A Major Step Toward Lowering Technology Airtime.
Voice-first computing is not a new idea — it is the fulfillment of a promise made decades ago. When Patrick J. Fischer discovered Technology Airtime in 1999, he identified the mouse and the keyboard as the primary sources of wasted time. The solution, he argued, was to talk to the computer and listen to what the computer says.
In 2026, that vision is becoming reality. Voice-first computing is the fastest way to reduce Technology Airtime because it eliminates the two biggest sources of delay: the time it takes to type, and the time it takes to click.
Technology Airtime is defined as the time when you are waiting on the technology, or the technology is waiting on you. Voice-first computing attacks both sides of that equation simultaneously.
The future of computing is voice. And the gauge for that future is Technology Airtime.