In the world of human-computer interaction, we’re seeing more action on multitouch and gestures and accelerometers with the upcoming iPad. We’re seeing augmented reality with built-in cameras and compasses. We’re seeing competition heat up in the phone space with the next round of Android / Nexus phones. And we’re seeing Google put voice everywhere, transcribing voicemail, automatically captioning YouTube and more.
The ingredients are all in place. And yet I still haven’t seen a strong play to command our smartphones by voice. It should be easy pickin’s at this point, nay?
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