Research- voice recognition in machines

Blendie: a voice controlled blender


Just watch this video, its amazing, it shows how with the change in the loudness of sound , the speed of the blender increases... its also very funny... and scary also , because this blender is supposed to have a mood of its own and it suddenly starts on its own sometimes!

Research - Windows did it again!

Speech recognition in Windows Vista

Found this interesting video of how Windows Vista recognizes speech inputs and executes commands.. though its kinda funny how he says "double click 'folder_name' " but its nice to see it work.I liked the way he marks the points in MSPAINT..

This speech recognition feature was first introduced with microsoft office XP, and now it is encapsulated with the operating system!

Thought Process-Action and Reaction

Thinking on the lines of how any interaction can be interesting and involving,firstly it should follow physics,Newton's third rule to be more precise,which says, "Every Action has an equal and opposite reaction "



Analysing some tasks in daily life:
Tossing a ball
Clicking a mouse button
Shouting
Playing an instrument
Talking on the phone
Bursting a cracker
Moulding a pot
Switching on a switch
Hitting a punching bag

each one of the above mentioned activities have the

basic "Action-Reaction" sequences

Now, these things can be more exciting if they have

a factor each of:
-fun
-entertainment
-game
-involvement
-inviting
-anticipation
-surprise
-engagement
-uncertainty
-"wow"
-magic
-unpredictability