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Microsoft's man in charge of predicting the future has forecast the slow death of the Qwerty keyboard — with facial tracking, voice and gesture recognition taking over. Dave Coplin, the technology giant's chief envisioning officer, said it was bizarre that 21st-century workers still relied on typing technology invented in the 19th century. He added that while there have been huge leaps in technology, often the workplace had not caught up.
"We have these amazing computers that we essentially use like we're still Victorians. The Qwerty keyboard is a great example of an old design being brought forward to modern day. We've not really evolved. We still use this sub-optimal design.
"We're looking at technologies now like voice and gesture recognition, and facial tracking that may make the keyboard redundant," he added.
"We think that computers in the not-too-distant future will be able to understand all of those things and infer on my behalf my intent, meaning and objective that I'm trying to do."
(Score: 4, Insightful) by calzone on Saturday October 08 2016, @06:16PM
Forgot to mention: how often do people choose to write letters (email/messages) over talking face to face for certain matters?
Do politicians give speeches off the top of their heads or write them first?
Do novelists go into a recording studio and dictate an entire novel or write them?
There's a reason:
Composition helps you figure out what you mean to say and gives you the chance to edit it until you've managed to say it correctly.
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(Score: 2) by calzone on Saturday October 08 2016, @06:19PM
One last thing.
Had computers been introduced to the public as a way to talk to your toaster, they would have been relegated to the Sharper Image catalog.
But what made them must-have for regular people was DESKTOP PUBLISHING.
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