As a result, many adults are turned off and claim to be hopelessly computer illiterate. According to Negroponte, a good interface should exhibit intelligence to such a degree that the physical interface will go away. When you meet somebody for the first time, you may be very conscious of their looks, speech, and gestures. But quickly the content of your communication dominates, even if it is largely expressed through tone of voice or the language of facial expression. A good computer interface should behave similarly.
Cellular telephones make VCRs pale with their unusable interface.
Not only do I not want all those features, I don't want to dial the telephone at all. Like make your breakfast toast for you. Understand what Negroponte is trying to say. And stop sneering knowingly at your fellow creatures who've taken a bath in the market each time a talking head on TV says that the capital market index has shed a few more points because of a melt-down in tech stocks. The future is much more than the sum of your wretched portfolio.