[MV] [MV]: new computer/human interface?

[Sophia Grimm]

This should definitely be possible already. Treadmill
might be a problem because of the noise. The software
itself would have to be able to adjust to the changing
noise levels, if you were to walk around.



--- Phil Tanny <support at easy-hits.com> wrote:
> 
> I was hoping list members might help me kick the
> tires of an idea that is related to voice recog.
> 
> Given that any voice recog software is imperfect at
> best, it seems that many people using voice recog
probably
> have some
> other obstacle that makes voice recog frustrations
> seem
> minor in comparison.
> 
> I'll spare the list a recitation of my computer
> related
> health problems, and will summarize by saying that
> it seems
> my health problems arise primarily from being locked
> in to a
> fixed position in a chair all day long everyday.  My
> body is
> forced to perform the same functions, in exactly the
> same
> way, year after year, until the most heavily abused
> parts
> wear out.
> 
> I've been designing a new computer/human interface
> in my 
> mind, and voice recog plays an important part. 
> Before I spend
> thousands on putting something like this together
> I'd love
> it if anyone here would like to tell me what
> mistakes I might
> be about to make.
> 
> Let's take a notebook computer and hook it up to a
> projector,
> or big screen TV perhaps.
> 
> Now add voice recog, and a wireless mic.   For
> backup we'll 
> put a regular keyboard and mouse on a lecturn or
> desk in the 
> middle of the room.
> 
> Now I'm up, walking around, looking at a large
> screen I 
> can see from a variety distances.   I'm writing an
> ebook
> while walking on the treadmill.  Dictating an email 
> while doing yoga.   Web surfing while I walk around
> the room.
> Sitting, standing, moving around, using different
> muscles
> all day long, like my body was designed to work.
> 
> Questions arise:
> 
> Can a projector create a desktop image of sufficient
> quality for all day long web surfing and email?
> 
> Will wireless mics work with voice recog?
> 
> Will this system come with a free StarTrek Fan Club
> membership???  ;-)
> 
> If this is a bad place to discuss this, can anyone
> suggest a better forum?
> 
> Can anyone picture this working out, in some manner
> or another?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> 
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