What iWant from the iPhone: voice commands

I don’t have an iPhone.  But if I did, here’s what I would want it to have: voice commands, so that I can use it while driving.

While listening to podcasts:

  • “back up” or “repeat” to back up a few seconds
  • “pause,” “play,” etc.
  • “faster,” “slower,” “normal speed”

Email:

  • iPhone reads the email to me
  • “next message,” “delete message,” etc.
  • Dictation, a la Dragon NaturallySpeaking.  Okay, I know that’s way too much to ask from such a small device, but maybe someday…

When using as a phone: “call Tom” (standard voice dialing, as some other phones already have).

What else?

4 Comments so far

  1. Anonymous on July 29th, 2007

    Amen

  2. Andy on August 31st, 2007

    I _do_ have an iPhone :) Yeah, voice commands would be nice. Maybe next revision. I’ll talk to Steve-o ;)

  3. John on November 7th, 2007

    The Apple iPhone is really amazing from what I hear from friends who use it. I am planning to anqure one in 2008 if my budget permits me.
    But what I see from what you want your iPhone to be- I think it has evolved more than that.

  4. Mims Wright on November 25th, 2007

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