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One of several gems from Dennis Boyle , senior designer at Ideo.

Boyle says speech recognition won't become ubiquitous: "It's possible, but it may not be socially acceptable or private enough. If you're in a meeting, for instance, you might not be able to say what you want freely. On a plane, your neighbor won't want you to be talking to your computer."

Can is not should... an often forgotten maxim.