tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post7404553635386483705..comments2023-09-30T04:41:24.558-07:00Comments on Ephemeral Isle: Wave to the cameraUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-68312153762736912022011-12-20T04:20:03.442-08:002011-12-20T04:20:03.442-08:00Well, it will certainly bring a whole new meaning ...Well, it will certainly bring a whole new meaning to the phrase "Keep your hands to yourself".<br /><br /> I'm reminded of all those old "Outer Limits" (original series) and "Space:1999" episodes where advanced aliens controlled all sorts of fantastic things by waving their hands over top of them. I always wondered what would happen if an Ebonite, or Peter Cushing, were to sneeze at just the wrong moment.<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />eoneonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580152241525427599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-85700152295918293622011-12-20T02:52:17.306-08:002011-12-20T02:52:17.306-08:00This reminds me of why we will never have voice-op...This reminds me of why we will never have voice-operated televisions (despite the late Steve Jobs' grand plans).<br /><br />While engineers recognised the limitations of a hand-held remote control a long time ago (the fact that it will inevitably get lost, run out of battery power at the most inopportune moment etc.), they also recognise its big advantage: It is a single point of control.<br /><br />Disputes over who is in control of the television are simply manifested in battles for control of the remote; compare this with a hypothetical voice control television, which will have to either <br />a) obey every command, regardless of who issues it, or<br />b) try and work out which single person in the room is in charge of the television.<br /><br />Not to mention the issue of filtering out the sound from the television programs.<br /><br />It's another example of an elegant engineering solution running up against the ugly realities of the users.Cthelnoreply@blogger.com