My girlfriend once bought me a voice controlled remote. It worked pretty well and had some neat functions and let me make some macros. Saying channel names was fun, for a bit. However, it wasn't that easy for the remote to distinguish "ABC" and "NBC" and the like, and in the end I wound up just pushing a couple of buttons instead of saying "eee ess pee en" in the same manner every time.
Was it cool? You bet. Good gift? Definitely. But it just wasn't used very long, and then I had to attempt to explain how it could still be a cool gift even though I didn't wind up using it. I believe I've received clothes ever since.
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My girlfriend once bought me a voice controlled remote. It worked pretty well and had some neat functions and let me make some macros. Saying channel names was fun, for a bit. However, it wasn't that easy for the remote to distinguish "ABC" and "NBC" and the like, and in the end I wound up just pushing a couple of buttons instead of saying "eee ess pee en" in the same manner every time.
Was it cool? You bet. Good gift? Definitely. But it just wasn't used very long, and then I had to attempt to explain how it could still be a cool gift even though I didn't wind up using it. I believe I've received clothes ever since.