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Interesting article... "Siri Rising: The Inside Story Of Siri's Origins - And Why She Could Overshadow The iPhone" -- (link)

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Jan 23 '13, 07:52

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Does anyone actually use Siri? -- nm - Ender Jan 23, 07:53 43
- I use it to check sports scores, set reminders. My wife uses it constantly to dictate texts -- nm - oblique [223] Jan 23, 08:11
- I do to set reminders for myself. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 08:01
- I use it to text while driving, but find it unsafe. -- nm - amanda Jan 23, 07:57
- No apple products but I never use the voice search on my S3. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 07:56 37
  - I use the voice search a lot. it's pretty great. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 07:59 20
    - Rather impressed by how few mistakes it makes. - Spawn Jan 23, 08:01 19
      - my *one* big issue with siri is that I have a contact in my phone called "the spectacular mr. fabulous," and whenever I try to text that contact, siri - amanda Jan 23, 08:06 2
        
        I have told you to just call me SpecFab. -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:08
        
        "No editorializing, Siri!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:08
      - I use it in the car when I need something local. I can say "pharmacy" and go to the maps, and there it is. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:02
      - What do you use it for? I don't even see a need for it. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 08:02 14
        
        Like if I need to call a store, or if I need to find an address. -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:03 6
        
        oh, I also use it to make phone calls when I'm driving I find this to be a great feature. -- nm - amanda Jan 23, 08:04 5
        
        I also use it for traffic maps while driving. Their traffic maps are shockingly accurate. - loosilu Jan 23, 08:06 3
        
        they use crowd source data from everyone else using maps who have gps turned on. -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:21 2
        
        I knew it! you can really tell. It's accurate enough that I can pick the right exit to bail out. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:22 1
        
        yeah. I love how useful it is. -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:24
        
        I use the handsfree for that. -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:05
        
        try "how do you say I love you in italian" -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:02 6
        
        It's fine for a phrase or two but that wouldn't work as a translator. Driving is where it seems to get the most use and that doesn't do anything for - Krusty Jan 23, 08:11 5
        
        I use it while walking, too! -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:17
        
        I feel like asking my phone to do something in a public place is kind of douchey. like, I just type. I don't need to hear your searches, you don't - amanda Jan 23, 08:15 2
        
        Agreeance. -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:18
        
        I talk into mine like a speakerphone all the time. SOrry if I look like a douche. I find it easier to hear it that way. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:18
        
        I have fun with it for searches, even when not driving. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:12
  - I use the voice search on my droid. -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 07:58 14
    - In my experience using that versus my wife's use of Siri, the voice search wins every time. It's more accurate and faster. -- nm - pmb Jan 23, 08:03 1
      - (and won't give you no lip!) -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:04
    - For what? I'm curious. - Krusty Jan 23, 08:03 11
      - OK, in November I was in bumfuck WV and needed a drugstore. I got the nearest one, with directions, in seconds. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:04 9
        
        I use "around me" for that. I don't tend to not be able to stop driving for two seconds to look. I don't know if we have a similar directions voice - amanda Jan 23, 08:08 7
        
        what is that? -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:09 6
        
        same thing as google local -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:11 1
        
        all google is local! :) -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:12
        
        It is just Apples cutesy name for what android has been doing for ages. -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:11
        
        lin -- (link) - amanda Jan 23, 08:10 2
        
        I use it instead of gmaps if my destination is a business. And I like how the arrows point to it from your location, so I can identify which chain - Max Jan 23, 08:11 1
        
        when I'm on the road, I think it's faster than google for like, nearest PO or nearest movie theatre or whatever. -- nm - amanda Jan 23, 08:16
        
        Okay, here I can see where it's useful. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 08:05
      - above -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:03
  - S Voice is totally useless, but I've found Google Now to be quite good. -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:58
- occasionally -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 07:55
- Religiously. -- nm - David Jan 23, 07:54

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