Archive for November, 2012

Talking about Conversational Internet

Friday, November 30th, 2012

I’ve written about some of the talks at Everybody Technology which was an event about how to make technology inclusive.

I gave a short talk there, too. It was about my Conversational Internet project. I’ve written about it a few times already now, so I won’t rehash it here, but I talked about the Extreme Blue prototype and some of the work that’s been done since.

Luckily for fans of funny voices everywhere, it was recorded.


Everybody Technology : Conversational Internet

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Everybody Technology

Friday, November 30th, 2012

This afternoon I went to Everybody Technology, an event to discuss the need for technology to be inclusive and made in a way that is “so smart, so simple and so powerful it works for everybody”.

A highlight of the afternoon was Stephen Hawking – perhaps one of the best examples of the power of technology to enable someone to reach their potential. He also supported the event by lending his voice to a promotional video which explains the idea better than I can.


“Who is Technology Made For?” (YouTube)

There were several speakers. I won’t do them justice, but I did jot a few notes…

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