"In a final product," Peter said, "we'll of course build-in a
microphone for hand's free operation." He hit a few keys. "Now,
say you are driving in your car and you remember that you need to
send an e-mail or fax to an associate to confirm an upcoming
appointment."
"Okay," William said. "How do I start."
"Do what comes naturally."
William thought about this for a second then spoke into the
microphone. "Pip, create an e-mail."
The Joey's hard disk was busy for an instant and then a blank
e-mail form popped up on the screen. The Joey said, "To whom?"
William turned to Byron with wide eyes. Byron nodded and
whispered, "Go on, give the little fella what he's asking for."
William said: "Peter."
Joey: "Peter Jones? Or Peter Smith?"
"Peter Jones," William said, then he covered the microphone and
was about to say something, but Peter anticipated his question
before he could ask it.
"That's the agent at work, behind the scenes. It found two Peters
in the address book and didn't know which one you wanted, so it
asked you to decide."
The Joey filled in the 'To:' field and skipped to the next line.
It had already filled in the 'From:' and 'Date:' fields
automatically.
"Subject?" the Joey said.
"Meeting confirmation."
The Joey considered this for a few seconds and then the monthly
calendar view appeared on the screen, layered above the e-mail
form.
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