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Brad Adrian

10-21-2003, 11:00 AM

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/06/1065292519401.html?from=storyrhs' target='_blank'>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2...l?from=storyrhs</a> </div>Here's a recent article at The Age site that describes a prototype tool for interacting with PDAs. <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/adrian/amanda.jpg" /> "Amanda is the personal assistant of the future: she is a good listener and quick at answering back. She reads email, checks the news and weather, scans exchange rates and arranges appointments...Don't like her somewhat robotic voice? She can change it to have an Australian accent. Rather have a male butler? Amanda can arrange for Joshua to replace her, if you prefer. In fact, preference is what Amanda is all about - because she is a virtual character that resides in a personal digital assistant." I've read of various earlier attempts at creating different personas for PDAs, but this one may be closer to a real product than the others. Still, the speech recognition processing needs such power that a separate server must be used that communicates with the PDA via WiFi. But it kinda begs the question: If you could customize it, what kind of personality would YOU build into your Pocket PC?

juni

10-21-2003, 11:57 AM

But it kinda begs the question: If you could customize it, what kind of personality would YOU build into your Pocket PC?

My old Loox would most likely have a devilish persona. "My mind is going, we will now soft-reset..." or "I now decide to freeze up and not turn on anymore...hardreset me".

But my new HP 2210 would have someone a lot faster and more responsive. :)

T_Scheen

10-21-2003, 01:38 PM

8) I'd like to see again the prototype of all virtual presentators made in the 1980s: Max Headroom !

Thomas Scheen

Noel

10-21-2003, 02:31 PM

http://www.seespotruninc.com/images/WiFi%20Worf.jpg
http://www.seespotruninc.com/images/WiFiWorf.wav

DavidHorn

10-21-2003, 03:26 PM

Actually, I'm pretty certain that my Pocket PC would override any choice I make and develop a Jekyll and Hyde psychopathic dual personality.

GoldKey

10-21-2003, 04:32 PM

http://www.seespotruninc.com/images/WiFi%20Worf.jpg
http://www.seespotruninc.com/images/WiFiWorf.wav

I can hear it now - "You forgot your wife's birthday. Have you no honor."

derosnec

10-21-2003, 04:53 PM

But but but... If your PDA knows your wifes birthday (it has to, to tell you off for not remembering it) then why didn't it remind you?

Perhaps....it wants you all for itself. :wink:

SandersP

10-21-2003, 05:10 PM

I am afraid I can't do that dave...

rmasinag

10-21-2003, 06:10 PM

It would have to be Eric Cartman, "You forgot your wife's bday you SOB!"

Butthead, "You dumbass! huhuuhuhuhuhuh"

But I really prefer Monty Python "Since you forgot your wife's bday you have to bring me a bigger shrubbery, and cut down a coconut tree(Hawai').........with a herring!" :mrgreen:

Stormswift

10-22-2003, 01:56 AM

My IPAQ will have a subservient male personality and will ask me: "can I wash dinner dishes for you, mistress?".... And then proceed to loading the dishes in the dish washer.....

I can dream, can't I? They did finally make a self-propelling vacuum cleaner. PDA's are next in line, I am sure of it.
:twisted:

ctmagnus

10-22-2003, 02:53 AM

http://www.thescreamonline.com/technology/technology10-01/ananova-face.jpg

Ananova (http://www.thescreamonline.com/technology/technology10-01/), anyone?

JustinGTP

10-22-2003, 05:19 AM

What if my PPC doesn't like me, sprouts legs, and runs away!

Thinkingmandavid

10-22-2003, 06:09 AM

I like the warf one :wink:
It seems to me that would be very motivating, heck im gettin motivated right now:) hehe

Calculon

10-30-2003, 10:21 PM