Comments on: Apple iTV Powered with Siri to be Released by 2013

By: Siri, iMessage, and AirPlay Coming to Mac OS X?

Siri, iMessage, and AirPlay Coming to Mac OS X? — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:23:43 +0000

[...] Other Siri related rumors suggest the AI agent would act as the remote control on a potential Apple television set. [...]

By: Dust

Dust — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:37:36 +0000

Now THAT is something I would pay for. See how emphatically I said that with CAPS? Seriously though, Apple should start it’s own cable Internet provider service, then let you choose exactly which channels you want. Total world domination of T.V. and internet, because I hate these stupid cable providers that make you choose “packages.”

By: Jean Poole

Jean Poole — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:56:05 +0000

Apple TV would be great if you could buy just the channels you want, rather than get charged for 263 cooking, gardening, cosmetic channels that you never watch. Just like iTunes.

By: Nik Carrier

Nik Carrier — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:48:55 +0000

Apple didn’t own the name iPhone either, but they still used it. A small obstacle like that wouldn’t stop them.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:45:19 +0000

ITV is a major television station in the UK, home to such shows as the X factor, and Britain’s got talent. Apple can’t use iTV

By: Indika

Indika — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:14:48 +0000

as name of their new product

By: Indika

Indika — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:13:54 +0000

People beaware of this apple cant use iTV

By: Roko

Roko — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:34:50 +0000

I cannot picture myself shouting at Siri to get her to lower the volume of the iTV set

By: Macbodo

Macbodo — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:15:00 +0000

Any voice uses different frequencies to another. Why Siri later shouldn’t use this? Any voice has his own “finger print”.

By: Makka

Makka — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:12:32 +0000

Another problem:
Siri works fine when you’re alone, but imagine a birthday party. First problem: Everybody starts talking to your TV. Second problem: Siri doesn’t understand you, because there’s so much noise in the room.

Even if the TV has Siri build in, you’ll still need a remote control which has a button you’ll have to press in order to have Siri start listening. Just like you’ll have to bouble tap the home button on the iPhone 4S. Otherwise your TV will keep on switching channels, starts to play a slideshow of your photo’s and starts playing music, because everyone gives your TV another command.

Imagine your daugther watching Dora the Explorer, then a friend of yours comes to visit you and immediately the moment he enters your room he says (not knowing your daughter has a day of from school): “Play me some nasty hardcore pron.”

By: Gregg

Gregg — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:00:47 +0000

This is pretty interesting. I dont see it in my house unless there is another way to control it. I mean, talking to Siri all the time on the TV? Sometimes, I dont want to say anything when Im just laying there. Sometimes you are so tired, you dont want to talk.

What if someone is sleeping on the couch next to you? You wake them up because you are talking to your TV? Sounds like a good idea, but in reality, I wouldnt use it unless it was in the middle of the day. Which I dont really watch TV in the middle of the day anyway.

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:50:36 +0000

I look forward to using the tip from earlier to turn off all my alarms on a Saturday morning by barking orders at an Apple TV from my couch.

Apple makes the coolest stuff in the world, what other company inspires this much excitement over technology?