Comments on: Could ‘social media tablets’ work for interactive e-books, not just Facebook and Twitter?

By: Steve Jordan

Steve Jordan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:39:41 +0000

I think it is still ahead of its time, yes.

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0000

> I just haven’t figured out how well it’s going to work in practical usage, much less have I seen SW that could effectively pull it off.

Not to mention the CPU factor I mentioned. Future chips could be MUCH better. I wonder if this isn’t a product ahead of its time.

Even 95 percent accuracy could still let some rather distracting errors through.

Thanks,
David

By: Steve Jordan

Steve Jordan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:44:18 +0000

The concept of using voice reco for speech input always sounds good on its face. But so far, it’s been so far from workable as to be nothing but a pain for most users.

I also admit, I wonder what the world will be like when everyone’s talking to themselves to input into their devices. Considering how people use their cellphones, I expect this to be a chatty world in that case.

Actually, I wouldn’t count the possibility out. I just haven’t figured out how well it’s going to work in practical usage, much less have I seen SW that could effectively pull it off.