baph Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 lol I waited (but just for a couple hours)... mostly because I destroyed my old phone and needed to get something by today, and pre-ordering would keep me phoneless until mid-November / also I happen to like iOS more than Android because HOLY SHIT PEOPLE LIKE DIFFERENT THINGS. Anyway, this thing is blazingly fast and responsive, renders web pages as fast as anything I've seen (but probably only achieves this speed on AT&T), and to be honest i prefer the smaller retina display to larger screens (larger plus retina res would be nice, but the actual device size is just where I want it right now). This screen is perfect for reading text, and I do a lot of text reading throughout the day. So it's not a revolution over the previous design, so what? The 378 iterations of the Galaxy S2 aren't, either. Everyone should be happy with the state of the art, regardless of platform. We're living in goddamn star trek, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 We're living in goddamn star trek, guys. it really is starting to feel like that. the video chat through your watch is so close for real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 This is coming from someone who is brand neutral. I think Siri will be seen as a landmark moment in technology. You can forget arguments about who did what first simply because people have known and talked about this sort of thing for decades. The important thing is that it seems like AI has finally penetrated mainstream culture. I said penetrated. If all goes to plan we will now see a continued mass market demand for AI assistants. It'd be so good in the car: "I'd like to drive to Warehouse Project" Siri: "Quickest way, or scenic route, the scenic route will take 5 mins longer" "Err scenic route please" "I'd like to listen to some Au-tech-rah please Siri" "I'm afraid you don't have any music by Au-tech-rah, do you mean Au-tek-er?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I need to check Siri's idm pronunciation, but I'm at work and I don't want people to hear me talking or they might come in here and expect me to talk to them, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (this is coming from me as an avid Android HTC user / Apple [os] hater) Android got there first, but by shit have iPhone nailed the voice recognition side of things - Google have a looong way to go with updating their Voice Actions to get even close to what Siri's doing at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 So it's not a revolution over the previous design, so what? The 378 iterations of the Galaxy S2 aren't, either. Everyone should be happy with the state of the art, regardless of platform. We're living in goddamn star trek, guys. gotta be a cunt here - the only place that has multiple iterations of the Galaxy S phones is the US. everywhere else has one iteration. Blame the carriers in the US. This is coming from someone who is brand neutral. I think Siri will be seen as a landmark moment in technology. You can forget arguments about who did what first simply because people have known and talked about this sort of thing for decades. The important thing is that it seems like AI has finally penetrated mainstream culture. I said penetrated. If all goes to plan we will now see a continued mass market demand for AI assistants. It'd be so good in the car: "I'd like to drive to Warehouse Project" Siri: "Quickest way, or scenic route, the scenic route will take 5 mins longer" "Err scenic route please" "I'd like to listen to some Au-tech-rah please Siri" "I'm afraid you don't have any music by Au-tech-rah, do you mean Au-tek-er?" don't you mean aw-tek-er? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 just curious, when did android start with voice recognition? So it's not a revolution over the previous design, so what? The 378 iterations of the Galaxy S2 aren't, either. Everyone should be happy with the state of the art, regardless of platform. We're living in goddamn star trek, guys. gotta be a cunt here - the only place that has multiple iterations of the Galaxy S phones is the US. everywhere else has one iteration. Blame the carriers in the US. This is coming from someone who is brand neutral. I think Siri will be seen as a landmark moment in technology. You can forget arguments about who did what first simply because people have known and talked about this sort of thing for decades. The important thing is that it seems like AI has finally penetrated mainstream culture. I said penetrated. If all goes to plan we will now see a continued mass market demand for AI assistants. It'd be so good in the car: "I'd like to drive to Warehouse Project" Siri: "Quickest way, or scenic route, the scenic route will take 5 mins longer" "Err scenic route please" "I'd like to listen to some Au-tech-rah please Siri" "I'm afraid you don't have any music by Au-tech-rah, do you mean Au-tek-er?" don't you mean aw-tek-er? dont you mean... the 'chre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 So it's not a revolution over the previous design, so what? The 378 iterations of the Galaxy S2 aren't, either. Everyone should be happy with the state of the art, regardless of platform. We're living in goddamn star trek, guys. gotta be a cunt here - the only place that has multiple iterations of the Galaxy S phones is the US. everywhere else has one iteration. Blame the carriers in the US. And korea ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 touche to both of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 touche to both of you Oh, come on - touche has been a feature on both iOS and Android for years now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 My uncle Jimbob had touch down first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 lol i think android did it first though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Posting on shiny new iPhone 4s. Shit's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 my sister has agreed to buy my Nexus S off me, so i can get the Nexus Prime when it comes out next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richy Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 yeah nexus prime / ice cream sandwich event tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing the new features of android, and hopefully installing ICS on my phone soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I might switch over to Android when they release Rum Soaked Madeleine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I might switch over to Android when they release Rum Soaked Madeleine why not switch earlier, when they release Particle Beam Phalanx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I would like to say that I would kill for one of those new Galaxy S phones with iOS5... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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