[real-eyes] Re: Very good read. What to expect in the new iPhone
- From: "Reginald George" <adapt@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:40:02 -0500
Okay, same darn deal, no text in the messages you send to the list
Christine. I have an idea for fixing this and forcing Outlook to send
messages to this address in plain text. We can try the next time we talk.
Reg
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From: Christine McDonald
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 8:51 AM
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Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Very good read. What to expect in the new iPhone
>I don't think the home button is going away. That was just one of many
> rumors that have been swirling, swirling, around this phone for the last
> year. So better save your doughnuts.
>
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> To: 'real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
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> Oh man, what I wouldn't give to be standing in that great big line at the
> Apple Store next Tuesday!!!!! Wow. . .
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> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:18 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Very good read. What to expect in the new iPhone
>
>
> The Apple iPhone event takes place next Tuesday, October 4, 12 PM.
>
> All will be revealed at that time.
> And, I'll bet you a dozen Krispee Kreme donuts that the home button
> remains
> on the phone!
>
> One dozen donuts!
> We find out next Tuesday.
>
>
>
> On 9/27/2011 9:44 PM, jose wrote:
>> I am confused because it could be a button on the screen and not a
>> real button that we can feel.
>>
>> I respect my sorce, so unless someone can say otherwise I am going
>> with his info and saying that the home button is going away.
>>
>> How long before the I phone 5 comes out?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jose Lopez, President
>> Lopez Language Services, LLC
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Fettgather"<jimfettgather@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To:<real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 5:03 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Very good read. What to expect in the new
>> iPhone
>>
>>
>>> This article suggests that Voice Control is activated by holding down
>>> the Home button on the iPhone 5?
>>> So, is there a home button or no?
>>> Either way, sounds like this feature alone makes the upgrade quite
>>> worthwhile.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/26/2011 12:35 PM, Claudia wrote:
>>>> This is a really good read. It pays particular attention to the iPhone
>>>> > 5 revamped voice control called Assistant.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I will post the article below.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > If you crack open the casing of the new iPhone, you will find
>>>> > significant upgrades from the iPhone 4. The new iPhone features
>>>> > Apple’s dual-core A5 processor like the iPad 2 for even faster
>>>> > performance, better gaming , and drastically improved graphics.
>>>> Apple
>>>> > didn’t stop there though. Unlike the iPad 2, the new iPhone
>>>> packs
>>>> 1GB
>>>> > of RAM, according to a source familiar with the SOC’s
>>>> manufacturing.
>>>> > That not only means better web browsing, but more importantly,
>>>> new
>>>> > background tasks that Apple will introduce in the new iPhone’s
>>>> > software will perform much better.
>>>> >
>>>> > The new iPhone will also feature an upgraded camera system. In
>>>> terms
>>>> of
>>>> > hardware, the new camera is an 8 megapixel sensor that takes
>>>> incredibly
>>>> > high-resolution and clear shots, even in low light conditions
>>>> because
>>>> > it has a backlit sensor. Also, panorama photography references
>>>> have
>>>> > been found in the iOS SDK on multiple occasions which means
>>>> we’ll
>>>> > likely see that feature. Other than that, the camera front-end
>>>> system is
>>>> > reportedly mostly the same.
>>>> >
>>>> > The new iPhone also contains Qualcomm Gobi Baseband chips that
>>>> allow
>>>> it
>>>> > to operate on both GSM and CDMA networks. We can’t yet confirm
>>>> or
>>>> > deny the rumors that Apple was building a virtual SIM card
>>>> system
>>>> or
>>>> if
>>>> > it has an NFC chip yet, however.
>>>> >
>>>> > Although some may be happy with the new iPhone’s substantial
>>>> internal
>>>> > hardware boosts, the new device’s biggest selling point is
>>>> actually a
>>>> > software feature called Assistant. As we first revealed ,
>>>> Assistant
>>>> is
>>>> > Apple’s Siri-inspired, system-wide voice navigation system. It
>>>> so
>>>> far
>>>> > appears that iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users will be left out in
>>>> the
>>>> fun,
>>>> > unfortunately, because the feature requires the A5 CPU and
>>>> additional
>>>> > RAM.
