Either way, voice commands can be pretty clunky compared to point and click. If you don’t think so, give it a shot, you can create your own shortcuts with most programs now.

As the programs get to know your voice they can get pretty good at taking dictation, but after that I’ve found they’re not that useful (yet). Another thing – you need a private office, or it’s pretty useless. There are few open-space office environments that you’d be able to actually use your voice for anything and not distract others or interfere with their work (or have them interfere with your own). Public use goes without saying (just think of cell phones, but much worse).

Just some random thoughts.

]]> By: Jeremy C. Wright http://www.ensight.org/2004/05/18/ultimate-hiptop-device/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Jeremy C. Wright Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 /?p=1069#comment-2047 I agree completely, which is why such a device would need to have keyboard / mouse for when you are in a place where you can sit down. Agreed that voice isn't the ideal either, however we have to be able to get away from keyboard / mouse without getting into implants or eye-based input. I agree completely, which is why such a device would need to have keyboard / mouse for when you are in a place where you can sit down.

Agreed that voice isn’t the ideal either, however we have to be able to get away from keyboard / mouse without getting into implants or eye-based input.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.ensight.org/2004/05/18/ultimate-hiptop-device/comment-page-1/#comment-2048 Christopher Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 /?p=1069#comment-2048 the ultimate answer would be something to correlate with the video, perhaps some finger sensors, that would allow you point to specific items in the visor and activate, if enough of them could be implemented, perhaps even a "virtual" keyboard, that would allow you to type much the same way sans the feel. the ultimate answer would be something to correlate with the video, perhaps some finger sensors, that would allow you point to specific items in the visor and activate, if enough of them could be implemented, perhaps even a “virtual” keyboard, that would allow you to type much the same way sans the feel.

]]> By: VodkaFish http://www.ensight.org/2004/05/18/ultimate-hiptop-device/comment-page-1/#comment-2049 VodkaFish Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 /?p=1069#comment-2049 Well, your implant comment just got me thinking about a device I saw in the stores about 4-5 years ago. It was this thing you'd put on your finger and it would "read your mind". If I remember correctly, it was a few different games. Skiing, pinball, etc. You would think "left" or "right". I'm not sure if it was able to interpret much else, or how it really did it... ...takes break and Googles... Ahh, someone asked about it: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=302038 Well, if you read towards the bottom it's not "brain" reading, but skin-reading in a way. Real thought-reading computer article: http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2246298 It still may freak out some, but if you could "think your mouse", depending on how quickly the thing could work this is a nice little futuristic interface :) As for today, I'm not quite sure about making an interface that differs from what we have, isn't eye or implant related and is truly mobile. Perhaps some sort of glove and finger-movement system, but there would probably be a decent learning curve to it. Well, your implant comment just got me thinking about a device I saw in the stores about 4-5 years ago. It was this thing you’d put on your finger and it would “read your mind”. If I remember correctly, it was a few different games. Skiing, pinball, etc. You would think “left” or “right”. I’m not sure if it was able to interpret much else, or how it really did it…

…takes break and Googles…

Ahh, someone asked about it:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=302038

Well, if you read towards the bottom it’s not “brain” reading, but skin-reading in a way.

Real thought-reading computer article:
http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2246298

It still may freak out some, but if you could “think your mouse”, depending on how quickly the thing could work this is a nice little futuristic interface :)

As for today, I’m not quite sure about making an interface that differs from what we have, isn’t eye or implant related and is truly mobile. Perhaps some sort of glove and finger-movement system, but there would probably be a decent learning curve to it.

