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I remember using Dragon in the past. It did the job, but sometimes was a real pain. However, that was 5 years ago, and a lot changed since.

Think of a program that will not only understand what you say, but will also scan what you have typed in the past to compile the recognition software. Then when you speak a friends’ name or a word that only you say, it will type it. Nuance (the makers of Dragon Naturally Speaking), also created an iPhone application that you can use while mobile.

Todd Cochrane talks with Krisi from Nuance. She shows how easy it is to create documents. In fact, part of the CES articles I have created have been done via the program.

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You might remember the products. You might remember the hype. Then, you are tooling down highway 41 years later and all of a sudden you think to yourself – “Hey, whatever happened to…”

Failed ideas. Maybe it was a great idea, but wasn’t made right, or design errors brought it down. Maybe it was just a bad product. Well, let’s take a stroll down memory lane and see if we cannot repeat these errors again.

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The Computer Watch: Whether it was the Ruputer, the MSN Direct ‘Smart’ Watches, the Timex Data Link Watch or another gadget watch – BTW – I remember having a “Transformers watch”. It was awesome!

Still, the Dick Tracey style communication watches, the “Computer on a wrist”, never really hit it off. I even remember a watch that gave you directions. You would put in the paper tape and turn a little dial to indicate where you are and where you are going.transformers-watch

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