As expected, one of the stars of Apple’siPhone eventyesterday was its new Siri feature. The project, which the rumor mill dubbed Assistant, materialized on stage as a digital personal assistant for future iPhone users.
Even with itsimpressive demoyesterday, many folks have written Siri off as another failed attempt at a voice command feature.TUAWdid some digging and found some evidence that it’s much, much more than that…
Whether the hardware on Apple’s latest handset is adisappointmentor not is a conversation for another time. But the fact that some folks believe that Siri can be lumped in with other voice command offerings is absolutely absurd.
The folks over atTUAWhave gotten ahold of a list of example phrases that you will be able to use with Apple’s new Siri feature. Here is a small excerpt:
Address Book
Querying Contacts
Finding Contacts
Relationships
Adding Events
Changing events
Asking about events
Setting Alarms
Checking the Clock
Using a Timer
Sending Messages
Check email
Responding to Messages
And that’s just asmallsample. You can get the full listhere(it’s huge). Also keep in mind that these are just “examples” of phrases that you can say to Siri. It can understand hundreds of other commands.
Perhaps the most important thing about Siri is its ability to accurately comprehend common language. The folks that went hands-on with the iPhone 4S yesterday were blown away by how spot-on its voice recognition was.
I don’t know about you guys, but this seems leaps and bounds ahead of the competition in terms of voice command features. And oh yeah, Apple is still referring to Siri as being in Beta, so the service can only get better from here.
What’s your take on Apple’s new Siri feature?