]]> By: Armas http://www.ensight.org/2004/05/18/ultimate-hiptop-device/comment-page-1/#comment-2050 Armas Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 /?p=1069#comment-2050 I use a Handspring Treo, it is a cell phone, PDA, and connects to the web for mail or surfing via Blazer at about 70K/sec via Sprint PCS ( $10/month) It has a small QWERTY keyboard ( thumb board?) so you can use it wherever to type, take notes, surf, check email, (Eudora is FREE for example 4 Palm OS) So, we have a small screen 3.5" x 2.5" LCD, keyboard, pointer is a scroll wheel which pushes in for a click - or you can simply touch the screen -finger or stylus, toothpick, or fingernail.... If I could stick an iPod 1.5" 20 - 40GB HD in it, or even a smaller 1" micro drive 4,000MB - that would be great..... You connect a Treo to your computers via USB - it sync's your Mail, memo's, Web bookmarks, photo's, MP3's, what's left to do??? Not $1,000 but for sale @ $499 with Camera, phone, web, MP3, Palm OS -available now... Mac OS "Classic" ( Mac OS 8/9 ) is already a speakable interface. Defaults are "Launch or Launch Outlook Express, check Mail, close window, copy text, paste text, etc. Built in, and free - Internet Explorer is also speech enabled ( Mac OS X is about to get a BIG improvement in Speech, synthesis & recognition... One last thing, Pentium is a horrible power hog! Treo, Palm, all cell phones use ARM RISC for low power, high performance ( Battery can last 20 hours on a phone vs. 45 minutes in a P4 laptop! ) Intel makes X Scale ( ARM core CPU) TI, and everyone else make versions for price competition ( lower cost ) Also ARM can be converted to big endian, little endian, ( x86 or PPC ) - Hitachi 1.5" or 1" Micro drives are light, small as credit cards, or smaller.....and Palm OS can connect to Outlook servers, etc. Is there much left to do, let alone make yourself?? I use a Handspring Treo, it is a cell phone, PDA, and connects to the web for mail or surfing via Blazer at about 70K/sec via Sprint PCS ( $10/month)
It has a small QWERTY keyboard ( thumb board?) so you can use it wherever to type, take notes, surf, check email, (Eudora is FREE for example 4 Palm OS)
So, we have a small screen 3.5″ x 2.5″ LCD, keyboard, pointer is a scroll wheel which pushes in for a click – or you can simply touch the screen -finger or stylus, toothpick, or fingernail….
If I could stick an iPod 1.5″ 20 – 40GB HD in it, or even a smaller 1″ micro drive 4,000MB – that would be great…..
You connect a Treo to your computers via USB – it sync’s your Mail, memo’s, Web bookmarks, photo’s, MP3’s, what’s left to do??? Not $1,000 but for sale @ $499 with Camera, phone, web, MP3, Palm OS -available now…

Mac OS “Classic” ( Mac OS 8/9 ) is already a speakable interface. Defaults are “Launch or Launch Outlook Express, check Mail, close window, copy text, paste text, etc. Built in, and free – Internet Explorer is also speech enabled ( Mac OS X is about to get a BIG improvement in Speech, synthesis & recognition…

One last thing, Pentium is a horrible power hog! Treo, Palm, all cell phones use ARM RISC for low power, high performance ( Battery can last 20 hours on a phone vs. 45 minutes in a P4 laptop! ) Intel makes X Scale ( ARM core CPU) TI, and everyone else make versions for price competition ( lower cost )
Also ARM can be converted to big endian, little endian, ( x86 or PPC ) – Hitachi 1.5″ or 1″ Micro drives are light, small as credit cards, or smaller…..and Palm OS can connect to Outlook servers, etc.

Is there much left to do, let alone make yourself??

]]> By: Ensight - Jeremy C. Wright » Top 24 Posts of 2004 http://www.ensight.org/2004/05/18/ultimate-hiptop-device/comment-page-1/#comment-6233 Ensight - Jeremy C. Wright » Top 24 Posts of 2004 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 /?p=1069#comment-6233 [...] t Yourself Fired Security Over Productivity Contension Novell & Linux What Is Citrix? <a href="http://www.ensight.org/archives/2004/05/18/ultimate-hiptop-device/">Ultimate Hiptop Device</a> The Big Ol’ Windows API Discussion Secure Passwords The [...] [...] t Yourself Fired Security Over Productivity Contension Novell & Linux What Is Citrix? Ultimate Hiptop Device The Big Ol’ Windows API Discussion Secure Passwords The [...]

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