First off, how does one decide that they’re going to get competitive about things like how fast you can write text messages?
ANYway, it is pretty cool that Nuance has created voice recognition that, you know, actually works and doesn’t force you to talk. Extremely. Slowly. And. Deliberately.
That said, what’s the damn point of sending a text message via voice? Isn’t the whole point of texting to not have to talk? Technology makes our lives simpler, it’s true, but then there are other times where I really think people are just inventing things because they know that someone will buy it if only because it’s cool.
Check out an intriguing man v. machine battle here.