Reminds me of the scene in Back To The Future 2 where M J Fox is in that futuristic cafe and he's playing that gun game, and the ki walks up to him and says "You have to use your hands? That's like a babies toy!". Makes me think of the Microsoft Kinect and how rapidly technology is evolving.
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Apple's 'Assistant' Seen as Key Feature for New iPhone Hardware
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Reminds me of the scene in Back To The Future 2 where M J Fox is in that futuristic cafe and he's playing that gun game, and the ki walks up to him and says "You have to use your hands? That's like a babies toy!". Makes me think of the Microsoft Kinect and how rapidly technology is evolving.
that's the point: Siri ran well on the iPhone 3GS And Nuance DragonDictation ran on the iPhone 2G/3G/3GS as well. Also, similar functions exist older Android platforms (inferior to Apple's A4), so unless Apple added alot of features there (just guessing) shouldn't be a technical reason that that it can't run on an A4.
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Isn't that the idea? The only reason to introduce any new product is to make money. I'm sure even apple tv was supposed to throw off 40% margins.
Umm... a lot actually.
Maybe it's different in germany, but it's pretty common here. i worked at a retail store up until last year and the most annoying thing was trying to ring a customer up at the register while they talked into their bluetooth headsets.Come on, you know when you're at home alone you'll be trying this feature out...
Give me a Claire Danes voice option and I'm sold
Because Apple needs to invent reasons for people to upgrade. Thats my guess at least...
Controlling the iPod/iPhone
I actually use "Play songs by <artists name>" and it works beautifully. I don't think you can say "Play song <song name>" It's not in the logic. However, I think the best list of commands can be found here:
http://atmac.org/iphone-voice-commands
Which actually doesn't include my "play songs by <artists name>" oddly enough....but it works all the time for me.
I actually use "Play songs by <artists name>" and it works beautifully. I don't think you can say "Play song <song name>" It's not in the logic. However, I think the best list of commands can be found here:
http://atmac.org/iphone-voice-commands
Which actually doesn't include my "play songs by <artists name>" oddly enough....but it works all the time for me.
Of course there isnt a technical reason behind this (rumoured limitation). Like Meya once sang: Its all about the money...
I think there is little to understand at this point, since we don't know exactly how the feature works. We don't even know if what's in Android is comparable in terms of hardware requirements.
How do we know they aren't moving some (or most, or all) of the processing to the phone itself? Unlimited data plans are almost a thing of the past, after all. I can definitely see Apple trying to require as little data as possible to hit your cellular connection.
Could that be why we haven't seen any credible leaks of a newly designed body?
Or will the next iPhone simply be an updated iPhone 4 ?
No, Yes
Just like typical dorks to brush off such a seemingly interesting, useful, and powerful new feature in favor of SHINEY!!!
If it works as well as other Apple features this could make a major impact in the mobile/handheld market. Hell, it could be a great first step in major changes in computing in general.
If it works as well as other Apple features this could make a major impact in the mobile/handheld market. Hell, it could be a great first step in major changes in computing in general.
I think the iPad 2 does have a chance to run this new feature. The difference between the iPad 2 and the iPhone, is that the iPad 2 does not have to run a telephone service in the background to accept and make calls. It will be interesting to see what amount of RAM will be in the new iPod Touch. Either way fingers crossed.
The original SIRI app worked just fine on a 3GS...
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technical reason: It is not compatible with upgrade revenue.
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technical reason: It is not compatible with upgrade revenue.
After reading some of the comments, I think I am the only iPhone user in the world who loves the voice recognition capabilities of the phone. I use it all the time and I would say is 98% accurate for me.
This rumor has iPhone4S slapped all over it in my opinion. This exactly what Apple did with the 3GS... slight spec bump and...oh! the new 3GS has voice recognition, video recording, etc. etc., things the 3G DOESN'T HAVE! It sounds like they are going to do something similar here...
Was I suckered into upgrading from my 3G to 3GS because of that? Well...yes I was...
But will I be suckered in AGAIN to buy a 4S? Umm, absolutely.
This rumor has iPhone4S slapped all over it in my opinion. This exactly what Apple did with the 3GS... slight spec bump and...oh! the new 3GS has voice recognition, video recording, etc. etc., things the 3G DOESN'T HAVE! It sounds like they are going to do something similar here...
Was I suckered into upgrading from my 3G to 3GS because of that? Well...yes I was...
But will I be suckered in AGAIN to buy a 4S? Umm, absolutely.
