Lex Friedman:
But whatever the reason, I hope Apple changes its thinking quickly. I’m a fan of Siri on my iPhone, and I can imagine plenty of ways Siri could deliver awesomeness on the Mac.
Lex makes his case for why Siri should come to Mountain Lion and some ways it could work. I don’t know if I’d use Siri that much on my Mac. It seems quicker for me to just use the built-in data detectors to add an appointment or open an app using Spotlight.
Redmond Pie:
Unlike the many clones and pretenders looking to essentially copy the format, Spire simply installs the necessary files of Apple’s voice-recognition utility, requiring a server host and a legit iPhone 4S certificate to leave users with an all-singing, all-dancing port of Siri. In order to prevent such treachery, Apple seems to have added a “SetActivationToken” which stops Spire right in its tracks.
Certainly not safe for work or kids, but I laughed so hard. [...]
It’s a good thing Apple did Siri or Samsung would have run out of ideas. [...]
We’ve all seen some cool things that Siri can do, but this has to be the best so far. The guys at Yamaha got Siri to play piano.
Here’s how my friend at Yamaha explained it to me:
“You have 3.7 billion appointments.”
In what is surely the most ridiculous, manufactured controversy in – well, at least 15 minutes – Apple has been accused of having a pro-life stance because Siri, the voice-based assistant built in to the iPhone 4S, is unable to … Continued
Remember when Microsoft said they’ve had Siri technology for more than a year? I wonder if they actually tried it.
Microsoft’s Craig Mundie says they have had Siri-like functionality in Windows Phone for more than a year. [Via Forbes]
Christian Zibreg for 9to5Mac: Dag Kittlaus, a 44-year-old from Norway, is living an American dream with his wife and three kids in a nice Chicago suburb. His life took a turn for the better following a special phone call from … Continued
Henry Bloget is an easy target. He’s wrong more times a minute than his heart gets a chance to beat blood to his atrophied brain. Which is a very harsh thing to say about someone struggling with that sort of disorder, but I can’t always be the nice guy.
iCloud Siri, Snow Day
John S. Wilson, a health policy analyst, talking about how Siri could revolutionize our 911 system.
Once the word “emergency” is spoken to Siri, a range of beneficial activity could commence. First, the phone could video call 911 utilizing Skype or a similar VoIP video service. This would allow first responders to have a much better context of the emergency at hand. Armed with a live video and audio feed of the event, visual cues could assist the first responders as they deconstruct the problem. Second, Siri could send the GPS location of the caller.
I’m not sure how far off in the future something like this would be or how practical it would be. What if you spoke “emergency” by mistake? Interesting thoughts though.
Talking to Siri introduces you to Siri. This short, focused book teaches you how to use Siri from the ground up. You’ll learn how to achieve the the highest recognition rate as you talk. You’ll discover which categories Siri responds … Continued
Gary Ng:
After you’ve added the Emoji keyboard, or any other keyboard, you’ll notice Siri’s dictate key beside the spacebar changes from dark to light grey. What’s up with this change in colour?
I would never have found this.
Kara Swisher:
There were several reasons for the departure, which was amicable and has been planned for a while, sources said. They included Kittlaus’s family being in Chicago, a desire to take time off and an interest in brainstorming new entrepreneurial ideas.
Sascha Vongehr:
Now it is not exactly news that Apple products are overpriced and of relatively low quality…
To prove his point he shows an iPhone 4S being dropped from shoulder height. I think the writer must have been dropped on his head from shoulder height.
Talking about Siri, Vongehr again shows how moronic he can be.
CNN: People describe the app using female pronouns. Her gender has even prompted some users to flood blogs and online forums with sexually suggestive questions for Siri such as “What are you wearing?” (Siri’s baffled response: “Why do people keep … Continued
Leanna Lofte at TiPb: However, many of us have names that Siri does not how to pronounce correctly. Or perhaps you don’t even want to be called by your real name. Great tip to get Siri to either pronounce your … Continued
A duet with Siri. [Via Daring Fireball]
Very funny stuff from Mac Rumors.
Filmmaker Jeff Heimbuch was inspired to combine Siri, the new assistive voice technology in the iPhone 4S, with GLaDOS, the malevolent AI system featured in Valve Software’s Portal games. He mashed them up in this remix of Apple’s iPhone 4S … Continued
After introducing the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, many of Apple’s Web sites around the world updated with information about Siri, Apple’s new voice assistant technology. One that was missing was Canada. Many have become concerned that Siri will not be … Continued