Hi Phil,
Voice interface is OK with household electronics but I doubt we'll see it
in our transceivers in the near future. The ham radio market is probably
too small to make this feature commercially viable. Again, dollars and
cents!
OMHO!
Bert VE3NR
On 3/25/2019 12:23 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
I believe many future electronic devices will not have a touch screen. They
will have a voice interface. In fact, a number of devices in my home right now
are voice operated and it seems to work just fine and this capability is
improving rapidly in the industry.
For example, my 2018 Toyota RAV4/Hybrid has a touch screen system. I also have my iPhone coupled
to the RAV4 so I make calls hands free merely by saying something like "Siri, call home".
I also play music I have on my iPhone. Instead of using the touch-screen music browsing system, I
merely say "Siri, play Beatles One" or whatever. I have actually named my music
playlists with names easy to use Siri for this interface.
And, instead of doing simple time-zone arithmetic, I have the habit of saying
"Alexa, what is GMT time for now". Alexa answers clearly with date and time.
phil, K7PEH
On Mar 25, 2019, at 9:10 AM, Bert <ve...@bell.net> wrote:
Touch screens are unavoidable! Most future electronic devices will have have
touch screens as I/O interface.
You can wish whatever you want, but if the device/radio is not commercially
viable, it will never happen,
i.e. it always comes down to dollars and cents!
BTW, the best device you have is between your ears! ;-)
Bert VE3NR
On 3/25/2019 11:51 AM, Doug Person wrote:
Modern screens last a long time and don't suffer nearly as much from burn-in.
They can also be replaced.
Doug -- KJ0F
On 3/24/2019 10:58 PM, mrkgnthr--- via Elecraft wrote:
I keep seeing all the desires for a big color screen. I have seen too many of
these color screens that have burn in and failure. I like my nice yellow
screen that is always readable, and if damaged can be replaced for less than
the cost of a new radio. I like a radio that I can pick up and carry without
straining my back. I like the separate modules that can be upgraded. The
price was a little steep, but every time I turn it on I smile and know it was
worth it
Mark. WB7TLK
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On Mar 24, 2019, at 20:38, John_N1JM <johnn...@gmail.com> wrote:
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