Lionel announces voice control of trains!

@KOOLjock1 posted:

Anyone who says that this tech is worthless has obviously forgotten how a kid plays with their trains.

Imagine laying on the floor next to the FasTrack... ordering the engineer to back down to your consist... playing the dispatcher or the engineer or the fireman.  Now imagine the train actually following your orders!

Now imagine having your friends joining in.

Jon

Best post yet.

@Mannyrock posted:

"Dave,  I am overriding your command for the Sante Fe Switcher to go forward.  I think it is a poor choice.   You should know better.  . . .  Would you like for me to sing you a song?   . . . . Daisy  . . . Daisy . . .  give me your answer true."

THIS is the best post ever on the topic.     

Remember, "I have the greatest enthusiasm for the mission...".

George

What a hoot! To the original topic, I like this idea a bunch... Plus I need to watch 2001 again......

@BOB WALKER posted:

Look at their recent track record of new concepts including LC, LC+ and LC2.0.

Bob, None of this is new. They are rehashing concepts used on RC Cars & Planes from the 80's and licensing Bluetooth as a universal transmitter.

Quite honestly Lion chief remote control trains could have been done 35 years ago, and using Bluetooth as the communication protocol could have been done over 15 years ago with Bluetooth 2.1.

A project I did back in late 80's was installing a cannibalized RC car electronics on a Williams engine with a can motor. Forward & reverse control the direction and the left steer operated the horn. Not that hard, RC controlled engine circa 1988 about 25 years before Lionchief.

I don't know about voice control of trains, but it's never worked with my wife...

@Keith L posted:

I don't know about voice control of trains, but it's never worked with my wife...

I think we all have that version

Brendan

@Keith L posted:

I don't know about voice control of trains, but it's never worked with my wife...

@Brendan posted:

I think we all have that version

Brendan

... and upgrades are very costly.

https://ogrforum.com/...2#152054912902149872

Hi Dave, I'm sorry I ran your new train off of the table, please Dave don't shut me off.

Imagine running 3 or 4 sets at once & having visitors: random chatter may make the trains go haywire!

BTW '2001 Space Odessey' puts me to sleep, tried to watch it but can't make it. Sorry worst movie ever