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At this point, Apple doesn't even need a commercial.
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Apple Airs First iPhone 4S TV Ad Featuring Siri
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Know what's *really* interesting?
At this point, Apple doesn't even need a commercial.
It's in the same vein as all Apple commercials in the past couple years. Simply people using the product/features. They've worked brilliantly.
It works better the way in the video. It does two things...
1) It looks like you are talking WITH the phone instead of with someone on the phone which needed to be made clear.
2) Many of the Siri responses are with screen images so this is a more natural way much of the time to interact with Siri.
I thought the ad was well done. I think this commercial will get more people interested in the iPhone 4S. It was one the reasons why I bought the iPhone 4S and I use Siri about every day for one thing or another. Switching over to using the male british voice is kind of cool.
This is the type of commercial that a bunch of people are pumped about, but then Steve sees it and give it his veto.
People are delusional if they think Apple will be Apple without Steve. This commercial proves it.
People are delusional if they think Apple will be Apple without Steve. This commercial proves it.
How is this any different from the recent iPhone and iPad commercials? All show amazing and practical uses of the device by good looking hipster folks. What is different with Steve gone, to me it looks more the same (excellent) advertising?
That commercial was probably shot before Steve passed on. I suspect that he had already seen it. Besides, this commercial is very much like the other Apple commercials showing people using the product. Contrast that with Microsoft shooting a commercial showing a person's living room transformed into a Windows PC showroom.
It is location aware. I have tested it out and it works outside of the US (I'm in Canada) but local search does not work through SIRI outside of the US unfortunately.
I have set reminders for when I get home or to work.
Now a comment on this ad. I like it. Why? Because, unlike the droid ads, it showcases people actually using the features on the phone (namely SIRI).
The other day i mistakenly took iPhone 4 to work (leaving 4S at home) and boy i was surprised when the phone didn't add my appointments i was telling it to add 
When this happens you know it's not a fad or novelty about to wear off, haters try to show it that way though ... they fail.
Siri is amazing and knowing it's beta ...
When this happens you know it's not a fad or novelty about to wear off, haters try to show it that way though ... they fail.
Siri is amazing and knowing it's beta ...
I just recorded the radio onto a whole cassette tape and then listened to the tape later. When the song I wanted came on, I'd dub it to my mix tape. Kind of a cassette-based radio DVR.
I used to use my VCR kind of that way, too. I recorded shows to watch later so I could fast-forward through the commercials. I even had a VCR that marked them and fast-forwarded through them for me. That was years before ReplayTV got sued into oblivion for the same feature. I haven't watched a TV show live on a regular basis since the 80's. lol
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Cool ad, but it'll be a cold day in hell when I buy my daughter a 400 dollar phone. Half the reason we have suck service on our phones today is those damn teenagers. I've been waiting for years to be able to say that.
Cool ad, but it'll be a cold day in hell when I buy my daughter a 400 dollar phone. Half the reason we have suck service on our phones today is those damn teenagers.
I've been waiting for years to be able to say that.
Epic? ...Whatever.
I agree. This ad won't work in the UK or Australia (nor will Siri for that matter).
Siri Commercial and Star Trek Parallels
Kinda interesting that we are entering into a realm where we can start asking a computer to answer questions for us. Reminds me of the Ships computer on Star Trek. Maybe science fiction is starting to be more of a reality. What's next tri-corders?
Kinda interesting that we are entering into a realm where we can start asking a computer to answer questions for us. Reminds me of the Ships computer on Star Trek. Maybe science fiction is starting to be more of a reality. What's next tri-corders?