Comments on: IBM Predicts Talking Web http://www.okkoblog.com/2008/11/28/ibm-predicts-talking-web/ Working with speech and language technology Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:13:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Okko http://www.okkoblog.com/2008/11/28/ibm-predicts-talking-web/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Okko Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:13:00 +0000 http://okkoblog.com/blog/?p=44#comment-13 True - an optional voice interface (sort of like a mobile one) is probably a great idea.<br/>Some efforts in this direction exist already, such as VXML+HTML or CSS3.<br/>Most of that is geared to address usability/accessibility problems. However with speech recognition coming to the iPhone and Android phones, who knows what will happen! True – an optional voice interface (sort of like a mobile one) is probably a great idea.
Some efforts in this direction exist already, such as VXML+HTML or CSS3.
Most of that is geared to address usability/accessibility problems. However with speech recognition coming to the iPhone and Android phones, who knows what will happen!

]]> By: enbert http://www.okkoblog.com/2008/11/28/ibm-predicts-talking-web/comment-page-1/#comment-12 enbert Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:21:00 +0000 http://okkoblog.com/blog/?p=44#comment-12 Enabling the informations of the web to be accessable via voice user interface sounds really charming to me ... as a first impression. <br/>But on secound thoughts, I know there are to many situations I would not use this interface at all. Just imagine the nosies a internet caffee would produce ... You would have to wear headphones all the time ... and cheking the mail on a public transport could be anoing. <br/>What really would make sense, is to have a voice user interface as an additional user interface side by side to established UI's like GUI. This could extend the possibilities of application ... but I see it as mistake to try establishing a voice based interface as alternative for all purposes.<br/><br/>Just my 2 cents<br/><br/>Norbert Enabling the informations of the web to be accessable via voice user interface sounds really charming to me … as a first impression.
But on secound thoughts, I know there are to many situations I would not use this interface at all. Just imagine the nosies a internet caffee would produce … You would have to wear headphones all the time … and cheking the mail on a public transport could be anoing.
What really would make sense, is to have a voice user interface as an additional user interface side by side to established UI’s like GUI. This could extend the possibilities of application … but I see it as mistake to try establishing a voice based interface as alternative for all purposes.

Just my 2 cents

Norbert

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