I’ve seen the future. No, actually I’ve listened and spoken to the future.

As one who has used an iPhone 4S for a couple of weeks, I can declare I see the future. It’s verbal.

Siri is fun and kind of witty. See this example:

Face it, it is much easier to say “Set my alarm for 6:30am” than to touch the clock icon, touch alarm and configure it – hour, minute, tone. Something so easy will undoubtedly become our shared future.

Interfaces have gone through punch cards, keyboards (characters then icons) and touch (iPad, iPhone). The next interface is voice – just like on Star Trek. (Captain Kirk talked to computer.)

Imagine a future where you will say things like:

• “Turn on the Dallas Cowboys game.” (On my 80 inch internet connected HD TV)
• “Start my car.” (My new 2016 BMW)
• “Turn the left front burner on the stove to medium high.” (Our new solar powered range)

Those days are coming — very soon. Siri is an infant wearing a diaper, but it will grow up very quickly and put pressure on every other smartphone maker.

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Jeff Ogden (@fearlesscomp) is the President of the B2B lead generation consultancy Find New Customers and is a passionate observer of trends. He’s also the host of the B2B marketing show, Mad Marketing TV.

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