iPhone Speech Recognition Demo from VoiceSignal

VoiceSignal sent Gizmodo a video that allegedly shows speech recognition working for the first time on the iPhone.[...] Thanks to tempamatic for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 42Diggs).

What other users say about this:

m00gg: C00l, now I just want to say Call X and launch a call…

willynilly: Why don’t they do something even more useful, like writing a PIM that gives us the functionality of Palm OS circa 1998? Because so far the iPhone doesn’t.

ottospitfire: Your awesome! Nice job!!!!

rebotfc: Hopefully this is the real deal, I just wonder if its possible to interface with the iphone calling functions whilst having this running in the background.

conbot: Looks fascinating. That’ll be much better than using the already-good iPhone keyboard. Keep up the good work.

The iPod nano mock-up (PIC)

You may have seen the blurry spy-shots, but this is a crystal-clear rendition of what the next-generation iPod nano will allegedly look like. And yes, I still hate it hate it hate it… although I admit I’m starting to lik– no, I hate it.[...] Thanks to yokozuka for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 1375Diggs).

What other users say about this:

shiftless: The mock up doesn’t really show the scale of the thing too well. If it really is the screen of the nano and half the length, then what is anyone complaining about? I hate speculation articles like this anyway.

sirmasterboy: What is so bad about them? They just look like a shorter video iPod with a smaller scroll wheel.

solarweasel: hmm, well in its defense, you can’t really get a grasp for it’s relative size from the photo. it could be of similar width to the current nano, but just shortened lengthwise.

tito184: Huzzah! My own Triquarter!

Andy.D: That doesn’t look like a “nano” to me. A fat nano, maybe.

Hoogs: Just get a Zen V Plus. It has way more features than a Nano and the 16 gig version costs the same as an 8 gig Nano. People who buy iPods are just plain stupid, there’s no other explanation.

tenyearsgone07: i find nano’s to be pointless because they hold a worthless amount of music. if you really are a music lover you’ll buy the 80 gig black video ballin outta control ipod…you all know what i’m sayin

sonycam: I can’t see apple releasing this. I think everyone right now is waiting for a touch screen ipod, perhaps with a digital scroll wheel built into the interface. I don’t even want video function on my ipod.

digitalelite: It is suppose to be a NANO. So shouldn’t it be smaller than the last nano and not freaking bigger. God I hate apple they are so fucking stupid. I am sure they will hold some big conference and all you mac freaks will show up and ejaculate all over steve jobs. Bill Gates makes better stuff anyway.

shounenyuki: yeah, ummm stop with the damn ipod crap, its another pos for the i-tard generation. Sound quality is going to suck, no user equalizer, bad battery life (only a guess), low component quality, not linux freindly (i dont care if it will work, it isn’t ums)… digg something important, btw long time digg reader, i am just getting fed up with the macintrash shit and i-tard shit… more linux friendly device posts please !!! Oh yeah, and its fugly !!!

gnathon: I guarantee this leak was an intentional move to judge consumer response.

valosdarling666: its so….fat

cdgrocott: Nice sales strategy… Make an iPod nano that nobody likes. Everybody buys the iPhone instead… Maybe.

peterock: Until I see the real thing, I seriously don’t think Apple’s standard in Product Design has dropped to that low.

shedtroll: Looks awfully simiular to this…
http://www.mp3newswire.net/Graphics/6002/zenvplus.jpg

Apple Gaining Marketshare, Mindshare

According to a ChangeWave survey, Apple’s laptop share gained 5% over the past 90 days and is roughly 5% higher than a year ago, now sitting at 17%.[...] Thanks to obeezy for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 27Diggs).

What other users say about this:

Not so fast: that 17″ iMac is still lurking around

When Apple introduced its new line of iMacs on August 7, it axed the 17″ model as expected from many of the previously-swirling rumors.[...] Thanks to obeezy for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 33Diggs).

What other users say about this:

Anrkist: If they kept it around, they would have to have made it affordable. Mac’s are not allowed to be affordable.

