Siri, the assistant intelligent voice arrives on the iPhone

On the eve of the October 4 last day that Tim Cook has led the event for the presentation of the new iPhone 4S, the rumors about the features of the new smartphone from Apple hailed a newly designed, thinner towards the big screen further, also because a Chinese company that had wagered (correctly) on the introduction of a device with these characteristics and which is now a stock of fifty thousand covers for a phone that does not actually exist.
Therefore easy to imagine the reaction of many users and enthusiasts who, brainwashed by the news that circulated on the net, they were disappointed to see that the new iPhone model is almost an exact copy of its predecessor: the same screen, the design and materials.
"The novelty resides inside" said Phil Schiller during the event and one in particular is the real revolution of the year: Siri, the personal assistant.
But let's step back.
In the spring of 2010 was leaked on the net on the announcement by Apple of startup Siri, specializing in the development of an iPhone application, Siri Assistant, who was in charge of providing different indications, closer to the pizzeria utilities may allow you to book a table in a room, call a taxi or purchasing tickets for concerts.
Today Siri is an integral part of the software available on the iPhone 4S and according to the first reviews appeared on the web, it performed beautifully despite being still in beta.
The software works is simple: you ask a question such as "What's the weather like today?" And returns response to the weather in real time of where you are.
But as you would if the syntax was distraught: "I have to bring an umbrella to go out?".
Siri makes no difference between the two questions and generates, in the second case, local weather information.
The advantages of having a powerful algorithm are huge, the approach is straightforward and the user is free to use a colloquial without being bound by instructions and unique pre-packaged.
In addition, Siri is able to read text messages, dictation compile and schedule an appointment on the basis of what is written.
Several American journalists and bloggers who are in the possession of the iPhone 4S for the usual reviews have put a strain on the 'artificial intelligence software, asking questions sometimes bizarre.
Jason Snell of Macworld has made a video in which are also highlighted some shortcomings in the software recognizes the sense of demand.
Joshua Toplsky, editor of The Verge, continues to tear smiles to visitors of his blog, presenting a gallery of answers to the most improbable.
At the moment Siri is only available in English, French and German and will be present only on iPhone 4S, as long as the jailbreak community will not even install the system in previous models.





