Rumor: Apple's HDTV Will Feature Siri Control

[de5_Roy]

using siri in apple tv will be like telling ass to change channel.

 

[eddieroolz]

From my 5-minute experience with Siri in a noisy bar today, I must say I'm worried about the future of controls. Siri was utterly useless.

 

[Lekko]

"siri, play that one youtube video where the guy gets hurt."

*TV melts*

 

[del35]

Yeah.... So why is this important? It is trivial to do that.

 

[ericburnby]

[citation][nom]docken02[/nom]Sounds like a typical Apple product. Siri being "re-invented" and put into a HDTV for the iSheep masses. If this is true and put into production, how the heck do you change the channel when you are watching the TV on low volume and need to be quiet? I will stick with my current HDTV and remote thank you. Or at least until someone comes out with a mind reading TV, although that could be problematic. "Honey, I swear, I don't know why it keeps going to the Playboy channel!"[/citation]
I use Siri for the stuff where it excels on my iPhone (like setting reminders or scheduling appointments). Siri is not designed to do everything for you - some things are just quicker the old way.

[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]From my 5-minute experience with Siri in a noisy bar today, I must say I'm worried about the future of controls. Siri was utterly useless.[/citation]

I don;t know what's more useless - using Siri in a bar or the person who actually thought it might work in a noisy bar.

 

[demonhorde665]

[citation][nom]Anonymous[/nom]Siri was not invented by Steve Jobs. He bought a commercial rendition of the ongoing software research by DARPA, SIR International, MIT and others. Please stop reinventing history as a marketing tool. The man's achievements are great without such false attributions.[/citation]
good luck fighting that bit of rewriiten history, you knwo somethign taht has bugged me for ages no is the way hsitory credits thomas edision with inventions taht Tesla DID FIRST and many eayrs ahead of of edisiona dn often BETTER.

for isntance tesla came up with light bulbs and florescent bulbs years before edision yet history says edison invented the light bulb how screwed up is that !

antoerh thing is the way we use electricity , edision firstr suggested a DC method of currrent , to power homes DC method was dirty and sloppy though, and would have required a lot more powerstations to maintain , Tesla put forth the idea of AC methods which is what we wound up using yet edision is called the "father" of electricty , it's just mind boggling why the media likes to record false history like this. i can imagine the future 100 years from now where general media and highschool books teach that steve slobs came up with all this stuff , but if you dig deeper into higher education you'll get the real story behind it all just like the whole Edision and Tesla thing today. ... me i'm still waiting for Tesla's wireless power idea to become a wide spread reality

 

[xerroz]

Siri is the biggest gimmick ever created. Piece of shti Apple. Only idiots will pay $3000 for a HDTV worth $500

 

[watcha]

[citation][nom]Anonymous[/nom]Siri was not invented by Steve Jobs. He bought a commercial rendition of the ongoing software research by DARPA, SIR International, MIT and others. Please stop reinventing history as a marketing tool. The man's achievements are great without such false attributions.[/citation]

Who cares who created it? All consumers care about is what they can do with their devices.

Apple at least had the initiative to see the potential in Siri and make an investment in it. An initiative not matched by any other company.

I didn't see anyone claiming Apple created it anyway?

 

[watcha]

[citation][nom]pdxuser[/nom]To be honest, I don't want to go hoarse talking to my electronics all day. To me, typing quietly without anyone around me forced to know what I'm up to is much more convenient. Plus, it's annoying enough listening to people talk on their phones. Now we have to listen to them talk AT their phones in a restaurant?[/citation]

The whole point of this article is about using Siri to change the TV channel, to play media, etc. Such as, 'Play Sopranos Episode 1', or 'Play Sopranos from where I was last watching'. That's one sentence. Unless you're outrageously anti-social, that isn't going to make your voice go hoarse, and it's significantly more convenient than using a remote control.

 

[watcha]

[citation][nom]xerroz[/nom]Siri is the biggest gimmick ever created. Piece of shti Apple. Only idiots will pay $3000 for a HDTV worth $500[/citation]

There is a reason Android developers and users have spent the last few weeks desperately trying to convince the world that the less competent Android alternatives to Siri are as good.

People like it. Don't get angry about it.

 

[halcyon]

[citation][nom]xerroz[/nom]Siri is the biggest gimmick ever created. Piece of shti Apple. Only idiots will pay $3000 for a HDTV worth $500[/citation]

This is not an objective comment so its hard to take it seriously. Siri does work but I understand its of little value to you. Keep in mind that just because Apple creates/markets something doesn't make it of less value...even though you, yourself, don't value it.

Nothing wrong with keeping it objective.

 

[Vladislaus]

[citation][nom]watcha[/nom]The whole point of this article is about using Siri to change the TV channel, to play media, etc. Such as, 'Play Sopranos Episode 1', or 'Play Sopranos from where I was last watching'. That's one sentence. Unless you're outrageously anti-social, that isn't going to make your voice go hoarse, and it's significantly more convenient than using a remote control.[/citation]
The remote is still more convenient for other stuff, like controlling the volume.

 

[keyanf]

""the simplest user interface you could imagine."=a very impractical user interface.

 

[keyanf]

Turn on lesbian porn!

 

[watcha]

[citation][nom]Vladislaus[/nom]The remote is still more convenient for other stuff, like controlling the volume.[/citation]

I agree, but I don't think the two have to be mutually exclusive. While the article suggests they are trying to replace the remote control, I would suggest that what they'll be doing is simply adding an alternative to the remote control. If they brought a TV out without a remote control I don't think it would sell very well.

 

[Yoder54]

[citation][nom]docken02[/nom]Sounds like a typical Apple product. Siri being "re-invented" and put into a HDTV for the iSheep masses. If this is true and put into production, how the heck do you change the channel when you are watching the TV on low volume and need to be quiet? I will stick with my current HDTV and remote thank you. Or at least until someone comes out with a mind reading TV, although that could be problematic. "Honey, I swear, I don't know why it keeps going to the Playboy channel!"[/citation]

Ah, the mind of the ignorant. You are free to use what you want, but to call all Apple users "iSheep" is childish. There will be an advantage to using Siri for all of those who are disabled. Arthritis, amputations, are just a couple of instances where the disabled will have greater access. Two things that Apple and the W3C have been pushing for years is accessability, and rightfully so. Technology should be used to improve the well-being of all citizens.

 

[theconsolegamer]

MS should've patented Kinect voice by now... Apple may sue them more sooner than later

 

[willwayne]

So, Steve Jobs got this idea after watching some ST:TNG rerun?

 

[halcyon]

[citation][nom]Yoder54[/nom]Ah, the mind of the ignorant. You are free to use what you want, but to call all Apple users "iSheep" is childish. There will be an advantage to using Siri for all of those who are disabled. Arthritis, amputations, are just a couple of instances where the disabled will have greater access. Two things that Apple and the W3C have been pushing for years is accessability, and rightfully so. Technology should be used to improve the well-being of all citizens.[/citation]

Children tend to act childish. What's frightful is that their parents let the have free rein on the internet.

 

[Goldengoose]

[citation][nom]watcha[/nom]Who cares who created it? All consumers care about is what they can do with their devices.Apple at least had the initiative to see the potential in Siri and make an investment in it. An initiative not matched by any other company. I didn't see anyone claiming Apple created it anyway?[/citation]

"I've cracked it!" - can't remember who said that.... probably a nobody.... Just forget i mentioned it...