Why Apple Declines to Put ‘Intel Inside’ on their Macs and Boxes

“Don’t get me wrong, we love working with Intel,” Apple CEO Steve Jobs said last week. “It’s just that everybody knows we’re using Intel processors, so I think putting a lot of stickers on the box is just redundant.”[...] Thanks to CLIFFosakaJAPAN for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 38Diggs).

What other users say about this:

coldfusion1970: Doesnt Intel give companies co-op marketing money if they have the ‘Intel inside’ sticker on their boxes?

shadowmoses: Or he could have said “it looks crap”

Certain Aluminum Apple Keyboard Function Keys Not Working For You?

If you recently purchased one of those new slim aluminum Apple keyboards, you might have noticed that a couple of the fancy function keys on top (where the F-keys are) didn’t work. Namely, the F3 and F4 keys, which activate the expose and the dashboard functions. Even using OS X’s built-in keyboard shortcut remapping tool doesn’t fix this.[...] Thanks to 1KrazyKorean for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 60Diggs).

What other users say about this:

lukedaspuke: An installer package which should fix this issue can be found here: http://twsibtth.chrisandtheothergirls.com/blog/possible-apple-keyboard-function-fix-package

xiambax: Ummm did you install the software?

wisedude: Damn, apple quality once again rears its ugly head

knowing that this is becoming the “defacto standard” scares the shit out of me

DiggnessFalls: Hrm knowing Apple Mr. Job’s sneaky spies are watching you … and they’ll probably announce an update tomorrow.

Expect Apple to finally do away with ‘White’ for Hardware Color

…in a couple of years everything Apple makes will either come in a metallic color (blue, pink, green, or orange) or will be black and silver. Soon, the “all white” look will be but a page in the history books. In fact, I expect three changes to happen within the next year[...] Thanks to CLIFFosakaJAPAN for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 29Diggs).

What other users say about this:

MrBabyMan: Black is the new white.

Japanese Consultant: “I’m sorry Japan didn’t produce an iPhone-like phone”

Nomura consultant Shunichi Kita had this to say about the Apple iPhone: “I have been very proud of Japanese mobile phones. But this time, I have an uneasy feeling. I am very sorry Japanese manufacturers didn’t produce a phone like this.”[...] Thanks to CLIFFosakaJAPAN for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 30Diggs).

What other users say about this:

barnis: I live in Japan and recently switched to a Nokia phone after many frustrating experiences with Japanese phones and their horrible interfaces and shitty specs…(30 seconds to save a photo, weird audio format requirements, no bluetooth, etc)

The Nokia is much better (N73) but they still managed to cripple it with locks to only symbian signed stuff…The Japanese need to get their shit together in the phone world…despite what many americans think they are NOT so advanced here. On paper maybe but in reality no-one uses the advanced features because they’re so slow and clunky to use.

streak: Kita: “I am very sorry” and falls on sword.

DanteDefiance: What’s this? We’ve produced an electronic device JAPAN is jealous of?

Us 1
Japan 1,292,733,203,837,464,629

17″ iMac Here to Stay!

In a note to channel partners this week, Apple said that its late-2006 17-inch iMac will remain available for educational institutions indefinitely, confirming earlier speculation on the matter.[...] Thanks to obeezy for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 24Diggs).

What other users say about this:

The iPods and iPhones are Hits, but it’s the Macs that are King

A funny thing has happened over the past couple of quarters. While Apple has been firing on all cylinders, and the iPhone is selling hundreds of thousands of units a month, its Macintosh business is the hottest line of all. The iPod and iPhone are hits, but they’re not the company’s hottest line, says Fortune’s Brent Schlender.[...] Thanks to CLIFFosakaJAPAN for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 27Diggs).

What other users say about this:

kelly: Interesting quotes from the article:

“Apple has a 15 percent market share of PCs sold at retail and online, according to NPD.”

“[Apple broke the] 5 percent share barrier, according to IDC.”

“Apple’s U.S. Mac sales have grown at triple the rate of the rest of the PC industry since last fall”

“[Apple is in] Third place in the U.S., behind Dell and Hewlett-Packard.”

“Apple is growing faster than its competitors because it improves its hardware and software more often than anyone else.” (No not because of status symbol or because ‘their computers are pretty’ as some of the asshats in this forum like to say.