Microsoft Speech Recognition Demo Goes Awry
Great clip from Video Rambler. How’d you like to be this guy demoing Microsoft Vista’s “speech recognition” at this moment?
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Hahaha! Love it when Microshaft bungles!
Hey! I just noticed something: I haven’t turned on my TV in 3 days! I’m getting ALL my news and entertainment from the net now. Does that make me an early adopter?
You’re part of the 2006 “just say no to TV” generation. Lean forward not back. TV is like gathering the family around the old radio to listen to Orphan Annie and Ovaltine ads.