This is going to drive people nuts on public transport. I travelled with a guy that had a very short attention span and shake to shuffle once. That was a long journey.
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iPhone 4s will change the world mark my words
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A bit over the top I think.... Is it going to feed kids starving in Africa or N. Korea? Will it make quads walk? Will it fix my flat? It will be really cool thing but changing the world? Naaaa me no think so. 
Why do you even bother to post on an iPhone forum. Go post on a droid forum....
Well said. I'm with you, Most people don't know how amazing Siri is going to be. This is going to change the way we use a cell phone.
I doubt it will change it that much
This kind of tech has been knocking around for 15 years, and no one has got it right yet
It only takes one bad experience (i.e. remind me to get petrol Siri - and it forgets to do so) and people will stop using it
Well this will sound like BS to some people but 2-3 months ago I was telling my girlfriend an idea I'd had (I often have lots of ideas). This idea was on the back of emailing RightMove's marketing team an idea to be able to search for properties through a map, 2 years ago. 2 weeks later they'd launched their map search facility (not because of me but...good timing!). Aaaaanyway...
I was telling my girlfriend the idea of being able to talk to your phone to set appointments. Then at the date and time the appointment would flash up accurately. I spoke about being able to ask questions, like the weather etc.
So this has happened with Siri and in my opinion the thread starter is 100% correct. It is single handedly one of the biggest developments in technology in recent years. It WILL change the way we use technology.
First the had buttons. Then they took those away for us to be able to just touch. Next, the focus will be on taking away the need to even touch.
Think about it, we are all lazy in some way. We want instant speedy results, thus the reason for the success with iPhone. The 2nd most easiest way to achieve something through a phone or most technology like this is through talking. Next the tv?...
Notice I said '2nd most easiest way'. In the very distant future, the most easiest and quickest way is telepathically controlling stuff.
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I bet you, £1000, that when you use Siri, at times it will blow your mind. I bet you Apple have created something here that you won't be able to get your head around.
If they've managed to create something that can understand what you 'mean', then that is massive. There is older technology, but it lacks intelligence. And I bet Apple are on the cusp of breaking through that.
I was telling my girlfriend the idea of being able to talk to your phone to set appointments. Then at the date and time the appointment would flash up accurately. I spoke about being able to ask questions, like the weather etc.
So this has happened with Siri and in my opinion the thread starter is 100% correct. It is single handedly one of the biggest developments in technology in recent years. It WILL change the way we use technology.
First the had buttons. Then they took those away for us to be able to just touch. Next, the focus will be on taking away the need to even touch.
Think about it, we are all lazy in some way. We want instant speedy results, thus the reason for the success with iPhone. The 2nd most easiest way to achieve something through a phone or most technology like this is through talking. Next the tv?...
Notice I said '2nd most easiest way'. In the very distant future, the most easiest and quickest way is telepathically controlling stuff.
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I bet you, £1000, that when you use Siri, at times it will blow your mind. I bet you Apple have created something here that you won't be able to get your head around.
If they've managed to create something that can understand what you 'mean', then that is massive. There is older technology, but it lacks intelligence. And I bet Apple are on the cusp of breaking through that.
It's all about baby steps people. Siri is a baby step. You have to get people on board with an idea before deploying it to the masses. Siri will do that. The general perception of voice control, as proof in this thread, is that it is awkward when used in public. Siri will be the baby step to move us in the direction of using voice control for everything and seem natrual at that same time. "Turn on Entertainment System", "Switch to the Apple TV", "Search for new movies on iTunes", "Order Contagion", "Yes I agree to pay $4.99 for that movie", etc, etc, etc.
One day, "Where's the remote?" will be a phrase of the past.
One day, "Where's the remote?" will be a phrase of the past.
I don't like taking a poor man's money, but in this case I'll make an exception
Nobody will use Siri in public, which limits it to the car or in your home
In your car, maybe, but it will be full of kinks and issues, and the first few time Siri starts barking 'im sorry, can you repeat?' people will stop using it
Tablets have been around for 10 years but no one used them - until now that is.
