Smartphones are on their way out. VCRs gave way to DVD players, which in turn have given way to streaming services. Brick cellphones evolved into flip phones, which were swapped out for two-way pager phones and then wiped out by the iPhone model. Tape players gave way to the Walkman CD player, which gave way to the iPod, which also ended up in the iPhone model. I think we soon will see another big industry shift, but some key elements are missing, so I don’t want anyone to think that your smartphone will be obsolete this year.
Voice control is nice as a parlor trick or when you're alone. Useless and very detracting otherwise. Imagine any group of people, on the bus, dining out, watching tv, in the library or office, etc., all yapping out loud to their devices and the devices yapping back.
Even noticed how people in the same room still text each other? It's not that they don't want to talk, they don't want to be heard by those around them.
I stopped using google Now when it switched to voice as the primary input.
IIRC, Elon Musk is trying to leapfrog this voice control nonsense with mind control.
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The iPhone Model’s Impending Obsolescence
Posted by: Rob Enderle April 24, 2017 10:35 AMSmartphones are on their way out. VCRs gave way to DVD players, which in turn have given way to streaming services. Brick cellphones evolved into flip phones, which were swapped out for two-way pager phones and then wiped out by the iPhone model. Tape players gave way to the Walkman CD player, which gave way to the iPod, which also ended up in the iPhone model. I think we soon will see another big industry shift, but some key elements are missing, so I don’t want anyone to think that your smartphone will be obsolete this year.
Even noticed how people in the same room still text each other? It's not that they don't want to talk, they don't want to be heard by those around them.
I stopped using google Now when it switched to voice as the primary input.
IIRC, Elon Musk is trying to leapfrog this voice control nonsense with mind control.