iPhone 4S Reviews: "Best iPhone Yet", Great Camera, Siri Straight Out of Sci Fi

[bosco08]

Please!!!

Show me how Siri can tell you what the weather is like. We haven't seen that the required 10,000 times yet!

 

[NRubino]

You can use 3G.

then why would he say that u have to use the internet? bad review...

 

[kolax]

then why would he say that u have to use the internet? bad review...

Huh..? 3G is an internet connection.

 

[KnightWRX]

then why would he say that u have to use the internet? bad review...

Internet = World wide network of networks
3G = cellular data protocol used to access data networks, one of those commonly known as the Internet

What's bad about the review ?

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What made previous attempts at voice control more of a gimmick than a value-added feature was the need to use a narrow and precise command structure. It's been part of iOS for a couple of years too, and was still a gimmick.

Maybe to you. Again to me, what makes it a gimmick is that I've always managed to be faster at simply opening the settings and either typing out what I want or choosing it from a properly made UI. Same for queries. One of the cons against Siri in every review is the multitude of confirmations and the length of time it takes to get a query through the validation stages.

To me, that is inefficient and thus this seems like a gimmick for now. It's certainly not the reason I reserved and will be getting a 4S.

 

[estuardoroldan]

siri

I really like the concept of siri, and i hope that it can get better over the years, BUT, i think apple is just making us become lazier human beings.

 

[Abazigal]

I really like the concept of siri, and i hope that it can get better over the years, BUT, i think apple is just making us become lazier human beings.

The same can be said for any other piece of technology. The car saves you from having to walk. The blender makes it so you don't have to manually grind all your food by hand. The remote prevents you from having to walk to the TV everytime you want to change a channel.

Technology is supposed to make processes easier and more streamlined. This is progress, nothing more.

 

[rowanmwilliams]

what about when your drinking?

How well will Siri understand you when your drinking, I can see some really advantages and disadvantages to this if it can understand English - "drunk".

 

[metatrox]

Anyone else notice that in the Macworld video he says "iPhone 4s" during the notes app dictation and it writes down "iPhone 4 ass"

LOL! oh well cant be perfect. Patiently awaiting mine in the mail.

 

[swedefish]

I really like the concept of siri, and i hope that it can get better over the years, BUT, i think apple is just making us become lazier human beings.

I think Siri is an amazing interface for annoying tasks like making calendar entries and setting alarms and the like. I'm very keen on the 4s, but I still cant bring myself to justify the cost of an iphone (factoring in the cost for voice and data).

 

[Claefer]

Yeah, I think if you couldn't tell Siri to play songs without an internet connection, that'd be a massive fail.

The current voice control on the iPhone 3GS/iPhone 4 can do that.

Now I don't know. I e-mailed David Pogue asking him if Siri requires constant Internet connection for non-Web-related tasks and he said yes.

 

[Digital Skunk]

Don't let the downranks get you down. I feel the same. Seems gimmicky at best, something of a novelty that will see a spike in usage and then will slowly fade away.

If it's tied to server infrastructure rather than local software, it also becomes a liability down the road where if the feature is not so successful, Apple might just close up shop, making the feature completely unusable. It also means it's prone to network outages and disruptions.

It's a better form of voice control no doubt, but it's not even close to what I think people's expection for it are. It's not "Star Trek" on your phone that's for sure, at best it's a better Dragon Dictation tied to Google that can also pipe some commands in select apps.

You're right about both the down rankings and what you say in your comment. Sadly enough, it seems that the fanaticism and lack of perspective in these forums has gone up.

There's not much room for open discussion anymore . . . oh well, back on topic. Apple has buried other services/features on it's software side before. Or repurposed them into new features. I have a feeling that Siri will just become "the-voice-recognition-feature" in a one or two more revisions. Very awesome for setting reminders and playing music though.

 

[nathan1234]

Siri fun!!

I'm exited to see all you guys waiting in line to post cool things that siri says once you get the phones!!. or putting them on a blog like this. hisiri.tumblr.com

 

[Nord]

"There is an option to enable Photostream, which keeps every picture you take for ever. Be warned. You cannot delete a picture once it is in Photostream. There may well be blushes within families who share devices and discover that a photo they would rather not be seen is permanently on view, but they'll have to learn the hard way."

There's a way to erase the stream (not individual pictures), though its location is completely idiotic, but hey... what gives, at least, there's a button...

go to iCloud.com > click your name > advanced > erase the stream.

Why on earth this is in your name makes no sense to me. Bring the Picture Gallery back to iCloud Apple !