Posts Tagged ‘Siri’

4Siri.com Provides a Window Into Siri’s Responses Without Buying an iPhone 4S

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Apple’s Siri for iPhone 4S (only) speech recognition assistant is probably the most discussed aspect of the iPhone 4S since its launch last month. Most of the commentary about Siri is positive. However, as with every speech recognition and artificial intelligence (AI) software, there are more than a few amusing Siri responses that have been published. The site 4Siri.com collected Siri responses and have them available for your education and amusement.
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Why Siri May Not Run on Older iPhones: The Secret of the New Infrared Sensor Subsystem

Photo source: iFixit.com.

Photo source: iFixit.com.

Michale Streeber reported on his blog that an iOS developer who file a bug report and was told by Apple that they have no plans to make Siri (the artificially intelligent speech recognittion assistant) available for iOS devices other than the iPhone 4. But, why is that? Is the faster processor in the iPhone 4S necessary to make Siri work well? Perhaps not.
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Watch: Conan Spoofs Apple’s Siri Commercial

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Siri is not only one of the most talked about features on the new iPhone 4S, but it’s also one of the most talked to features. Everyone is talking to Siri, asking her useful questions about the weather, directions and more. But a funny spoof of Apple’s Siri commercial, brought to you by Conan, reveals what people are really asking Siri about. And it’s not pretty.

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Remember the Milk & Siri on an iPhone 4S Work Together for Reminders

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Remember the Milk is a popular web-based time and task management service. Most of its functions are available for free. It has a $25 per year premium service that provides unlimited auto-syncing with mobile apps, reminders based on location and more. The latest addition to Remember the Milk’s mobile toolkit is the ability to add a reminder to its service using Apple’s Siri on an iPhone 4S.
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Watch: Siri Doesn’t Understand Foreign Accents

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Everyone seems to agree that the coolest new feature on the iPhone 4S has got to be Siri—the personal assistant application that uses natural language processing to answer your questions, make recommendations and more. But if English, French or German isn’t your first language Siri may not be as helpful as it’s cracked up to be.

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