"After a month of using Siri, the new voice-controlled 'personal assistant' available on the iPhone 4S, I've decided it may be time to add voice control to the list of paradigm-shifting ways to interact with a computer — right behind the mouse, keyboard and, more recently, touch gestures," Michael deAgonia reports for Computerworld. "While voice control remains far from perfect, the ease of use and instant results Siri delivers may be just enough to shift people's habits. It's certainly changed mine."
"Controlling computers using voice commands has been a promised fantasy for years. Though various companies have tried, none has delivered something easy, convenient, or reliable enough to work well for most users," deAgonia reports. "Siri changes things in much the same way the original Mac changed computing for many people… Like any good paradigm-shifting technology, Siri removes layers that have, until now, prevented many people from interacting with the wealth of information available at their fingertips. Its arrival marks another turning point in how we integrate technology (and information) into our daily lives."
deAgonia reports, "On a lark, I told Siri, 'You're pretty cool technology, Siri.' The response: 'Am I? I'd like to be.'"
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