I was recently reading about the fact that Windows Mobile 6.5 is designed to have voice recognition software. It’s a really cool idea because it means that people using mobile phones with this service will be able to do hands-free texting, web surfing and dialing. Despite the fact that I think it’s cool, I doubt it’s something that I’d use anytime soon.

What’s the reason that I wouldn’t make use of a service that makes sense to me like this? Well, it sounds ridiculous but I just feel so silly using anything with voice recognition. I’m not comfortable speaking to my phone. I know other people are totally fine with turning on their phone and saying “call home” but I just can’t bring myself to do it because it just feels too weird.

What causes this strange feeling? It’s got to be some sort of self-consciousness but that doesn’t exactly make sense because I feel silly doing this whether I’m with other people or just alone. So what is it then? I’m not exactly sure but I do know that I don’t feel comfortable using voice recognition. Do other people also feel weird about it or is this one trend that I’m just really behind on?

Tags: Technology, voice recognition, windows mobile, Wireless