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Re:Introducing the HUD. Say hello to the future of the menu by p0ss on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @07:40PM (#3507752)
I don't think this design is actually for keyboards, keyboards are just the intermediary step to voice, which casual computer users might well use more than even a mouse, if it works.
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Re:Introducing the HUD. Say hello to the future of the menu by mdaniel on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @02:15PM (#3511216)
Oh, please, no.

I already hate the chimes and beeps and twiddles that echo around the office. The very last thing in the world I want is to have it filled with the previous sounds and "computer: open file january report"

And, personal preference aside, there is no way that I can speak the _commands_ as fast as I can type them. For long paragraphs of natural prose, voice recognition is okay; for specific things, not so much.

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