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Tag Archives: siri
Link: Apple Responds to Siri Customer Complaints →
Apple said in a recent court case that if a customer has a problem with Siri they should probably return the phone and buy a different one.
Link: Not a Hobby →
Roku exec Anthony Wood: Personally, I think they call it a hobby not cause they’re not trying–they’re putting a lot of effort into Apple TV–but because they haven’t been that successful compared to the iPhone and iPad. So it’s a … Continue reading
Link: Siri Rides Shotgun →
This seems like the first time Siri has extended beyond core Apple applications. Perhaps a hint of what could be announced in March.
Weekly Download #28: Apple’s New King of Retail, Music Quality, Siri Reliability, Facebook, Tablets
This was a really great podcast discussing Apple’s new SVP of Retail; How music quality and streaming ability haven’t lined up; Siri’s (un)reliability during its “beta”; Facebook’s ability to make Spotfiy a booming success; Tablets as the new PCs. Enjoyed … Continue reading
Link: Siri Reliability →
Marco Arment gives two reasons why Siri is not up to the Apple standard. I use Siri to make alarms, set calendar reminders, and occasionally check the weather. The service is pretty unreliable for me, perhaps because of the Apple … Continue reading
Link: Imperfections →
Jordan Crook expands on my rant from earlier last week, except the features he would like to see are more “things that should have been in version 1” rather than “pie in the sky”.
Taking Things Siri-ously
Tarun explores the limitations of a personal assistant on a phone using Siri as a lens. He then postulates what a goal of a phone assistant should be and its implications on daily interactivity. Continue reading
Link: Blogging with Siri →
Erica Sadun and Steve Sande are working on an eBook to help people use Siri in more ways than just out-of-the-box. In this example, Erica explains how to connect Siri to Blogger to dictate a post. There are other cool … Continue reading
Link: Siri Surfaces →
I love the idea of a personal assistant, but speech recognition technology is not sophisticated enough. A real assistant would be able to recognize context with the thought stream you convey. Siri does a decent job at this, but the … Continue reading