Thecomingageoftalkingcomputers.pptVIP

* Unit 14 The Coming Age of Talking Computers Power of Technology Intel-CES-Speech to speech translation the genius of multi-touch interface design Stephen Hawking- Asking big questions about the universe A decade ago cell phones were popular, but not everyone had one. Today if you dont have one your more tech-savvy friends might call you a Luddite behind your back. Todays phones can take pictures and video and send text messages and e-mail. New features like streaming video and live TV are showing up on some models and networks. If youre curious about what features might be on the way, look to Japan, where trend-setting cell culture thrives. Japanese can use their mobiles to enter subway turnstiles or scan special barcodes and get information on everything from fresh produce in the market to the latest fashion trends in magazines. Cell phone Tech-savvy Geeks It’s hard to say exactly when it happened, but sometime during the past ten years, most of us involuntarily surrendered a big chunk of our lives to computers, and to other networking devices that contain computer chips. We’re talking laptops, desk tops, cell phones, Blackberries, PDAs, and remote controls, anything that needs to be programmed, requires technical support, and can crash, die, or merely freeze. That always has a way of happening at the worst possible moment, and for most of us there is only one solution: get me the geeks! We are becoming slaves to our own technology – addicted to and dependent upon all sorts of beeping, flashing gadgetry that is supposed to make our lives easier. But it has become so complicated to set up, program and fix, that most of us don’t know how to do it, giving rise to a multi-billion dollar service industry populated by the very people who used to be shunned in the high school cafeteria: geeks, like Robert Stephens. Tech-savvy Geeks Handwriting-a lost art? Notes to the text Notes to the text: 1. access sth. ①She accessed three different files to f