Posted by unlocker under News on Saturday Jan 28, 2012
The chief executive of music app Spotify Daniel Ek showed off the hack that allows him to control the app using Siri.
The new voice activation feature of Apple Siri has given rise to various noted and impressive tweaks and hacks. In a recent interview with Forbes magazine, “The Most Important Man in Music” showed off that hack in controlling the Spotify app in his iPhone 4S.
According to the report of Forbes, “He takes out his iPhone. Using its Siri voice software, he asks it when tomorrow’s first appointment begins. After a few seconds the computerized voice says 11 a.m. “Imagine if this was three times as fast or truly understood my intent,” Ek says. “It’s probably the biggest threat to Google; it’s a whole new way of interacting.”
“Does he plan on building a voice activated Spotify interface? He flashes a mischievous smile. “Play me some Coldplay,” he tells the phone. Its small speakers ring out with the opening piano chords of the band’s hit “The Scientist.” “We hacked into it a few weeks ago,” Ek says, with a satisfied nod. “I’m not an inventor. I just want to make things better.”
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is currently hailed as “The Most Important Man in Music” as he managed to make his small business grew and transforming it into a social media elite. Based from the correspondence of Daniel Ek, the company will probe into how Spotify can invade the iOS device’s feature.
Wikipedia, Yelp and Wolfram Alpha are currently working as third parties. It is still unclear as to when Apple will release an API for Siri that will allow companies to easily integrate their apps with the voice activation feature. However, the current job postings of the Cupertino-based company showed that they are currently working on it.
Posted by unlocker under News on Saturday Jan 28, 2012
According to Steve Jobs’ biography, the genius discovered how to make integrated TV sets and there have been much speculations of the new Apple TV.
USA Today reported that Design Chief Jonathan Ive is currently working on a new and spanking 50-inch Apple TV in his design studio. The newspaper reported that Apple is said to be looking at a 42-inch or even larger LCD TV with built-in Wi-Fi. The newspaper has a source in Apple that tipped that senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive is working on a new Apple TV. The Cupertino-based company is also struggling to secure the content deals for the Television, which will be the crucial component of the device.
On the report, Apple is unable to cut deals that will allow it to offer first-tier TV network programs for an à la carte iTunes TV service. That’s seen as a key element to launching a revolutionary iTV. Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak also said that, “I do expect Apple to make an attempt,” says Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, “since I expect the living room to remain a center for family entertainment, and that touches on all areas of consumer products that Apple is already making.”
So far, we have heard of various rumors about the new Apple TV. First, we heard that iTunes creator Jeff Rubin is leading the Apple TV project. There were evidences that Apple will release a TV that is Siri-enabled. Part of the rumor is that the new Apple TV will be jampacked with amazing features, including the ability to respond touser’s movements and stream its contents. The TV set will be available in three sizes; from 32 to 55-inch. Many speculated that the new Apple TV will be released by mid-2012 or in 2013.
However, it is very unlikely that Apple will make 32-inch and 37-inch TV sets for it is too small when the average size of television in the United States is 38-inches. On the other hand, Steve Jobs’ vision of the Siri-enabled TV set is very exciting. There are concerns that the new Apple TV will be too expensive. However, as Apple have shown its consumers before, all gadgets are competitively-priced.