>>>> >
>>>> > Everything you could possibly want to know about Assistant is
>>>> after
>>>> the
>>>> > break…
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > From what we’ve heard, the Siri-based Assistant is described
>>>> as
>>>> the
>>>> > biggest game changer in this year’s iPhone. The system is the
>>>> > evolution of the Voice Control function that was introduced
>>>> alongside
>>>> > the iPhone 3GS in 2009 and it is the fruit Apple’s purchase of
>>>> Siri
>>>> > last year.
>>>> >
>>>> > How it works:
>>>> >
>>>> > To activate, the user holds down the home button for a couple of
>>>> > seconds (loads much quicker than Voice Control because of the A5
>>>> > chip/RAM) and then the microphone interface “slides up†from
>>>> the
>>>> > bottom in a clever animation. The speech interface doesn’t
>>>> cover
>>>> your
>>>> > entire view, just about the bottom fourth of the display –
>>>> like
>>>> the
>>>> > multitasking/app-switcher function. The feature even works from
>>>> the
>>>> lock
>>>> > screen.
>>>> >
>>>> > As a disclaimer, we must note that the software was not
>>>> finalized
>>>> when
>>>> > the details were provided, so some features may change in the
>>>> shipping
>>>> > version.
>>>> >
>>>> > Since there are so few direct commands with Voice Control, Apple
>>>> slides
>>>> > the command options by on a waveform. Assistant is packed with
>>>> seemingly
>>>> > endless possibilities, so Apple instead has a small “infoâ€
>>>> button
>>>> > which one can click to view some of the most commonly spoken
>>>> commands.
>>>> > This command view not only shows command types, but actually
>>>> provides
>>>> > some sample phrases; Apple obviously wants their implementation
>>>> to
>>>> be as
>>>> > intuitive as possible. In the middle of the Assistant interface
>>>> –
>>>> next
>>>> > to the small command samples button – is a silver microphone
>>>> icon
>>>> with
>>>> > an orbiting purple flare. The flare notes that your iPhone is
>>>> ready
>>>> to
>>>> > receive commands.
>>>> >
>>>> > Assistant taps into many aspects of the iPhone, according to
>>>> people
>>>> > familiar with the feature and SDK findings. For example, one can
>>>> say
>>>> > make appointment with Mark Gurman for 7:30 PM and Assistant will
>>>> create
>>>> > the appointment in the user’s calendar. On noting events,
>>>> Assistant
>>>> > also allows users to set reminders for the iOS 5 Reminders
>>>> application.
>>>> > For example, a user could say “remind me to buy milk when I
>>>> arrive
>>>> at
>>>> > the market.†Another example would be integration with the iOS
>>>> Maps
>>>> > application. A user could ask: “how do I get to Staples
>>>> Center?â€
>>>> and
>>>> > Assistant will use the user’s current location via GPS and
>>>> provide
>>>> > directions.
>>>> >
>>>> > Another interesting Assistant feature is the ability to create
>>>> and
>>>> send
>>>> > an SMS or iMessage with just your voice. For example, you can
>>>> say
>>>> > “send a text to Mark saying I’ll be running late to
>>>> lunch!â€
>>>> –
>>>> > and it will send. This is a super compelling feature for people
>>>> who
>>>> > cannot physically or safely take the time to type out a text
>>>> message.
>>>> > Users can also choose to have Assistant read back unsent text
>>>> messages
>>>> > to ensure the system interpreted the speech correctly. If the
>>>> text
>>>> is
>>>> > written correctly, the user simply says “yes;†if not the
>>>> user
>>>> says
>>>> > “no†and Assistant will ask the user to speak again. Apple
>>>> is
>>>> also
>>>> > working to allow users to ask for a specific song to be played.
>>>> Voice
>>>> > Control only allows albums, artists, and playlists to be chosen
>>>> with
>>>> > your voice.
>>>> >
>>>> > One of the key elements of Assistant is the conversation view.
>>>> The
>>>> > system will actually speak back and forth with the user to gain
>>>> the
>>>> most
>>>> > information in order to provide the best results. The user
>>>> essentially
>>>> > can hold a conversation with their iPhone like it is another
>>>> human
>>>> > being. For example, if a user is making a meeting with me, they
>>>> will
>>>> say
>>>> > “setup meeting with Mark†and the first “bubble†of the
>>>> > conversation thread will say that. After that, the system will
>>>> speak
>>>> > back: “which e-mail address should Mark be notified at, work
>>>> or
>>>> > personal?†This question will both be spoken out loud by the
>>>> iPhone
>>>> > Assistant and shown as a new “bubble†in the conversation
>>>> thread.
