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Secret Siri: The Fun Movie Easter Eggs Hidden in Apple's iOS6

Eric Walkuski — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:53:53 +0000

The iPhone’s iOS6 upgrade has brought Siri closer to sentience. At least when it comes to movies; the “personal assistant” now evidently feels sympathy towards some of its misunderstood cinematic counterparts. Want to know Siri’s take on ‘Blade Runner’? It could make you look at it in a whole new light. The Cult Of Mac [...]

Study Shows Siri May Not Be As Smart As It Thinks It Is

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 21:00:57 +0000

Apple’s Siri app turned a lot of heads and ears when the iPhone 4S first hit the shelves. The voice controlled app looked and sounded like something from an Arthur C. Clarke novel.

However, it may not bring us any closer to having a real HAL 9000 computer (and considering what happened in ’2001: A Space Odyssey,’ maybe we should be thankful for that).

Microsoft's Tellme vs Apple Siri – Which Is Best? [VIDEOS]

Cole — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:56:30 +0000

I honestly I didn’t know that Microsoft had a similar application to Apple’s voice recognition software known as Siri. Microsoft’s Tellme claims to be able to accomplish the same tasks as Apple’s Siri but how do the two actually match up? Inside are videos making a case for both devices. I wish I had either on my phone.

Apple's Siri Technology Struggles to Understand Dog Barks [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:00:37 +0000

The new Apple iPhone feature called Siri is supposed to allow users to send messages, calls and similar functions through voice instruction. However, the technology has yet to master non-American accents, like Scottish, and, similarly, dog barks. Check out Siri’s humorous reaction to a howling pooch below. [via Say OMG] Read Original: Apple’s Siri Technology Struggles [...]

Apple's New Siri Technology Has a (Hilarious) Mind of Its Own

Shauna Wright — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:30:32 +0000

Apple’s voice-recognition technology, Siri, has been lauded for its groundbreaking ability to understand natural human language rather than just simple commands. In the past, most people have used it for various mundane activities — finding the nearest sushi restaurant or theater showtimes for a movie, for example.

In its most recent incarnation, you can even ask it questions (“Will it rain today?”) and it’ll use GPS to spit out an accurate answer. But some creative folks have tested Siri’s abilities on the new iPhone 4S with rather amusing results.