We finally have enough computing power to do what we want from science fiction? Yes!! Bring on the robot hookers and flying cars!
Mooly Eden, the Intel senior vice president who oversees the company's "perceptual computing" operations, told CNET today that voice recognition will do to touch what touch has done to physical keyboards -- making many things unnecessary. "Voice is the best means of communication between humans," Eden said. "We finally have enough compute power to do what we want from science fiction."