And looks we nailed it. Siri’s not coming to the new iPad. Instead, you’re getting just voice dictation.
“Of course, we have our great software keyboard. We have a new key on the bottom — just tap it, speak into your iPad, and it’ll dictate what you have to say,” says Phil Schiller.
Nice, but since everyone was sure Siri was a lock, this is sure to be a disappointment. Looks like we were right, though: Apple won’t ship Siri on machines that can’t be guaranteed a persistent Internet connection.
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John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
10 responses to “iPad 3 Doesn’t Have Siri, Just Voice Dictation [iPad 3 Event]”
One More thing…??
Makes since though!
How does this make sense?
“Looks like we were right, though: Apple won’t ship Siri on machines that can’t be guaranteed a persistent Internet connection.”
The iPad models with data plans have just as a persistent Internet connection as the iPhone 4S with a data plan.
Well then Apple should just stop making WiFi versions of their devices and just make 4G versions that’s it.
I hope not! I have a WiFi only iPad. If I need a data connection when I’m on the go, I’ll tether it to my phone’s hotspot. I don’t need to (and I won’t) pay for another data plan!
Why not? Why not have one device that has WiFi/4G and just drop the only WiFi line all together. You don’t HAVE to subscribe to a data plan.
Why not? Well, not everyone here lives in the US like you. I for one live in Japan and pay ¥6,500/month for a 100MB/s Fiber optic line to the net at home. I’m satisfied with that, and don’t want to pay for a wireless plan. Therefore, a WiFi only iPad, while not as liberating, is satisfactory for my needs. And if Mr. “sw3ngl1sh” serves as any indication, I am not alone.
The day we can get unlimited data at LTE speeds for $25 or so per month is the day I will of course supplement my land-line with a separate wireless contract. But I don’t expect to see that happen anytime soon.
Great assumption that I live in America, I actually live in Australia which isn’t as lucky as you for internet speeds.
So are you saying if Apple offered 3 iPads and not 6 iPads and those 3 iPads had both WiFi and 4G that you would be unsatisfied?
I will be satisfied when the price is right. That is exactly what I was trying to say in my previous post. Until then, a WiFi iPad is satisfactory, albeit not “ideal.” In this economy, one must consider the amount of cash in one’s wallet.