| What are some of the future applications that we | | | | 2. Cell Phone w/Interactive Features |
| can expect in speech recognition? It is a very | | | | 3. Communication with Dolphins |
| fast moving technology, with some big bucks | | | | 4. Death of TV Remote Control |
| behind it. Monies coming from Personal Tech, | | | | 5. eGovernment Interactivity with the eCitizen |
| Computer Gaming, Military, Education, Industry, | | | | 6. FAA Control |
| Policing, Medicine and Space related companies and | | | | 7. Flight Controls |
| corporations, as well as governments. | | | | 8. Interactive Internet Searching |
| So what are the future application that we will | | | | 9. Interactive Online Books |
| soon be seeing in the market place? Well, in | | | | 10. Interactive Shopping Carts |
| considering this question, I took it upon myself to | | | | 11. Intercepting Terrorist Communications |
| write down some "killer aps" and uses where | | | | 12. Rehabilitation Companion |
| these technologies will be needed and desire. But | | | | 13. Robotic Space Arm Control |
| only those applications, which would warrant R | | | | 14. Telephone and Kiosk Ordering Systems |
| and D expenditures. Some of these ideas are | | | | 15. UAV Voice Control |
| borrowed from general knowledge, articles, | | | | 16. Video Game Interface |
| papers and/or think tank conversations, still others | | | | 17. Virtual Reality Voice Recognition Entertainment |
| off the top of my head. | | | | 18. Wrist Watch All-in-one PDA, Cell Phone, Video |
| These are merely just the natural progression and | | | | Phone, Music System w/ no buttons |
| evolution of speech and voice recognition. The | | | | 19. Self-Driving Car Interface |
| bigger question is where do you see the voice | | | | Now then, if you think about this for a moment, I |
| recognition future in your field? Look over this list | | | | bet you can come up with a half-a-dozen more |
| below and think to yourself if these seem | | | | items. Will you be using these technologies |
| plausible: | | | | yourself in the future? Can you imagine doing just |
| | | | that? Well, consider it, and then think about what |
| 1. CAD Design Assistant | | | | this will mean for the future of our society. |