If that were true the HomePod would be cheap with crap sound quality.
Or Amazon trying to copy Apple with tablets and phones?
If that were true the HomePod would be cheap with crap sound quality.
All samung phones and marketing are extensively point-by-point copying Apple since the iPhone design lawsuit was won by Apple. This was also shown during the trial where samsung revealed a hundred page document they were using to design galaxy that was checklisting point by point every single copied feature and design of iPhone and iOS.Regarding the Apple Watch drawings, it's just for reference purposes. Standard practice in the patent world. Companies do it all the time. Nothing to see there.
As for the Samsung C5, I see nothing remotely resembling any copying of Apple's iPhone. The C5 doesn't have symmetrically aligned design and notice the corners have tangency breaks whereas Apple's iPhone's corners are resolved so one surface perfectly curves to the next. And note the shape of the Home button is different too. Finally, Apple did not invent Rose Gold.
I don't think you are the least bit paranoid to not want a corporation listening in on you in order to "assist" you. I have Siri turned off on all of my Apple devices, and will not buy any other "assistant" being offered. I don't understand what people find so difficult about typing instructions into a device.
No, if that were true, the HomePod would have a better voice assistant.
Btw, my Echo sounds just fine for its use in the bedroom.
And if I wanted to hook up a nice stereo system to it, I sure wouldn't use a one speaker box system, no matter how fancy.
Hopefully this is Apple's start to better integration. They have handicapped HomeKit with licensing restrictions (from what I hear) that has prevented hubs like Wink from integrating HomeKit. As it is I end up using my Amazon Echos for voice control when I'm home. Apple will have to play catch-up here, but we know that Apple is good at that. I don't know how critical it would be for Siri to integrate with my refrigerator though....Let's see how talking to your Samsung fridge will work with Homepod, then we'll talk again. Music streaming services are only one piece of the puzzle - but it's the only piece Apple knows something about. In the meantime, everybody else is busy integrating Amazon's Alexa into their devices and services (that have nothing to do with music). And Samsung and Microsoft have their own range of products and services into which their voice assistants could integrate. Streaming services aren't everything.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timoth...om-apple-and-thats-a-good-thing/#2e880b254e36It was easy as Google search "things Apple copy..." & auto-predict finished "...copied from Samsung" First result:
Do you and Sunny1990 shop at the same Costco supersized image store?Galaxy C5 “Pink Gold”
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They even use the AW in their smart watch parents.
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Your definition of recent is different from mine. Did they copy some things in the past? Yup. Are they copying Apple now? Nope. Adverts comparing your competition isn't copying.But most of the time as of late it’s been things like design cues for minor things like keyboards and such, since the bulk of the cloning has already been done 2008-2014 such as hardware design, software design and product packaging and accessories, all copied straight from Apple. They reference Apple directly in a fair few of their own adverts, it’s not like they’re trying to hide it.
What timing are you talking about? Samsung was rumored to be launching this speaker back in the summer (working on it for over a year) and then rumored to cancel it because of 1. they considered Amazon unbeatable and 2. they couldn't get Bixby to handle English properly. They think they have a handle on Bixby so it's back on again. They'll still get murdered by Amazon, but E for effort I guess....and let’s not forget the timing of this speaker announcement coming off the back of their own digital voice assistant, like Apple also has. Also remember last year when they moved their Note release schedule forward to get their product out before Apple? Yeah, they shouldn’t rush things..
Obviously you haven't seen how convenient it can be.Am I alone in saying these types of home devices just don't do it for me?
I don't think you are the least bit paranoid to not want a corporation listening in on you in order to "assist" you. I have Siri turned off on all of my Apple devices, and will not buy any other "assistant" being offered. I don't understand what people find so difficult about typing instructions into a device.
Their admission is mind-blowingly shameless. Refreshing actually, let's face it, they all copy to an extent, but most won't readily admit to it. Samsung almost seems to be proud of it.Samsung is indeed working on a smart speaker that will be introduced in the near future, Samsung mobile president DJ Koh told CNBC this morning.
"Maybe soon we will announce it. I am already working on it," he said in an interview following the Galaxy Note 8 launch.
Article Link: Samsung Confirms Work on Speaker to Compete With Apple HomePod and Amazon Echo
Like @RemE we got an Echo for my in-laws who are in their 80's and have impairments. Neither can see very well and while my mother-in-law is decently proficient with technology, she is recovering from several strokes and now lacks the fine motor skills needed to operate her phone manually. My father-in-law has visual impairments.I don't think you are the least bit paranoid to not want a corporation listening in on you in order to "assist" you. I have Siri turned off on all of my Apple devices, and will not buy any other "assistant" being offered. I don't understand what people find so difficult about typing instructions into a device.
Well, no. Apple isn't "forced" into any market. Siri was around well before Alexa, and "Hey Siri" around before the Amazon speaker. Apple could have easily pushed out a smart speaker line before now. It didn't either because Siri had not advanced enough, HomeKit had not advanced enough, or Apple wasn't sure of the market.
Got a recent example?
Basically you're claiming that all products are merely copies of Apple products, including products that Apple doesn't yet (or never will) make.Well, no. Apple isn't "forced" into any market. Siri was around well before Alexa, and "Hey Siri" around before the Amazon speaker. Apple could have easily pushed out a smart speaker line before now.
Like @RemE we got an Echo for my in-laws who are in their 80's and have impairments. Neither can see very well and while my mother-in-law is decently proficient with technology, she is recovering from several strokes and now lacks the fine motor skills needed to operate her phone manually. My father-in-law has visual impairments.
We had them using Siri but Siri simply has lost the ability to properly render their words. Or even my words. Or anybody's words. Nevermind that of an elderly person with slower speech.
I don't know what the hell happened but Siri has gotten very bad at understanding everything. Siri used to work for my father in law, but now just frustrates him, so we got him an Echo.
Unfortunately, I've noticed a bit of a similar decline with Alexa on my own Echo. She's been misunderstanding my family and I for about a couple of months now. I ask her if she has been out drinking with Siri.
Is it possible that with greater popularity there is some kind of strain on their servers that causes wonky performance on these voice activated AI systems?
As for Bixby, I declined to use it on my Samsung because I didn't like the terms of use. I felt it was more nosy and invasive than Google, giving away too much information to its partners, who could end up being anybody.
What do they do ? Copy everything ?
Note 8 has dual cameras, one with a 2x lens and a software portrait mode. Wonder who did that recently?
Am I alone in saying these types of home devices just don't do it for me?
What do they do ? Copy everything ?
What do they do ? Copy everything ?