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Apple Is Mixing Up Speech Recognition And Sound Processing In The iPhone 5
Audience, the company responsible for developing the EarSmart technology which powers Siri, has announced that Apple is “unlikely” to use the system in the next-generation iPhone.
Siri’s Grandfather Is One Creepy Old Man
Even Apple’s Siri, arguably the cutting-edge of synthesized computer voices, sounds incredibly fake. To the point where you’d think that field of research has only been around for about 10 years. But shockingly it dates back to the 1930s — 80+ years ago!
Apple’s New Ads Are Excruciatingly Patronising, But They Aren’t For You
We’ve seen some great ads come out of Apple in the last few years, but the company’s newest set of ads playing up Apple’s Geniuses are almost painful to watch. I’ve done some thinking and I’ve figured out that they’re ok, simply because these ads aren’t for us.
Martin Scorsese Likes Siri In New Apple Ad, Thinks She’s “Going Places”
The latest instalment in Apple’s arsenal of celebrity Siri promos is here, featuring a very peppy Martin Scorsese headed downtown in a yellow NYC taxi. Marty makes the most of his time alone with his virtual assistant, switching around appointments and consulting her for the downtown traffic report.
Do You Actually Use Voice Commands On Your Smartphone?
If the last month has made anything evident, it’s that tech companies are not treating voice recognition as a gimmick, and in fact, are increasingly paying more attention to it. But like our friend Matt Buchanan points out, it’s sort of de-humanising. Is this something you actually use? How do you use it? Do you feel comfortable talking to your phone in public? [Twitter]
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