M.G. —
I know you’ve written about the voice interface, AirPods, etc. But you know you want to go further down that rabbit hole.😉 Spend some time thinking critically about voice. Mind-bending realizations therein. For example…
- End-to-end audio: “I call the solution ‘end-to-end audio’ [with] voice as the primary medium: not only should voice dictation be prominently featured as the default for all inputs, but that input should remain in audio format, end-to-end… In other words, messaging should be voice dictated, captured as an audio recording, and delivered as an audio file… The text is abstracted away by default, and it’s succeeded by audio.”
- The voice interface is inevitable and opportune: “The voice interface will need new paradigms to accommodate common consumer behaviors like skimming, browsing, pausing, and re-reading. Some of these habits have already started changing (a lot of people are getting acclimated to the voice medium thanks to podcasts and audiobooks); others will adapt or evolve (I mentioned “the formation of new habits”); and a few require a radical rethinking of the user experience.”
- Audio ergonomics and the new competitive advantage: “Like mp3's beating video to the punch a generation ago, culminating with iTunes’ proliferation, we’re just not equipped for a visual-first experience yet today.”
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