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A Look at Apple's Assistant Interface for the New iPhone
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I just downloaded Siri and I am amazed at the accuracy. It got every command perfectly while talking totally normal.
The SYNC computer, which Ford calls the Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM), is housed separately from the head unit, which Ford calls the Audio Control Module (ACM), and interfaces with all vehicle audio sources as well as the high-speed and medium-speed vehicle CAN-buses.[17][18] The first generation of the Ford's SYNC computer was designed in cooperation with Continental AG[19] and is built around a 400 MHz Freescale i.MX31L processor with an ARM 11 CPU core, uses 256MB of 133 MHz Mobile DDR SDRAM from Micron and 2GB of Samsung NAND flash memory,[20][21] runs the Microsoft Auto operating system,[22] and uses speech technology by Nuance Communications. Utilizing the USB port, SYNC's Microsoft Windows Auto-based operating system can be updated to work with new personal electronic devices. A Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) BlueCore4 chip provides Bluetooth connectivity with compatible phones and devices. SYNC's major chips cost US$27.80 which allows Ford to profitably sell the system at a much lower price than competitive offerings.
If the mechanics are sound, it should just be an issue of adding the dictionaries for other languages. What I mean by that is if the software is programmed to understand sounds humans can make rather than discrete words, it should be much more easily extendable to other languages. As long as they aren't bizarre and rely on clicking, guttural noises or other odd manners of speech.
No, thats a good thing.
It's a race between English and Mandarin Chines to be the World Language.
I prefer English
I've used Siri and found it to be laughable. Yes, it's called "accurate" but it seems to me that it's because the expectations for such software are so incredibly low. For mission criticalness in my life, the Siri I knew wouldn't do. It would be something to occupy my time for a couple of hours of amusement with would inevitably wither away to playing games with the software to see what silly stuff I could make it do.
Perhaps Apple's infused it with twenty-five tons of awesomeness to make it half-way competent. Guess we'll find out.
Perhaps Apple's infused it with twenty-five tons of awesomeness to make it half-way competent. Guess we'll find out.
And what is more cool than talking to my incredible iPhone that others don't have for what ever reason as I sip on my 5 dollar cup of joe that most people can't afford. Life is good at the top people.
I can see my self now... "iPhone post on macrumors.com the following: "eat it up people this is magic the only way Apple can bring it. Bring it on MS I dare you!" end and post. iPhone replies "your message has been sent or great and exalted one" yes life is good and getting better.
I laugh at my own typing. So as long as it is more accurate than my typing, I am good.
Id have thought the same but Ive seen groups of teenagers literally IMing or texting back and forth in the same room. Ive also seen a lot of people walking down the street talking into their phone so loudly that the whole street could hear.
But the real point is that it does a lot of things other than email and texting. I'd rather type a text or call someone than to do it that way, but if I can create calendar events with it, I would use the heck out of it, particularly when Im running from one appointment to the next or in the car where I cant focus.
I was impressed enough with Siri to delete it after about 5 minutes of screwing around. I'm told my voice is not difficult to understand
By far the best voice recognition I've used to date is the Voice Control Dial that comes with the latest build on the iPhone 4.
And if it's true, IMHO, not a real smart move on Apple's part to make Assistant an iPhone 5 feature exclusively. (that is, if there is an iPhone 5)
And who care if Apple copied Microsoft. It's a stupid idea to begin with and nobody will ever use it.
Unless you, your words and communications are so pointless that having everyone hear them is no big whoop.
And we know that description is totally inadequate to describe an iPhone user
Speech interface is stupid? I can see myself using the SI a lot instead of hunting through shortcuts or searches. SI is STAR TREK baby!
Besides did you watch the WP7 demo for the TellMe? It's mind blowingly awesome. It's insanely great.
i agree.. it better be amazing because voice control is the worst feature on the iPhone.
also, the long press is sooo annoying. They should make it quicker. (pulling up the magnifying glass takes way to long as well.)
you don't just have to press and hold the home key, as per leaked shots a few months back, there's a mic button next to the spacebar on the keyboard, so it's as simple as tapping that when in the messages app.
it's been known for nearly 18 months that this was coming, MS could have easily just rushed out their own one in that time......
Speech interface is stupid? I can see myself using the SI a lot instead of hunting through shortcuts or searches. SI is STAR TREK baby!
Besides did you watch the WP7 demo for the TellMe? It's mind blowingly awesome. It's insanely great.
The Star Trek Interface is good for a home system and will be rolled out with the MS Kinnect 2
But not a phone
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And when I posted in an earlier thread that iOS5 would not have full feature availability on the current iPhone 4 I was asked for proof. I was expecting the news to be revealed Tuesday, but this will do : ).
As I've said numerous times we can look forward to a quite interesting iPhone 5 and an improved 4. I'm told it will NOT be called 4S.
And when I posted in an earlier thread that iOS5 would not have full feature availability on the current iPhone 4 I was asked for proof. I was expecting the news to be revealed Tuesday, but this will do : ).
As I've said numerous times we can look forward to a quite interesting iPhone 5 and an improved 4. I'm told it will NOT be called 4S.
I could see this as being extremely useful if it actually works. I just went to wolphram alpha's website and typed a couple random queries, like "peninsular war", etc. I realize that they have a lot of info on mathematics, but if the "get info on" is tied to wolphram alpha exclusively, then it will not be very useful. If it does work, and intelligently redirects searches to, e.g., yelp or wikipedia, then watch out google!
See what Fox News does to people? Now everything is fact! There's no such thing as rumour!
Fixed.
The best thing about Tuesdays announcement. We won't have to see anymore freaking Mock-ups.