IBM experts have created a technology which will be used on telephone helplines and satellite navigation systems. Studies have shown that companies sometimes lose customers because they do not like to listen to an automated voice. Now wouldn’t it be much better to feel like you’re talking to a real human other than listening to the annoying monotone voices we have been accustomed to?

Unlike the monotone computerized voices, the inventors of IBM have programmed the voice to include verbal pauses such as ‘ers,’ ‘sighs,’ and ‘ums.’ Not only that, the device is also capable of pausing or coughing in order to get the attention of the users. The software will even be capable of reacting to human situations when it is told ‘sshh.’

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Medion Akoya P8610 Media Center Laptop

Medion Akoya P8610 is a real head turner, not because it is one of few rare huge laptops (huge laptops are actually becoming rare because of netbooks) but because of its specs.
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Now here is the operating system that will end Windows Vista, Mac OS and the coming Windows 7. Well, that is if this prototype will be available in the public anytime soon. This is Oblong’s G-Speak OS and as you can see from the video it combines science-fiction technology with gestural interface.
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