Siri could be a game changer for Apple as the Android world will find it difficult to copy it. I could see M$ giving Siri a better for it's money as it's been working on this type of technology for a long time and they exert much more control over their software.
I will never understand why people obsess so intensely about having the ability to turn on and off things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth without having to go to the "extreme" of opening up the standard settings app.
This is also the number one refrain of those who jailbreak their phones when asked for the reason why they do it (to have access to an app that allows quick changes of these settings). Why the f*ck would anyone want to spend all day fiddling with the network settings on their phone, turning them on and off etc. ? Do. Not. Get.
As far as I can see, the only reasonable answer is to save battery life, but I've never met anyone who had any kind of problem with the iPhone battery. It literally almost never runs out. I don't think mine has gone below 60% on any of the three iPhones I've owned, ever.
WTF are all you people doing that burns your battery so much that you have to pain yourselves with turning this crap on and off all day long? Don't you have better things to do with your time?
Wonder if Apple grows tired of Siri like they did with other things.
Sherlock.
Isync
Pairing you OSX to you mobile phone. When someone called you. The number was shown on the computer screen. Send SMS from the computer via bluetooth/phone
Updating the iPod classic (320 gig drives have existed since 2009 making 640 gig iPod)
Universal binaries. (why remove this? Could have been used to run OSX on ARM)
Rosetta
Iweb
Itools
Having your bookmarks on .mac (great to have your personal web bookmarks that you can access from work)
Photo sharing/groups and all that stuff in MobileMe.
Siri could be a game changer for Apple as the Android world will find it difficult to copy it. I could see M$ giving Siri a better for it's money as it's been working on this type of technology for a long time and they exert much more control over their software.
I'm no Fandroid but there are already "off handset" translation services for that OS. Doesn't take much to connect those to a search engine and provide an API to do what Apple is doing.
Personal opinion is that Siri is a niche application. Interesting demonstration of technology but niche.
WTF are all you people doing that burns your battery so much that you have to pain yourselves with turning this crap on and off all day long? Don't you have better things to do with your time?
Making/Receiving Email and making/receiving phone calls? My iPhone 4 lasts until about 15:00 until it needs a recharge. But I agree I'd rather do that than spend time turning wifi etc on/off!
I will never understand why people obsess so intensely about having the ability to turn on and off things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth without having to go to the "extreme" of opening up the standard settings app.
This is also the number one refrain of those who jailbreak their phones when asked for the reason why they do it (to have access to an app that allows quick changes of these settings). Why the f*ck would anyone want to spend all day fiddling with the network settings on their phone, turning them on and off etc. ? Do. Not. Get.
As far as I can see, the only reasonable answer is to save battery life, but I've never met anyone who had any kind of problem with the iPhone battery. It literally almost never runs out. I don't think mine has gone below 60% on any of the three iPhones I've owned, ever.
WTF are all you people doing that burns your battery so much that you have to pain yourselves with turning this crap on and off all day long? Don't you have better things to do with your time?
The iPhone 4 battery is quite good, possibly best in class. But as for "It literally almost never runs out"? That's quite an exaggeration, with all due respect.
I hope eventually the GPS Apps out there like Tom Tom are able to access Siri. Or I can see Apple utilizing the Maps App to speak aloud driving directions to you. That would be awesome!
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The things I'm hoping Siri does at some point?
"Siri, turn off Wi-Fi".
"Siri, turn down the brightness".
"Siri, turn on bluetooth".
Yup. "turn off ringer and vibrate" because we want our phones on at night to sync wirelessly and to wake us up now that it's easy to set an alarm.
At which point unless you've got a strong 3G signal Siri will stop working...
Localized (non-Internet) requests would still work.
Siri could be a game changer for Apple as the Android world will find it difficult to copy it. I could see M$ giving Siri a better for it's money as it's been working on this type of technology for a long time and they exert much more control over their software.
The things I'm hoping Siri does at some point?
"Siri, turn off Wi-Fi".
"Siri, turn down the brightness".
"Siri, turn on bluetooth".
Those are great ideas! Pretty much a handsfree option for everything in SBSettings on jailbroken iPhones.
Localized (non-Internet) requests would still work.
Would they, are you sure? Apple states it needs an internet connection to function.
Wow, that Siri is powerful... it will even bing Alicia Keys for you.
