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Microsoft Expert Who Predicts Future Technology Says Qwerty Keyboard 'Will Die Out'

posted by janrinok on Saturday October 08 2016, @02:35PM   
from the orly? dept.

MrPlow writes:

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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."

Source: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/techandgadgets/microsoft-expert-who-predicts-future-technology-says-qwerty-keyboard-will-die-out-a3355726.html

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• So it will go like this : So it will go like this : (Score: 2) by Nuke on Saturday October 08 2016, @06:27PM

  by Nuke (3162) on Saturday October 08 2016, @06:27PM (#411810)

  Let me interpret that statement for you :-

  We're looking at ... voice and gesture recognition, and facial tracking .... We think that computers in the not-too-distant future will be able to interpret those things and infer what they mean in a way that is most beneficial to Microsoft's business model

  User [making wanking gestures] : "Show me some babes with big tits."

  Computer : [Aside to Microsoft : note this guy as a paedophile. Meanwhile, we have his credid card number and I'll pretend I heard " I want to upgrade to the subscription version of Solitaire"] Hi there wanker, there you go! [launches Solitaire]

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• Re:So it will go like this : Re:So it will go like this : (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 08 2016, @06:48PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 08 2016, @06:48PM (#411816)

  Let me interpret that statement for you

  Let me interpret this for you 'one guy at MS is working on something kinda interesting thinks his stuff is so cool everyone will use it'.

  MS throws a lot of stuff at the wall and see what sticks. All big companies do that. This dude is working on something kinda interesting and got excited. I used to feel the same way about my software. Now I do not care. Wish I could still get that excited :(

  This would be like me stating what my company of 200k is doing and as if I were the spokesperson for that company. Not. Even. Close.

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  • Re:So it will go like this : (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 08 2016, @11:06PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 08 2016, @11:06PM (#411856)

    MS throws a lot of stuff at the wall and see what sticks.

    This was interesting [wikipedia.org] too but Microsoft abandoned it.

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