[BC] RE: First Comp-usa, now Tweeter--the future

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 03/23/2007 07:44:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tpt at eurekanet.com writes:

> Willie wrote:
>  
>  "Computer: Lights 50%. Activate video. ESPN channel 10."
>  
>  Click. Click... "
>  
>  And the Computer answered:
>  
>  "I'm sorry Willie, Your Wife has a programed activity this evening.  I 
> cannot let you endanger her mission.  Your request for sporting broadcasts 
> has been denied."
>  
>  
>  "Computer!  Channel 10.  Computer?  HAL--open the hatch..."

LOL! Ah, but my wife actually loves sports! It would be SHE who would be 
issuing those commands! ;) We watch the Yankees together. She also loves to wat
ch 
Tennis. I'm take-it-or-leave it. Mythbusters is my favorite show, and she 
watches it with me. We're both "Superman" fans, so we also like "Smallville" bu
t 
she moreso than I. We also both like all of the incarnations of Star Trek, tho 
it's all repeats, now.

Seriously, tho, I look forward to the day when we can walk into a darkened 
room, and just say "Computer: Lights" and there we go. I bought a gadget that 
will do that, but it's a little flaky. (Still cool, tho!) The really cool thing
 
will be the ability to speak a series of commands and have a computer 
interpret them (with 100% accuracy, thank you) then carry them out. Want to hea
r 
Classical music? "Computer: Lights, 50%. Music, Classical." You could, of cours
e, 
be more specific... but you get the idea. "Computer: Radio, WFIF" ;) Hehe!

I seriously expect to see this technology "fully mature" in less-than 10 
years, commercially viable probably in 4-5. That's my guess.

Willie...
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