Some tasks I think I'd like to reserve for myself, though....
+1.
Wow, that Siri is powerful... it will even bing Alicia Keys for you.
Some tasks I think I'd like to reserve for myself, though....
And another euphemism is born.
The things I'm hoping Siri does at some point?
"Siri, turn off Wi-Fi".
"Siri, turn down the brightness".
"Siri, turn on bluetooth".
I will never understand why people obsess so intensely about having the ability to turn on and off things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth without having to go to the "extreme" of opening up the standard settings app.
This is also the number one refrain of those who jailbreak their phones when asked for the reason why they do it (to have access to an app that allows quick changes of these settings). Why the f*ck would anyone want to spend all day fiddling with the network settings on their phone, turning them on and off etc. ? Do. Not. Get.
As far as I can see, the only reasonable answer is to save battery life, but I've never met anyone who had any kind of problem with the iPhone battery. It literally almost never runs out. I don't think mine has gone below 60% on any of the three iPhones I've owned, ever.
WTF are all you people doing that burns your battery so much that you have to pain yourselves with turning this crap on and off all day long? Don't you have better things to do with your time?
The things I'm hoping Siri does at some point?
"Siri, turn off Wi-Fi".
"Siri, turn down the brightness".
"Siri, turn on bluetooth".
Good ones. BT is too deep in Settings.
I also hope I'll be able to dictate into the search field of third party apps.
Like, "Search Evernote for packing list." Or "Search Dropbox for expense reports"
Sherlock.
Isync
Pairing you OSX to you mobile phone. When someone called you. The number was shown on the computer screen. Send SMS from the computer via bluetooth/phone
Updating the iPod classic (320 gig drives have existed since 2009 making 640 gig iPod)
Universal binaries. (why remove this? Could have been used to run OSX on ARM)
Rosetta
Iweb
Itools
Having your bookmarks on .mac (great to have your personal web bookmarks that you can access from work)
Photo sharing/groups and all that stuff in MobileMe.
Xserve
Xraid (would be perfect with thunderbolt)
and loads more.
I thought the 'S' meant Steve too
Siri could be a game changer for Apple as the Android world will find it difficult to copy it. I could see M$ giving Siri a better for it's money as it's been working on this type of technology for a long time and they exert much more control over their software.
I'm no Fandroid but there are already "off handset" translation services for that OS. Doesn't take much to connect those to a search engine and provide an API to do what Apple is doing.
Personal opinion is that Siri is a niche application. Interesting demonstration of technology but niche.
WTF are all you people doing that burns your battery so much that you have to pain yourselves with turning this crap on and off all day long? Don't you have better things to do with your time?
Making/Receiving Email and making/receiving phone calls? My iPhone 4 lasts until about 15:00 until it needs a recharge. But I agree I'd rather do that than spend time turning wifi etc on/off!
The things I'm hoping Siri does at some point?
"Siri, turn off Wi-Fi".
"Siri, turn down the brightness".
"Siri, turn on bluetooth".
I don't think Siri will turn off Wi-fi - it needs to be connected with Apple servers to work ( http://bit.ly/nbVTZ0).
The things I'm hoping Siri does at some point?
"Siri, turn off Wi-Fi".
"Siri, turn down the brightness".
"Siri, turn on bluetooth".
locate captain picard ...
I will never understand why people obsess so intensely about having the ability to turn on and off things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth without having to go to the "extreme" of opening up the standard settings app.
This is also the number one refrain of those who jailbreak their phones when asked for the reason why they do it (to have access to an app that allows quick changes of these settings). Why the f*ck would anyone want to spend all day fiddling with the network settings on their phone, turning them on and off etc. ? Do. Not. Get.
As far as I can see, the only reasonable answer is to save battery life, but I've never met anyone who had any kind of problem with the iPhone battery. It literally almost never runs out. I don't think mine has gone below 60% on any of the three iPhones I've owned, ever.
WTF are all you people doing that burns your battery so much that you have to pain yourselves with turning this crap on and off all day long? Don't you have better things to do with your time?
The iPhone 4 battery is quite good, possibly best in class. But as for "It literally almost never runs out"? That's quite an exaggeration, with all due respect.
I wish this worked on my iPad2. I would love to have Siri do task for me. Crap
Just need to wait until March/April-ish next year