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I think it would be interesting, and useful, to know the age demographics of the people who find Paul’s articles “fascinating”, and those who kind of don’t. While this is certainly an interesting experiment, I (37) haven’t yet found anything he’s discovered to be terribly surprising, or revealing. And I suspect that may be a trend among my age group. Just a thought.
BTW, I’m not dissing Paul, he’s obviously committed to this, and genuine in his pursuits.

That’s a very true story, Vlad. If nothing else, we can at least deduce that voice recognition on both devices is unfairly bent towards western English, with no consideration for fringe dialects. Proof that these technologies are clearly still in “beeta” form :)
Sorry Vlad, huge fan – just harmless (hopefully) ribbing! As a Canadian some of my pronunciations are subject to skewering as well!

Yes, Vlad is fantastic, but his attempts at saying the word “three” have the potential to confuse and disorient even the most sensitive and technically advanced listening devices the world could ever create. The timer section of the video was priceless :)

The shape, and the oddly placed and shaped home button make the phone look frumpy, with cheap looking shiny plastic on the back. That’s just my take.

What troubles me is all the lamenting about how oppressive and burdensome “being plugged in” is. This is an example of a first world problem at its finest. The majority of the world’s population should be so lucky to have this problem, and there are just some aspects to it that I find slightly offensive. I understand that everything in life is relative, and am not advocating we limit ourselves to the lowest or poorest common denominator, but it does feel slightly grandiose.