Tuesday, October 4, 2011


2:23PM Scott's going on a bit here, but we're still impressed.

2:23PM "Define mitosis." Siri hits up WolframAlpha and spits back a definition.




2:22PM "Search Wikipedia for Neil Armstrong." Suddenly, the world's greatest American is up on screen, looking like a man's man in his space suit.


2:22PM Siri not only remembers, Siri knows.

2:22PM Scott's creating a reminder "Remind me to call my wife when I leave work." Siri asks to confirm and makes the reminder. Siri already knew who his wife is and set up a geofence around work.



2:21PM Scott then made a calendar appointment, all by talking. This is, seriously, some impressive stuff happening here.


2:21PM Siri always remembers.

2:20PM Siri automatically creates a text message and asks if he wants to send it off to Phil. Note that Scott didn't need to say Phil -- Siri remembered.





2:20PM Scott then asked Siri whether he had any appointments, Siri said he did not, and so Scott then said "Reply 'I can do Friday.'"





2:20PM Just hold down the button on the headset and say "Read my message" and Siri does so. Dutifully, obediently.



2:19PM Scott's talking about receiving a text message while you're phone's in your pocket, and you're wearing a Bluetooth headset.

2:19PM "Give me directions to Hoover Tower." Siri brings up Maps, shows the route, and you're good to go.




2:18PM Evvia Estatorio, you win! That place will probably be hopping later today.




2:18PM "Find me a great Greek restaurant in Palo Alto." Siri says (courtesy of Yelp) that she found 14 -- sorted by rating.




2:17PM Scott said that, not Siri, but she probably agrees.



2:17PM "It's that easy."


2:17PM "Wake me up tomorrow at 6am." Siri responds "Okay, I set it for 6am."


2:17PM "What time is it in Paris?" Siri responds: "The time in Paris, France is 8:16pm." Siri also brings up a live clock.





2:16PM Spoken, this time, using GPS lady voice. She gets around, that gal.



2:16PM "Do I need a raincoat today?" Siri responds "It sure looks like rain today."

2:16PM "What is the hourly forcast?" Siri responds in the same way.







2:15PM Bam, sunny and 70s. This is California, remember.

2:15PM "What is the weather like today?" Siri responds: "Here is the forecast for today."

2:15PM Scott Forstall is back up. Just hold down the home button and Siri will listen in.

2:15PM We're going to do a live voice recognition demo, despite Phil saying that's not always a good idea...


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