The geniuses behind Project Black Mirror have created a way to control Siri with their minds. By constructing an elaborate system involving the Arduino prototyping platform, a MacBook Pro, and ECG pads to capture analog brain waves, these hackers can have Siri make a call by merely thinking.
Yeah, we're not kidding.
An interesting story in The Telegraph this morning features the voiceover artist behind the British version of Siri. The actor was recently contacted by Apple and told to not talk publicly about Siri, but the real kicker is that he didn't know that he was the voice of Siri in the first place!
In an interview with the actor, Jon Briggs, you get a look into the world of voiceover recordings and some of the history behind how Siri's voices came to be.
Apple recently stated in a support email that it has no plans to bring Siri to older iDevices, and many are wondering why. If it's just a matter of software, then Apple's decision to not bring Siri to non-4S devices can be seen as a simple marketing gimmick. If other devices can run Siri like the iPhone 4S, then why not make it available for everyone?
Porting Siri to other iDevices involves more than just software, as there are some noticeable hardware differences in the iPhone 4S.
Few will argue that Siri is mind-bogglingly great when it works. Speaking right into your iPhone and having it do your bidding is about as awesome as it gets, but it does have some limitations.
Not being able to tell Siri to interact with third-party apps is one such limitation, and it is the reason that many have sought ways to get around the restriction. You can use SMS to update Twitter and Facebook, and it has also led to Evernote blogging about an easy way to use Siri with the popular service.
If you're an Evernote user, you'll want to give this a try...
Have you been itching to control your Mac with Siri your iPhone 4S? iTeleport for iOS and the Mac lets users launch Mac apps with their voice via the miracle of VNC technology.
While other popular VNC apps, like Screens, let you control your Mac from your iPhone or iPad, iTeleport is the first app to take advantage of Siri on the iPhone 4S. You can simply say "Launch Safari" from your iPhone to open the app on your desktop computer.
With rumors circulating that the flagship feature of the iPhone 4S, Siri, is being ported to older iDevices by jailbreak hackers, many are wondering if Apple will ever bring Siri to its other mobile devices.
One Apple customer emailed Apple about bringing Siri to other devices via a special iOS build, and Apple responded by saying that, "we currently have no plans to support older devices."
Siri is arguably the hottest smartphone feature of 2011. Even those without an iPhone 4S are familiar with Apple's edgy digital assistant. But although Siri has received a lot of media attention, it's still not anywhere near where it could be.
Not only can the feature not launch apps, it's not compatible at all with third-party software. And while folks are expecting Apple to eventually give developers access to Siri's APIs, some app builders have already found ways to take advantage of it...
Siri has certainly been at the forefront of tech news over the last few weeks. Since Apple introduced the digital assistant at its iPhone 4S event in October, it seems to be everyone's favorite subject. And the question on everyone's mind is, can it be ported to other devices?
To make a long story short, yes, it can. Although it's not available to the public (and likely won't be for some time, if ever), developers have managed to successfully port Siri to the iPhone 4. And as we've seen, it works really well. But why stop there?
There's been a lot of speculation lately that Apple's new digital assistant, Siri, might be on its way to other devices. And given the evidence we've seen that Siri works fine on the iPhone 4, and that Apple's been testing it on the old handset, it's a fairly reasonable assumption.
But just as there are reasons why Apple could port Siri to older devices, there are several why it won't. We initially thought that this was fairly obvious, but since 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman felt the need to clear the air, we figured we should do the same for our readers...
One of the glaring features that Apple left out of Siri is the ability to integrate with and launch apps. You can do all sorts of things with your voice and Siri, but you can't use third-party apps (short of a few exceptions and the services Apple officially partnered with for launch) or open apps with a voice command.
Thanks to the widely undocumented world of iOS URL schemes, you can actually trigger app shortcuts with Siri on your iPhone 4S. While it's not the cleanest method, there are tons of possibilities for quickly launching apps with Siri. Let's take a closer look...
Can't get enough of Siri? We've gathered several hidden tips and tricks for you to enjoy and learn from.
There's been plenty of Siri coverage already, but these are 10 tips that you may have not noticed...
Apple has been struggling over the past few weeks with software issues. The recent iOS 5 update was found to be littered with problems, including the now infamous battery bug. And then there is the delayed iTunes Match launch.
But none of that compares to the latest fiasco. VentureBeat is reporting that Siri has gone down across the US for a number of iPhone 4S customers. Not only does that mean that Siri is inaccessible, but Dictation isn't working either...