Re:The Post-Mac Interface
by mrweasel on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @05:59AM
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>Siri, Google Now, or Cortana are on the verge of becoming something quite useful.
That one of those things that are going to be down to personal preference. Personally I don't see voice as a suitable interface for anything. I get that for some minor tasks voice is going to be fast, but for larger workflows voice isn't a fast input or feedback method. If you don't have a screen in front of you, you'll need to keep a mental image of your actions, which seems to just make things harder. If you do have a screen then I don't get why you wouldn't have a keyboard and mouse to.
Honestly I just don't want to talk to my computer (or phone), I don't see it as an efficient input device. I still haven't tried Windows 10, but when I do the first thing I will be looking for is a way to make Cortana disappear. It's creepy as hell and not how I want to use a computer. Mostly is seems like a technology we implement be science fiction says we should.
Arguably there's are cases where voice is better, simply because it really is the only option, car stereos and navigation for example. It's really the only safe option.
That one of those things that are going to be down to personal preference. Personally I don't see voice as a suitable interface for anything. I get that for some minor tasks voice is going to be fast, but for larger workflows voice isn't a fast input or feedback method. If you don't have a screen in front of you, you'll need to keep a mental image of your actions, which seems to just make things harder. If you do have a screen then I don't get why you wouldn't have a keyboard and mouse to.
Honestly I just don't want to talk to my computer (or phone), I don't see it as an efficient input device. I still haven't tried Windows 10, but when I do the first thing I will be looking for is a way to make Cortana disappear. It's creepy as hell and not how I want to use a computer. Mostly is seems like a technology we implement be science fiction says we should.
Arguably there's are cases where voice is better, simply because it really is the only option, car stereos and navigation for example. It's really the only safe option.