Anyone else eager to LAUGH at what apple has to offer Sept 12th?

[monkeyluis]

Google voice is the best from what I've read and heard. You can always try that. I will try it myself once I get around to it, eventually, lol!

Just checked but that's not a virtual assistant. Thanks though.

 

[monkeyluis]

Yes to your #3 but it has an extra step. For example, you say "Siri where's the nearest Best Buy?" She gives you some locations which are arranged by distance. She then asks if you would like to call, navigate to, or cancel request. You tell her which location to call. There may be another way. I'll try later v

You are correct.

 

[Rev2010]

For example, you say "Siri where's the nearest Best Buy?"

Why does every Siri user feel the need to say "Siri" with every voice request? LOL.


Rev.

 

[monkeyluis]

Why does every Siri user feel the need to say "Siri" with every voice request? LOL.


Rev.

You don't have too, lol. But it's kind of like S Voice, it says to say hi galaxy. But in both I believe you can turn that of.

 

[Rev2010]

You don't have too, lol. But it's kind of like S Voice, it says to say hi galaxy. But in both I believe you can turn that of.

I know, I was just being silly and pointing out the redundancy of it


Rev.

 

[Roboticz]

Well it's the only semi-original thing Apple has done since they released the first iPhone.

Actually Apple bought Siri from another company. Steve Wozniak actually said Siri was better before Apple got its hands on it.

 

[funkylogik]

Yes she can read out SMS but not emails.

cool. how about adding 3rd-party voice packs though? i have a girl with a nice cute Welsh accent

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess

 

[tewest86]

Actually Apple bought Siri from another company. Steve Wozniak actually said Siri was better before Apple got its hands on it.

The more I hear this guy the more he seems like a disgruntled employee. I would take this with a grain of salt. Siri was in the App Store before Apple bought them.

 

[tewest86]

cool. how about adding 3rd-party voice packs though? i have a girl with a nice cute Welsh accent

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess

If you jailbreak, you can do that but it's not easy.

 

[GrooveRite]

Just checked but that's not a virtual assistant. Thanks though.

Oops, sorry bout that! I was under the impression that it was a virtual assistant. I thought I had read either here or somewhere else that Google had an answer to Apple's Siri and that it worked much better, currently, as well. I'll have to go digging again.

 

[monkeyluis]

Oops, sorry bout that! I was under the impression that it was a virtual assistant. I thought I had read either here or somewhere else that Google had an answer to Apple's Siri and that it worked much better, currently, as well. I'll have to go digging again.

I thought so too, but can't find anything. Maybe google now? I don't know.

 

[Rev2010]

The more I hear this guy the more he seems like a disgruntled employee.

Disgruntled "employee"??? You realize he co-founded Apple right? Excuse you, but his opinions on Apple have more bearing than anyone else other than the late Steve Jobs.


Rev.

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

Actually Apple bought Siri from another company. Steve Wozniak actually said Siri was better before Apple got its hands on it.

Ok, so that's another thing Apple took from someone else. And made worse. Way to keep up the trend Apple.

 

[monkeyluis]

Ok, so that's another thing Apple took from someone else. And made worse. Way to keep up the trend Apple.

I liked Siri, better than s voice.

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

I liked Siri, better than s voice.

There are probably tons of people who will say otherwise but that's just personal preference. Like I said, I don't care about voice commands.

 

[tewest86]

Disgruntled "employee"??? You realize he co-founded Apple right? Excuse you, but his opinions on Apple have more bearing than anyone else other than the late Steve Jobs.


Rev.

I know he co-founded Apple. That's proves my point about him being disgruntled. Who would recognize him? No one. When people think of Apple, they think Steve Jobs. And now they think Tim Cook. Sounds like Kobe when Shaq got all the spotlight.

 

[tewest86]

Sorry, but S voice is NOWHERE near Siri. Google voice is but not S voice. Out of 2 weeks I owned the SG3, S voice got one thing right.

 

[Rev2010]

I know he co-founded Apple. That's proves my point about him being disgruntled. Who would recognize him? No one.

If I saw him in the street I would recognize him, and so would thousands of Apple fans, IT savvy people, etc. Same goes for Job's (though I couldn't see him in person any more ). I'd also recognize Gates, but I wouldn't recognize any of Googles founders or top men at the moment. Tim Cook... if he was standing right next to me on the train I wouldn't recognize him.

What does recognizing somehow have to do with their honest valid opinions? Wozniak can say ANYTHING he wants about Apple until the day he dies. It sure may not be anywhere near the same company as when he was with them, but it's his and Jobs' baby so have some understanding.

*EDIT - and for the record, while S-Voice is decent it's not as good as Siri, it simply isn't. But, I use the Speak to It Assist app and I personally find it better than Siri - at least on iOS 5.1, haven't tried it on iOS 6 yet.

Rev.

 

[funkylogik]

I thought so too, but can't find anything. Maybe google now? I don't know.

theres Vlingo and a few others i tried but with my scots accent they were all useless. if you search vlingo then look at "people who installed this also viewed" youll find a few more. Skyvi was another one...

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess

 

[funkylogik]

theres Vlingo and a few others i tried for a laugh but with my scots accent they were all useless. if you search vlingo then look at "people who installed this also viewed" youll find a few more. Skyvi was another one...
..oh yeah "Speak To It" as Rev said
i use "Speak It" simply to read my texts to me and it works fine

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess