Previewed at WWDC, launching in the fall.
Nuance CEO Confirms Siri Partnership with Apple
Nuance has long been given credit for powering Siri's speech recognition capabilities, but neither the company nor Apple have ever confirmed the partnership, until today. Speaking at the D11: All Things Digital conference in Palos Verdes, California, Nuance CEO Paul Ricci admitted that Nuance technology powers Siri.
"We're a fundamental provider for Apple," he said.
Though Nuance did not previously admit to an Apple partnership, there have been numerous hints that all but confirmed Nuance's Siri role. Siri, which was acquired by Apple in 2010, was built using voice recognition technology from Nuance, and in 2011, pre-release iOS 5 screenshots revealed hidden Nuance preferences.
Besides powering Siri, Nuance has its own dictation and speech recognition software. It has also formed partnerships with several other companies and Siri competitors, such as Amazon's Evi, and released an API for developers.
Though Nuance is responsible for Siri’s voice recognition capabilities, Ricci did point out (via The Next Web) that other Siri abilities are the work of other companies. Siri integrates with many different services to provide query results, like Yelp, OpenTable and Wolfram Alpha.
Apple is expected to increase Siri integration across its products with both iOS 7 and OS X 10.9. Reports from earlier this year suggested that Apple was working closely with car makers to provide more comprehensive "Eyes-Free" in-car Siri integration and OS X 10.9 is rumored to include Siri support.
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66 months ago
I wouldn't brag about that given that Siri has been sat and left to die since the day it was launched, with no compelling new features, fixes or improvements being launched other than (IIRC) a baseball card or something.
66 months ago
I wouldn't brag about that given that Siri has been sat and left to die since the day it was launched, with no compelling new features, fixes or improvements being launched other than (IIRC) a baseball card or something.
Dinner reservations, movie ticket buying, sports information, movie information etc. They've added things.
66 months ago
I wouldn't brag about that given that Siri has been sat and left to die since the day it was launched, with no compelling new features, fixes or improvements being launched other than (IIRC) a baseball card or something.
youre pretty clueless. theyve added new features, serviceable items, and support since the launch.
next.
66 months ago
So now I know who to blame.
I love Apple, but face it, Siri's voice recognition is way behind Google. And until they allow developers to integrate their apps, it'll remain a one-trick pony.
I love Apple, but face it, Siri's voice recognition is way behind Google. And until they allow developers to integrate their apps, it'll remain a one-trick pony.
66 months ago
Reports from earlier this year suggested that Apple was working closely with car makers to provide more comprehensive "Eyes-Free"*in-car Siri integration and OS X 10.9 is rumored to include Siri support.
Great, Siri and iOS Maps will be able to direct me to a Chipotle in the middle of the Hudson river with my cars navigation.
66 months ago
Great, Siri will be able to direct me to a Chipotle in the middle of the Hudson river with my cars navigation.
What's worse is that doesn't even give you the fastest route.
66 months ago
Dinner reservations, movie ticket buying, sports information, movie information etc. They've added things.
Fantastic....oh wait....none of that really works outside the US. I can get movie times, but no booking. You can get local restaurants, but again, no booking. So its a glorified/lazy google maps search for most of us.
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