Apple's Siri now takes swipes at Google's 'half-empty' Glass
Apple has updated its voice-driven personal assistant, Siri, to make playful comments disparaging Google's head-worn accessory, Glass, calling it "half empty" and telling users they've "got the wrong assistant."
The responses are generated by Siri once users say the words "Okay, Glass." Those are the same words used to invoke the voice-driven features of Google Glass.
Saying "Okay, Glass" to Siri currently generates at least six humorous responses panning Google's gear:
Cook instead said that the wrist may be a more natural place for wearable computing devices to evolve. In that space, he praised the Nike FuelBand health tracking accessory.
Apple is rumored to be working on its own wrist-worn accessory to take on Google Glass in the wearable computing space with a launch as soon as 2014. The company has filed for ownership of the "iWatch" trademark in a number of countries around the world, hinting at a potential name for the device.
The responses are generated by Siri once users say the words "Okay, Glass." Those are the same words used to invoke the voice-driven features of Google Glass.
Saying "Okay, Glass" to Siri currently generates at least six humorous responses panning Google's gear:
- "Stop trying to strap me to your forehead. It won't work."
- "I think that Glass is half empty."
- "I'm not Glass. And I'm just fine with that."
- "Glass? I think you've got the wrong assistant."
- "Very funny, (name). I mean, not funny 'ha-ha,' but funny."
- "Just so you know, I don't do anything when you blink at me."
Cook instead said that the wrist may be a more natural place for wearable computing devices to evolve. In that space, he praised the Nike FuelBand health tracking accessory.
Apple is rumored to be working on its own wrist-worn accessory to take on Google Glass in the wearable computing space with a launch as soon as 2014. The company has filed for ownership of the "iWatch" trademark in a number of countries around the world, hinting at a potential name for the device.
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"I assume you are looking for porn again, Dave?"
"Just so you know, I don't do anything when you blink at me, Mike."
It'd be great if she did more jokes like this for a broader range of topics, but used them DURING searches to mask transit times.
You could say, "I'd like 4,000 lattes to go." Siri would reply, "I miss Steve, too. Here are some cafés in your area." The first sentence done on-device while the location search is going on behind it.
Great idea
"Very funny, C---. I mean, not funny "ha-ha," but funny."
I think Glass is a joke-- it's a bluetooth headset with a camera and display. It's not actually a computer.
It's useless if you don't have a net connection. And who is going to talk to anyone wearing it?
.... knowing google's propensity for spying.
That's all right Siri... none of the other young girls bother to respond at all... Sigh!
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Originally Posted by AppleInsider
Saying "Okay, Glass" to Siri currently generates four humorous responses panning Google's gear:
"Stop trying to strap me to your forehead. It won't work."
"I think that Glass is half empty."
"I'm not Glass. And I'm just fine with that."
"Glass? I think you've got the wrong assistant."
How about:
"What are you? A #Glasshole wannabe?"
"Glass is not Okay. Way too creepy."
"Glass? My ass."
I agree. Dependency on Internet connection and going remote is the biggest drawback of SIRI. Having at least a limited basis on the device with regular updates based on eg location or uindividual sage patterns would be great such that she needs to reach out for the servers less often. I don't think you could pack all SIRI Localfor the next two decades
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Originally Posted by Gatorguy
Personally I'm surprised that Apple is giving attention to Google Glass.
Seems reasonable to me. I can imagine that before this, when people said "ok glass", either in an attempt to be funny or just out of confusion, Siri just did a web search for "glass" that was "ok", which didn't look particularly intelligent. I know it's not entirely fair, but I can see the blog posts already: google stuff, just say "ok glass" and it magically does things for you... ok now let's try on Siri... ah, windshield replacement companies.
They're just getting out in front of it.
Why the heck is Apple threatened by Glass enough to give it the time of day? While there are some very interesting edge case uses for it, I'm fairly confidant it will not go over well with the general public.
Apparently if you pair Google Glass to an iPhone "Okay Glass" works as it should.
https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3064189?hl=en
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Originally Posted by Gatorguy
Apparently if you pair Google Glass to an iPhone "Okay Glass" works as it should.
https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3064189?hl=en
Yup, it's multi-platform and works with iPhones.
Originally Posted by DroidFTW
Why the heck is Apple threatened by Glass…
They're not, in any respect.
…give it the time of day?
But Siri doesn't do that.
You mean 'edge use cases.' The whole world is threatened by Google Glass, as long as a single person takes it seriously and will say so in public, like you just did.
Think of it like angel dust, PCP, for geeks. You're probably too young to remember. A friend of mine drove through a wall of a 7-11 on that poison.
Like Siri says, the worst thing about Glass is that it's half-empty: it only addresses one eye, and the wrong eye at that. So Google. So toe-shoes:
http://www.geeksugar.com/Sergey-Brin-Five-Finger-Shoes-10882457