Digital Communications: Keyboards versus Voice-Based Inputs
GE Fanuc & The Digital Age
One of the main focuses of the digital communications industry is to make more and more people participate in conversations as days pass. Another focus of digital communications is to allow people to say more, to write more, and to express more during conversations. The said industry constantly tries to restrict or lower the different hindrances or barriers of entry in order to achieve these goals.Â
One of the products of technology that conforms to the goals said in the previous paragraph is the keyboard. Numerous gadgets such as computers and portable electronic devices have their own keyboards. According to an online resource site, keyboards bring about the benefits of increased communication capabilities while on the go. However, they have also brought about key disadvantages. According to the same site, the most obvious disadvantage of keyboards is that people have to adapt, shorten and abbreviate terms and statements in order to make typing easier. This is true especially for conversations done online. Typing a long, unabridged statement in a keyboard turns out to be a long and tedious activity that somehow delays communication. Another statement from the said site asserts that keyboards are gradually becoming unfit for smaller gadgets, and for the lifestyles of most people who are getting more mobile.
Technological Advancements and GE Fanuc PLC
Recent technological advancements in digital communications make use of voice-based inputs as the primary mode of interactions among people. Once, the concept of voice-based inputs was almost impossible to achieve. However, as time passed, people have begun to realize the many capabilities that the human voice has.Â
One advantage that voice-based inputs have over keyboards is that they are able to eliminate the difficulties people have to undergo when typing. The human voice is considered to be the fastest and most reliable mode of communication that humans possess. This feature is being used by voice-based inputs to their full potential. A long, unabridged statement requires less delivery time when it is spoken out rather than when it is inputted in a keyboard. Also, a voice-based input is able deliver commands in the shortest time possible. For example, speaking out different commands in an automated system or dialing numbers in a cell phone is more convenient than directly typing them.















