Posted on 04/01/2011 8:04:00 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
A new way to communicate The mouse and keyboard were invented before the Internet even existed. Since then, countless technological advancements have allowed for much more efficient human computer interaction. Why then do we continue to use outdated technology?
(Excerpt) Read more at mail.google.com ...
Gmail Motion uses your computer's built-in webcam and Google's patented spatial tracking technology to detect your movements and translate them into meaningful characters and commands. Movements are designed to be simple and intuitive for people of all skill levels.
Hey, Google’s hiring: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/autocompleter/index.html
More April Fools’ Day Fun????
The same reason we still use the wheel, the shovel, the diesel engine, the bipolar transistor, and the pressure carburetor in piston-driven airplanes: because they work.
How about actually using your voice! What a novel idea!
I guess I don’t qualify for that job...”Good typing skills (at least 32,000 WPM).”
I’m loving the serious responses to Google’s April Fools day fun.
Scotty(speaking into mouse): Computer, computer. Manager: Just use the keyboard. Scotty: A keyboard, how quaint!
Go ahead and chortle yourself silly. You know Google has proposed stupider stuff than this on a non-April-Fools day.
My, aren’t you sensitive.
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