Re: number one favorite thing ever
michael said:
there will be smaller ones than 3x5 index cards. . . . Always. . . .
well, yes, i suppose there already are, and have been. but if we are speaking about a handheld form-factor, one that is icon-oriented and based on multi-touch, then you need a certain amount of screen real-estate. smaller form-factors are probably gonna be operated with a voice interface instead, with audible output too. and yes, that will happen. but it kinda takes us out of the realm that is generally considered to be "reading". i see that form-factor as either an ear-ring (for women and some men) or a stick-on dot that'll be applied just behind the ear, where the jawbone intersects, so that it can pick up vocalizations and be audible to the person. but again, an audio-only interface is going to be _so_ radically different that people will probably consider it to be a completely separate type of machinery, i'd say. quite interesting to think about, however... :+) kinda like a wise person, always in your ear, telling you exactly what you need to know in that situation and in that place and time, notice of danger and opportunities and whatever else is relevant... like i said, interesting... -bowerbird
Hi BB, I hate to let you in of this. but Am 28.11.2010 um 22:11 schrieb Bowerbird@aol.com:
michael said:
there will be smaller ones than 3x5 index cards. . . . Always. . . .
well, yes, i suppose there already are, and have been.
[snip, snip] smaller form-factors are probably gonna be operated with a voice interface instead, with audible output too.
[snip, snip} i see that form-factor as either an ear-ring (for women and some men) or a stick-on dot that'll be applied just behind the ear, where the jawbone intersects, so that it can pick up vocalizations and be audible to the person.
but again, an audio-only interface is going to be _so_ radically different that people will probably consider it to be a completely separate type of machinery, i'd say. Why not go with the state of art. There are already system that do actually work with brainwaves. That is a person uses certain thoughts to control a cursor or computer. Both person and computer have to trained. Furthermore, there is work on triggering thoughts/sensations by stimulus. Especially, in the field for helping the deaf and sight impaired.
quite interesting to think about, however... :+)
Quite! If it helps people.
kinda like a wise person, always in your ear, telling you exactly what you need to know in that situation and in that place and time, notice of danger and opportunities and whatever else is relevant... like i said, interesting...
The question is whether one has control of the input or it controls you. Scary! regards Keith.
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