In other words, it's not even a useful or usable computer.... which is very true
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Rumored Siri Speaker in Production Ahead of Possible WWDC Debut
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In other words, it's not even a useful or usable computer.... which is very true
Siri needs serious development before a product like this is viable. It's just too rubbish, even on iPhone, right now. Who knows, maybe they'll announce major updates to Siri along with this product. Might be a case of just 'switching on' new Siri, and suddenly she becomes much more intelligent for every body.
Blanket statements like this are useless without supporting data and facts. Only time will tell the truth.
You act as though government/legal requests is a *TECHNICAL* problem. IT IS NOT! Apple's privacy policy has nothing to do with government/legal requests and warrants. NOTHING
Regarding hacking, when was the last time Amazon was hacked? Or Google?
But iCloud (phishing) was broken into...
My point is, your arguments are completely unfounded and have nothing to do with reality..... they're just justifications (bad ones) as to why Apple is so bad bad at AI and services.
When in reality, Apple is a private for profit company that has no excuse for not doing its job better
It is not just you. I also find this equally as useless as I would find a larger battery on the MBP useful.
Here's hoping it doesn't JUST support WiFi. It needs to support multiple protocols, like z-wave, to be a viable alternative to other home automation products. It also needs a scripting/development model for creating complex automation tasks, not simply flipping a switch on/off.
boy there is a lot of negativity on this forum. While I will not likely be buying one of these devices, i think that Apple has continued to produce great products. The products from 4-5 years ago are great and have continued to get incrementally better.
Have they gotten so much better for me to feel a need to buy a new device every year; No. But that is fine. Saving money is not a crime.
Just like there is no reason to buy a new car every two or three years, there is no reason to buy a new computer/phone/tablet every year, or two years (or three years).
Have they gotten so much better for me to feel a need to buy a new device every year; No. But that is fine. Saving money is not a crime.
Just like there is no reason to buy a new car every two or three years, there is no reason to buy a new computer/phone/tablet every year, or two years (or three years).
I don't know. I think Apple needs to innovate faster, and have a broader market.
- Most of my video is from Amazon, because the Apple TV required a vastly expensive accessory to work, an HDTV, before I had one. Amazon plays on more things than Apple does, so they have my video business.
- Well, like if my Apple TV ever worked right, that'd be a plus. Not upgrading unless it plays Amazon video.
- I had a library on Kindle way before Apple even considered that somebody would want to read a book on an iPad. Amazon owns comiXology and Goodreads and Audible, so pretty much literature belongs to them.
- HomeKit is nice, but I've got an Echo and three Dots that are just as integrated with the Hue lights (ironically bought when they were Apple Store-exclusive) and WeMo switches.
- Controlling Hue and WeMo work fine when I'm not home, without having to have an AppleTV for a bridge.
- Despite all that, Apple Music rocks. They got there first with good hardware and media, and so I buy my music from Apple.
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I scanned down to see if anyone had already made that 'observation' - I would have called it a 'joke' but it's possibly not far off the truth!!!
Well I'm guessing the majority of consumers couldn't care less about the Mac Pro so what's your point? Clearly people are buying Amazon Echos. It would be stupid for Apple to not compete in this market. If the sound quality of the speaker is good I'll probably get one.
You got that right!
Siri SUCKS.
Half of the time it's down and the other half it can't figure out what you are saying or pulls up some ridiculous BS.
Back to the drawing board on Siri Apple!
Honestly the user-required part of these AI-assistants is where it falls down due to poor speech recognition and limited capability. I find that Google Now is the best at serving stuff up to you like: weather, traffic information, reminders, UPS tracking, news. I think the future of AI is anticipating your needs rather than you having to tell it what you want to do.
Of course if it ever gets truly 'conversational' like in the movie 'Her' where you can communicate with it like it was a human being that would be revolutionary. Imagine arranging your next trip with Siri in the way you would communicate to a travel agent, with all the back and forth. Hell it would even tell you that it needs some time to figure some options out and get back to you later. That would rock. Imagine and AI-version of Redfin and concierge services. Imagine if a Concierge AI could also integrate with real-world services to get you an Uber drive, get flowers delivered for you, meal delivery or dry cleaning. Imagine real world businesses intergrating into the Siri-As-A-Service so that they could deliver their physical goods & services to customers via this mechanism.
So many possibilities, but the underlying tech, primarily speech recognition and conversational abilities need to develop SIGNIFICANTLY.
Remember, Siri-As-A-Service is the next killer product for Apple if they can get there FIRST ahead of Amazon, Google & Microsoft. If Apple can develop the 'Samantha AI' first they win the 21st century.
Of course if it ever gets truly 'conversational' like in the movie 'Her' where you can communicate with it like it was a human being that would be revolutionary. Imagine arranging your next trip with Siri in the way you would communicate to a travel agent, with all the back and forth. Hell it would even tell you that it needs some time to figure some options out and get back to you later. That would rock. Imagine and AI-version of Redfin and concierge services. Imagine if a Concierge AI could also integrate with real-world services to get you an Uber drive, get flowers delivered for you, meal delivery or dry cleaning. Imagine real world businesses intergrating into the Siri-As-A-Service so that they could deliver their physical goods & services to customers via this mechanism.
So many possibilities, but the underlying tech, primarily speech recognition and conversational abilities need to develop SIGNIFICANTLY.
Remember, Siri-As-A-Service is the next killer product for Apple if they can get there FIRST ahead of Amazon, Google & Microsoft. If Apple can develop the 'Samantha AI' first they win the 21st century.
It's possible Sonos didn't add AirPlay functionality because they weren't happy with the terms Apple gave them. That could change if Apple gives them a more enhanced competitor. Anyway, I've owned two Sonos Play:1 speakers since 2013 and they've been outstanding when it comes to playing my music and streaming various apps. I'm not really using Siri on my iPhone 6s so that's not really something to entice me to purchase another one of Apple's "not as useful as I thought it would be" niche products after I purchased my seldom used 4th gen Apple TV in 2015.
That's a very bad "artist's" rendering with multiple, visible clone patterns and a planar texture pasted on a cylindrical tube. I seriously doubt it will look anything like that, especially if it will have a screen/touch screen, as Phil seemed to indicate should be the case for this type of product.
I have the RIVA Turbo X, which has absolutely incredible sound. I might have been tempted to buy a Siri speaker if it had a screen, but will likely pass on the first gen.