Nicole and Kim have heard the news that Google's new mobile OS, "Jelly Bean," has a voice assistant that's poised to defeat their precious Siri. It's time for another test!
I was suprised she got as much right as she did, Mary! I think she felt the love from me and Kim -- we've truly grown to accept her and root for her success. Go Siri!
I asked SIRI, and she understood! Had to search the web for it, but the web search revealed all sorts of corny answers. 8 to 14 rows is typical, but always an even number.
I appreciate how SIRI has stayed the course, and has improved over time.
No need to see a pygmy marmoset to impress me!
Thanks Nicole and Kim for a great expose on the personal assistant we all love!
Pretty impressive improvements, right cjon? I'm glad you've witnessed her progress, too!
I almost felt bad for giving her such a hard time in the beginning, but truthfully I think she needed the tough love in order to make these changes. Way to go, Siri!
Hm. I must say that I don't love Siri yet. She really missed the mark with me when I was in the NY area awhile back. Up here, I haven't used the service, but perhaps a trip south will reveal big changes. Until then, I'm not converted.
I think the test was rigged. It was unfairly made with a regular accent vs. the one not intelligible by real English speakers accent. It just simply mixed up Siri. Will Google eventually make us all speak alike? And then know 'all' answers to everything? And will we all be Californians eventually? I shall cherish my encyclopedia set thank you. Where did I leave x-z?
While I think the commercials of Samuel L. Jackson and Katy Perry are cute when they use Siri, I have to admit that I don't see the point in having a voice search feature. To me, it's just one more way that we are becoming lazy. I think that typing in a search query isn't too much work. And while the technology behind Siri and other voice search programs is amazing, I think it's ulimately unnecessary.
Agree, KMT568. Then again, sometimes when you get into using these kinds of tools, the usefulness is apparent. Then you wonder how you lived without it.
Apple's newest commercial features actress Zooey Deschanel having her requests for weather, soup, and music easily fulfilled by Siri. Nicole and Kim are putting those same questions to the test.
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