>>>> > The user will then respond with the email address they want to
>>>> notify me
>>>> > at, and the appointment will be made. The iPhone will even show
>>>> a
>>>> quick
>>>> > glance at a calendar view to confirm the appointment. If the
>>>> Assistant
>>>> > was sending an SMS, as another example, a mini SMS view would
>>>> appear
>>>> so
>>>> > the user has a quick glance at the SMS thread.
>>>> >
>>>> > Assistant is literally like a personal assistant, but in your
>>>> phone.
>>>> > The speech interpretation is so accurate that users do not even
>>>> have
>>>> to
>>>> > speak very clearly or in a slow and robotic tone, according to a
>>>> source
>>>> > familiar with the software. Users can simply talk how they would
>>>> usually
>>>> > talk to another person, and the iPhone with Assistant will do
>>>> its
>>>> best
>>>> > to interpret the speech and provide accurate results.
>>>> >
>>>> > Another compelling feature relating to Assistant is “Find my
>>>> > Friends.†Yes, Find my Friends is realand Apple may have been
>>>> waiting
>>>> > on Assistant integration to release it into the wild. Basically,
>>>> if
>>>> a
>>>> > friend of mine wants to instantly know where I am, they could
>>>> say
>>>> > “where’s Mark?†and Assistant will locate me and share my
>>>> > location information. Of course, there will be privacy settings
>>>> for
>>>> this
>>>> > as we previously revealed .
>>>> >
>>>> > Perhaps the coolest aspect of Assistant is its integration with
>>>> Wolfram
>>>> > Alpha. For those unfamiliar with Wolfram Alpha, it is an online
>>>> > computational knowledge system. With its integration into the
>>>> new
>>>> iPhone
>>>> > and Assistant, one could essentially ask their iPhone facts or
>>>> questions
>>>> > of all types and get an instant response. For example, you can
>>>> ask
>>>> your
>>>> > iPhone a math problem or ask how many feet are there in 12.75
>>>> meters,
>>>> > and get an instant answer. The whole idea of having an infinite
>>>> amount
>>>> > of information at the sound of your voice is unbelievably
>>>> convenient
>>>> and
>>>> > powerful.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > In addition to Assistant, the new iPhone features Nuance
>>>> speech-to-text
>>>> > integration , formally called “Dictation,†according to a
>>>> mobile
>>>> > carrier source familiar with the feature’s extended testing.
>>>> As
>>>> > expected, the user just taps the microphone icon, speaks, and
>>>> the
>>>> speech
>>>> > becomes text. This happens in less than a second in most cases
>>>> and
>>>> is
>>>> > unbelievably accurate. The interface for this is also said to be
>>>> > remarkably simple and blends into the design of the iOS 5
>>>> Messages
>>>> > application.
>>>> >
>>>> > Going back to the hardware design, we’re hesitant to jump to
>>>> > conclusions at this point, but we do know that these
>>>> next-generation
>>>> > iPhones are definitely floating around with shells that look
>>>> identical
>>>> > to the iPhone 4. Because a report claimed that Apple is stuffing
>>>> > next-generation guts into iPhone 4 casings to throw off leaks,
>>>> we
>>>> > don’t want to affirm that the new iPhone retains the iPhone 4
>>>> > design. In addition, a new design has been rumored based on
>>>> recent
>>>> > “iPhone 5″ case leaks.
>>>> >
>>>> > In any case, expect Assistant, 1GB of RAM, the dual-core A5
>>>> processor,
>>>> > Nuance speech-to-text, and an 8 megapixel camera to make an
>>>> incredible
>>>> > iPhone upgrade on October 4th.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Here goes the actual link for this who want it.
>>>> >
>>>> > http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/26/the-new-iphone/
>>>> >
>>>> > hth
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Ricardo Walker
>>>> > rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:rwalker296%40gmail.com>
>>>> > Twitter& Skype: rwalker296
>>>> > www.mobileaccess.org
>>>> >
>>>> >
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