I actually think there's been a lot of progress in this area. Several
auto manufacturers include systems with voice recognition. Ford includes
MS Sync in many of their lines of cars, and other manufacturers have
similar systems. You see them advertised on TV all of the time. Rockbox,
an open source replacement for your MP3 player's firmware, has had an
eyes free interface for years. The GPS I have in my family's cars
includes both voice recognition and voice output. Apple's iPhones just
recently came out with a voice recognition system. Granted, we're not
talking to our cars and devices like they do in Star Trek or the
Jetson's, but I think it's definitely moving past the gimicky phase and
turning into something practical for sighted drivers. Like anything, the
technology needs to work, be simple to use and then people will need
time to get used to it and adjust.

On 21/02/12 09:57, Angel wrote:
> What amazes me is:
> Despite the crack down on texting drivers;  with the idea looking at the
> phone while texting causes accidents.  Sighted people haven't embraced
> the speaking interface.
> As was suggested they might when speaking devices were first
> introduced.  I find this interesting.

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Christopher (CJ)
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