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Do voice control electronics/PCs use up more time for some users?

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I think voice controls can waste more time when asking everyday questions like What's the weather, what TV shows are on TV, and doing most internet searches. Most user know how to bookmark websites on their town's current weather website, TV show schedule, and there are apps which show common information like the weather, TV schedules, and news.

Turning on things with a remote control or controller seems more convenient than talking to electronics.
 
I don't really like the idea of having voice control due to the fact that something is listening to your conversation all the time.
 
Danielx64 said:
I don't really like the idea of having voice control due to the fact that something is listening to your conversation all the time.
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I also dislike voice controls' privacy problems since there is always a chance that a hacker who is listening to the microphone can listen to users without permission, and figure out your e-mail password and other password if they say a password or pin with their voice. The hacker can use a program to listen to the sound of your typing which can figure out what you are typing according to https://www.geek.com/news/sound-of-keystrokes-reveals-passwords-560821/ which says "the sound of people typing was recorded on a us$10 microphone for 10-minute intervals and then fed into a computer. using an algorithm, the computer was originally only able to produce an accuracy rate of 60% for letters and 20% for words. "

I think people who use voice controls can be invading other people's privacy by recording their voice without permission as background noise like how some people don't want to recorded in video or have their picture taken by a strangers who secretly take pictures of people without permission.
 
I know sometimes people have to kiss their devices while telling them a command/or type something out or have to repeat it because their device did not recognize their words.
 
Danielx64 said:
I know that I sound like I am taking this out of context but that is just ewww, what about all the germs and such?
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They are not actually kissing their device, but their mouth is close enough they actually could. As for the germs, the same ones they put on the side of their face when using the phone.
 
Demon_Skeith said:
They are not actually kissing their device, but their mouth is close enough they actually could. As for the germs, the same ones they put on the side of their face when using the phone.
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Well that's ok then. You shouldn't really need to be that close to do voice activated controls or anything like that. I guess the other thing to consider is that you may need a lould voice and if you can't talk that lould then that may be an issue.
 
Danielx64 said:
Well that's ok then. You shouldn't really need to be that close to do voice activated controls or anything like that. I guess the other thing to consider is that you may need a lould voice and if you can't talk that lould then that may be an issue.
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Most people I see do what I describe is in a loud place like a retail store with lots of people around.
 
Demon_Skeith said:
I know sometimes people have to kiss their devices while telling them a command/or type something out or have to repeat it because their device did not recognize their words.
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A more highend microphone may fix this kissing problem with the mic.

But, a better mic may raise the price of a voice control gadget where people would find them too expensive to buy, or not worth the money.
 
That's true. Not everyone can get accustomed to new stuff just like that. Then there is the dialect issue.
I haven't used anything that is controlled by voice so far...so, I am not the one to talk.
 
I gave it a try back when the world didn't know about American officials spying on the entire globe, and voice controls never seemed to understand what I was saying.
So instead of getting things done quicker, I ended up wasting time.
 
I gave the Google Voice search a try, and it sometimes did not understand what I was saying, so I ended up wasting my time rather than typing in what I want to search on Google.com.
 
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