Apple's HDTV Will Feature Siri Control

[RichG123]

An unnamed source close to Apple told the New York Times that Steve Jobs' comment of "I've finally cracked it" was referring to the use of Siri on an HDTV, not to an actual TV set.

According to the report, Apple engineers and designers have been struggling for years to create a new interface for TV and replace the remote control. The goal is to give consumers a way to choose content on their television screen just as easily as they do on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. Developing alternative remote idea concepts like a wireless keyboard/mouse combo or using an iOS device as a remote just hasn't produced the desired results.

The "I finally cracked it moment" came when Apple realized that you could simply talk to the TV, thus Siri was conceived. Unlike Kinect which not only includes voice commands but actual hand gestures, Apple's Siri supposedly will allow the couch potato to simply say "put on the last episode of Gossip Girl" or "play the local news headlines" or "play YouTube videos of cute cats falling asleep."

[ComputeredChris]

"In unrelated news obesity is on the rise."

How far will technology go before we end up making it to advanced for use or it makes us too lazy and unable to do anything using our own brain cells?

[RichG123]

I don't think it will end until we are effectively a brain with a robotic body.

As for the too advanced to use it is already like that for some users now!!

[ComputeredChris]

Yeah that's so true.

Google have driverless cars (which could be fun to mess around with), Apple and Microsoft have Voice Activated. Systems, What next a way to do your daily routine without leaving your bed? It's all becoming too crazy

[RichG123]

Well they have created a vacuum cleaner that automatically does the hoovering.

we are not far from like you said being bed bound

[ComputeredChris]

hmm place your bets on how long till that happens?

[RichG123]

with the rate we are going 10 years max?

[ComputeredChris]

That sounds the most plausible time frame.

[jackgmackel]

10 years sounds and is a very big time spam........will the people be that much eager after 10 years?

[ComputeredChris]

I think it is more impulse than eager as people like getting as much done as possible while only having to do the bare minimum.