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93: Optimal Interface

With a growing number of device categories and devices within them, it can be hard to pick what devices from what category will meet your needs. Jason Snell joins John to try to determine what the optimal interface is for what use case you might need and where technology is heading. With Jason Snell and John Chidgey. Related Article Links: Optimal Interface: Part 1 Input Optimal Interface: Part 2 Output Optimal Interface: Part 3 Devices Referred During Show: The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling by Ted Chiang Robot or Not Miscellaneous Links: Speech recognition Siri Amazon Alexa Google Assistant Cortana What is the Average Speaking Rate? Brain Computer Interface A Beginner’s Guide to Brain-Computer Interface and Convolutional Neural Networks Speed of Speech vs Speed of Thought About Braingate Computer mouse Pointing Stick aka Accupoint Computer Keyboard Trackball Touchpad Kinect Light Pen Touchscreen Resistive Touchscreen Capacitive Sensing Average Typing Speed Toshiba Satellite Eye Resolving the iPhone Resolution: Bad Astronomy Pixel Density Display Size, Resolution, and Ideal Viewing Distance Refreshable Braille Display Digital Scent Technology Virtual Reality VR Sickness Should Be Mostly Solved In 5 Years Virtual Reality: Motion Sickness May Be Avoided With New Innovation | Fortune Virtual Reality Sickness Google Glass Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode sponsor: Backblaze: Gimmick free, truly unlimited, cloud backup for your Mac or PC for just $6 a month with discounts for annual plans. Sign up via the following URL and for a 15 day no-risk free trial. Don’t take a chance with your data, start protecting your work and your memories today. Visit backblaze.com/pragmatic to learn more. Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen, John Whitlow and Joseph Antonio.

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