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In the USA, isn't voice control already popular in IVR systems?
Over here in the UK, we mainly still use push-button IVRs ("For accounts, press 2"). I'm not sure why. It might be partially due to cultural issues, and perhaps partially due to the wide range of different accents within a relatively small population.
Commented Jun 21, 2010 on Whatever Happened to Voice Recognition? at Coding Horror
Whatever Happened to Voice Recognition?
Remember that Scene in Star Trek IV where Scotty tried to use a Mac Plus? Using a mouse or keyboard to control a computer? Don't be silly. In the future, clearly there's only one way computers will be controlled: by speaking to them. There's only one teeny-tiny problem with this magical fu...
Arwagner (the first commenter) hit the nail on the head. It's not the opposite of Fitts' Law. It's just Fitts' law just applied in different ways - one to facilitate clicking, one to impede clicking.
Commented Mar 25, 2010 on The Opposite of Fitts' Law at Coding Horror
The Opposite of Fitts' Law
If you've ever wrangled a user interface, you've probably heard of Fitts' Law. It's pretty simple -- the larger an item is, and the closer it is to your cursor, the easier it is to click on. Kevin Hale put together a great visual summary of Fitts' Law, so rather than over-explain it, I'll refer...
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