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\nSecond, you have people thrilled their devices are learning to network without them. We\u2019re getting past the nonsense necessary to kludge together a half-functional home from a pile of disagreeing, disagreeable electronics. I respect that too, as only someone who recently spent six hours on the Herculean task of getting my computer to recognize the existence of the smartphone sitting on top of it can.<\/p>\n
Entering Phase One<\/h2>\n
But it\u2019s the third group I want to talk to today, the group that exists with every issue: people too busy doing actual stuff to have any investment in the question. Here\u2019s the deal, people with lives: \u201cInternet of Things\u201d means getting a human space to provide digital services without an intervening interface. It\u2019s happening, now. We\u2019re officially into Phase One of stepping into a room, telling it what you want in normal human words, and the room doing it. It\u2019s pretty cool.<\/p>\n
“Zero UI”<\/h2>\n
The oft-quoted goal for IoT devices is \u201czero UI.\u201d \u201cUI\u201d is User Interface, how you get your gadget to do things. It used to be punched paper cards, then a command line. Now it\u2019s graphical bits and bobs you poke and swipe, but the Holy Grail has always been no interface at all. You talk, it does.<\/p>\n
Apple, Amazon, and Google have products out right now meant to do just that. CRT Labs recently spotlighted<\/a> these tech giants, who are shaping the future of IoT through voice control.<\/p>\n Apple\u2019s entry is Siri. Y\u2019all know Siri. Everybody knows Siri. Well, except the actual Siri, who didn\u2019t know she existed until well after she did. But most everyone else is at least acquainted with the disembodied voice of the Colossus of Cupertino. As a rule I\u2019m not a big Apple fan<\/a>, but even I grant that Apple interfaces set the standard for clarity and convenience. Oddly, of the three big players, Siri is probably the least user-friendly, with voice input limited to fairly formal commands.<\/p>\nHow you like them Apples?<\/h2>\n