Apples newest innovation eliminates the keyboard - Page 2

Digifox · 01-11-2009, 04:03 PM

HAHAHAHA! ! ! like the I-homes and I-Jobs in I-daho
at the uh 2007 or 2008 tech show thingy??

Particle Man · 01-11-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ebbs15

I think they'll go with voice next...

voice would be impractical in the cube farm office environment favored by so many American companies.

It'd be cool but IMO there will always be the need for some kind of interface that isn't audible.

Trip · 01-11-2009, 05:29 PM

The laptop as we know it will become rare if not disappear. As smartphones progress they will replace the need for laptops.

Flexin · 01-11-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ebbs15

I think they'll go with voice next... a few of the docs in my hospital use a program called Dragon Natural Speak. that documents what they're saying. pretty fuck'n cool. shits pretty quick too... our Radiologist lives by it.

The voice can drive you nuts. Years ago I was living with my wife (girlfriend at the time) and her parents. One morning her father woke me up yelling into his mic trying to train his voice program.

James

Particle Man · 01-11-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

The laptop as we know it will become rare if not disappear. As smartphones progress they will replace the need for laptops.

I certainly hope so. Even my little Lenovo X61 is a PIA to carry after sitting in an airport for 15+ hours.

Amorok · 01-12-2009, 12:29 PM

I've used dragon, and while it can be great I'm not a fan. And I have no problem replacing laptops for smart phones, as long as the memory keeps up and formats become universal.

Mr Lefty · 01-12-2009, 02:15 PM

The only problem with replacing laptops with smart phones is smart phones can't do everything a laptop can.

I use my lap top 90% of the time to just access the internet while traveling... but like with my up coming trip down from AK.... I'll be using it to store and edit my photos I'll take along the way. no way in hell I'd be try'n to edit a photo on a fuck'n smart phone...

and try'n to wait until I get back to a desktop just means I, one, waste the down time I'll have on the trip, and two, will just get lazy as editing 200 is a bit less daunting than 2000... as I'm finding with my Indy photos... I just let them pile up and I've STILL not gone through and reviewed them all...

Trip · 01-12-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ebbs15

The only problem with replacing laptops with smart phones is smart phones can't do everything a laptop can.

I use my lap top 90% of the time to just access the internet while traveling... but like with my up coming trip down from AK.... I'll be using it to store and edit my photos I'll take along the way. no way in hell I'd be try'n to edit a photo on a fuck'n smart phone...

and try'n to wait until I get back to a desktop just means I, one, waste the down time I'll have on the trip, and two, will just get lazy as editing 200 is a bit less daunting than 2000... as I'm finding with my Indy photos... I just let them pile up and I've STILL not gone through and reviewed them all...

Smartphones will progess to that point to where they can tie into other devices to make them fully usable as a full blown comp. It will tie into TVs wirelessly or portable monitors with laser keyboards built into like above and some sort of wireless mouse. It's not like it's going to be tomorrow, but these devices will progress to where there will be no need for a laptop.

Mr Lefty · 01-12-2009, 02:52 PM

but like the case of editing photos... the screen size is the killer... no way I'd ever try editing a photo on a phone... shit I hate do'n it on my laptop as the 17" wide screen is on the small side

Particle Man · 01-12-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ebbs15

but like the case of editing photos... the screen size is the killer... no way I'd ever try editing a photo on a phone... shit I hate do'n it on my laptop as the 17" wide screen is on the small side

easy: fit the smart phone with a mini-LCD projector.

01-11-2009, 04:03 PM	#11
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01-12-2009, 12:29 PM	#16
Amorok Issukangitok Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Biloxi, MS Moto: '06 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Posts: 2,225	I've used dragon, and while it can be great I'm not a fan. And I have no problem replacing laptops for smart phones, as long as the memory keeps up and formats become universal. __________________ What goes around comes around. Sometimes you get what's coming around, and sometimes you are what's coming around. You see what I mean?

01-12-2009, 02:15 PM	#17
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	The only problem with replacing laptops with smart phones is smart phones can't do everything a laptop can. I use my lap top 90% of the time to just access the internet while traveling... but like with my up coming trip down from AK.... I'll be using it to store and edit my photos I'll take along the way. no way in hell I'd be try'n to edit a photo on a fuck'n smart phone... and try'n to wait until I get back to a desktop just means I, one, waste the down time I'll have on the trip, and two, will just get lazy as editing 200 is a bit less daunting than 2000... as I'm finding with my Indy photos... I just let them pile up and I've STILL not gone through and reviewed them all...

01-12-2009, 02:52 PM	#19
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	but like the case of editing photos... the screen size is the killer... no way I'd ever try editing a photo on a phone... shit I hate do'n it on my laptop as the 17" wide screen is on the small side