Iris

Science

Behind The Search Engine That Powers Iris, The Android Siri Rival

11:30AM February 9, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

I’m sure Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos doesn’t know about this, but he’s funding a seemingly ultra-Christian search engine that is anti-abortion and anti-evolution. It’s called ChaCha, and it powers Android’s most popular Siri competitor, Iris. More »

Software

Iris For Android: Kind Of Like Siri, But For Android

9:00AM October 21, 2011 | Casey Chan

Have an Android phone? Jealous of Siri? Probably not. But if you are! There’s a new application called Iris (Siri backwards, heh) that kind of, sort of emulates what Siri does. You tap a mic, you talk and Iris responds to you. More »

Cameras

What’s The Difference Between The Human Eye And A Camera?

1:00PM January 30, 2011 | Casey Chan

Pixiq has a great write up on the similarities and differences between the human eye and a camera. Apparently, we’re the same in image focusing and light adjustment but different in lens focus and sensitivity to light. What else? More »

Software

RIM Eats Up Torch Mobile (Translation: BlackBerry’s Going WebKit)

12:51AM August 25, 2009 | John Herrman

Another mobile software maker has fallen for the seductive charms of WebKit, and it’s a biggie: RIM has acquired Torch Mobile—the company that makes the WebKit-based Iris browser—to “contribute to the BlackBerry platform”. So long, asstastic BlackBerry browser. More »

Gadgets

Storm MK V Iris Watch: Time May Fly, But It Sure Can’t Swim

1:45AM October 22, 2008 | Mark Wilson

To the Storm MK V watch, time is something fragile to be hidden away and guarded in secret. Because instead of just displaying the hour, the MK V tucks the face away behind tiny steel panels, shielding it from the harsh world outside. To check the time, one needs to open the mechanical iris a la 007 credits sequence. But ironically, the MK V isn’t even water resistant, despite its stainless steel body and taunting rubber strap. Luckily, we’re more than willing to dodge a few rain drops in honour of style. $US186 [Storm via ChipChick]

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