Articles Tagged with siri

Raspberry Pi Hack Turns Siri Into Garage Door Opener

Siri Garage Door Opener

If you are the proud owner of an Apple iOS device with Siri voice-activated technology and a Raspberry Pi computer, you can now combine your two pieces of modern technology to create a garage door opener. The hack was created by “DarkTherapy” by using “SiriProxy running on the Raspberry Pi, along with wiringPi to access… Read more »

Chinese Siri Ignores Tiananmen Square, Other Not-So Taboo Issues

Chinese Siri Technology for Apple

Apple’s Siri technology isn’t exactly winning any awards in China thanks to its lack of understanding the language and censorship stalemates that have left users with less than full search capabilities. A recent test of the Chinese based platform revealed that Chinese Siri is incapable of discussing Tiananmen Square. When users ask questions about the… Read more »

Steve Wozniak Says Apple Ruined Siri Technology After Acquisition

Apple Siri Technology

Apple has continued to tout its Siri technology as the next big advancement in mobile technology, yet company co-founder Steve Wozniak has been complaining lately that the technology has actually been getting worse since it was acquired by Apple. Speaking to a reporter from the Times Union Steve says he initially loved Siri because it… Read more »

IBM Bans Siri, Thinks Apple Might Be Spying

Siri Not Connecting To IBM

IBM employees are more than welcome to bring an iPhone to work but they are forbidden from using the phone’s voice-activated digital assistant known as Siri. Officials at the company have become wary of Siri because it sends all inquiries to Apple’s Maiden, North Carolina data center where Siri-launched searches, e-mail messages and other information… Read more »