I agree with the OP and was thinking about this when I ordered my 4s. If Siri works the way it is advertised it will be huge. I see this being everywhere T.V. Car IPad and pretty much everywhere else voice commands will be Implementated. I now understand why apple focused on software instead of hardware for this update because they realize that is what's most important moving forward. Controlling Siri from a headset limits your interaction with the actual hardware anyway. Really this is one step closer to singularity if u will. The iPhone is already like an extension of your brain to me so to add voice commands and the ability to dial and send messages just by talking into thin air adds another aspect to this.
It's not like asking another human being over the phone 'What's the time?' or 'What's the weather forecast?' is embarrassing, so asking Siri won't be too bad. it will take some time to get used to it (just as it does to get used to Dragon Dictate), but the issue is not how other people will look at you but how you we feel talking to a machine. In my opinion, like it or not, talking to machines will become the norm rather than exception within a decade or so. Talking is simply the most efficient form of communication we humans use. It is why lectures are still given in universities.
My only concern about Siri is that it requires network access, which seems to me a half-a$$ed solution. The necessary information and algorithms should be stored locally in some sort of secure but programmable permanent memory. Apple needs to do with voice recognition what it did with QuickDraw - put it on a chip.
I was talking with a friend of mine last night about new iPhone 4s features, and of course Siri got brought up. As a person with terrible vision, I hope that Siri is implemented as well as it appeared to be during the demo onstage last Tuesday. We're sitting here talking about how Siri may just be a toy, but to a visually impaired person Siri could be a fundamental shift in how they can use cell phones. And since Siri is iPhone 4s exclusive (so far) the OP could be on to something.
I think people have a problem using voice recognition software in public because they feel like they have to talk like a robot to get it to work. Siri should change that as long as it works.
I suspect it's only accessible via network because it will be constantly updated, revised, and adapted to recognize new languages/dialects and vernacular. It's still in beta, so it wouldn't make sense to store its limited vocabulary permanently. Within just a month of release and use I have no doubt Siri will double, even triple its current vocabulary in each language it offers so far.
Ok that made me laugh
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I doubt the iPhone processor can Handel the voice recognition part. That's very processor intensive
Siri is the only difference maker here and i bet over time people will stop using it. No doubt people will still double check what they say to do too
Yes omg, that was so awesome... (never bothered to try it
)I dont see how Siri will "change" the world..
but i do see that siri is a step, in the direction that we'll eventually see.
However, no way in hell am i ever gonna be using siri, or a similar working system in a public bus etc. example: i've never ever EVER at any point used the voice-system thats in the iphone 4 currently. Its just worthless. Even a handfull of years ago when it was in my old nokiaphone, i tried it once or twice.. and omg. was just as easy, if not easier to just simply "do it yourself"
imagine sitting in a bus or train, and 20 other people are just yapping on with their phone: read me my messages, blablabla, reply: i'm in the bus, ill be there shortly * 20 ... sigh
I like the whole idea of an updated voice-command system but it just wont be working for "me".. its like the facetime.. sure its a GREAT idea - which isnt new at all (i had it on my phone in 2004), and NOBODY, i repeat, NOBODY uses it, or has used it, ever, in denmark (where as i said, we've had it since 2004) - except for: trying it out.
nobody wants to look at people while they talk on the phone.. when i'm on the phone i'm usually doing 5 other things, like browsing the web, taking notes etc. unless you're phoning a hot girl.. - which you're not anyway!
HOWEVER, siri could be the amazing way to bring phones to blind people, or people without hands, or other handicaps that makes the use of smartphones hard. - i'd invest a bit in that direction if i was apple. Just a bit! - i mean, imagine being blind... how would you even use a normal phone? except to call 911? (and you wouldnt know where you are anyway - siri could do all that for you)