We have heard this mny times earlier — speech interfaces are finally happening. Is this happening this time — see the article here by Alexander Gelfand in Wired. I remain sceptic.
Maybe this time Speech Interfaces are really coming
IPL Tournament in India
I was following IPM tournament (Cricket 20/20) on Cricinfo.com. The final was a true cliff-hanger. Rajasthan won by scoring the last required run on the last ball of the 20th over. A classic for ages! This match was a fitting…
Arun Hampapur — Distinguished Engineer at IBM
Arun Hampapur has been recognized as a Distinguished Engineer at IBM. Distinguished Engineer’s are one grade below IBM Fellow. Of the 220K technical professionals in IBM, there are 520 DE’s. This is also an executive position within the IBM company.…
Media and experiences
Marshall MuLuhan had many interesting insights about media. His argument — that media are “extensions” of our human senses, bodies and minds — has always intrigued me. I read his books long ago — decided to revisit them again. Just…
Language for Experiences
I have been reading lots of books related to experience, knowledge, insights and related things. one message that comes out loud and clear is that experience is the beginning of most scientific and other knowledge. Whether it is an apple’s…