That's a fair point, but these things have been tried.
I think it's iffy.
They need a 'killer use case' - that has always been what is missing, surprising they don't go with the 'videophone' thing hard.
I think it's iffy.
They need a 'killer use case' - that has always been what is missing, surprising they don't go with the 'videophone' thing hard.
But it's still using the same prone-to-misswipe, nothing-is-solid iOS paradigm for a device whose placement on a table surface might not work well with that. Specifically you lose dexterity when extending your arm, and iOS swipe navigation is rather twitchy. Hands on videos gave me the impression of the same lack of solidity.
This might wind up being in a trough between appliance and smartphone, worse than either, because it is too much software and not enough solid, stoic appliance.
I think an AI and primarily voice based 'heres what you need to know' UI with a few buttons to tap is the correct paradigm for the house. This might be trying to do too much with too old an interaction paradigm.