Probably a stupid assumption to make that the device was going to be more in line with the Echo Dot than with the Echo.
Assuming it'll be a sub $100 device, should be a fairly insta-purchase tbh, pending region-availability.
I'm also hoping for loads of Siri advancements to go along with it.
Fair to assume as well that it can take place as the Homekit hub (duh). Wonder if, going forward, they'll drop that functionality from Apple TV to push that device. Probably not.
Isn't the 32gb ram coming in the fall?
Dev beta will probably be available tomorrow. Public beta always comes within about 2 weeks depending on how stable or unstable the first few Dev releases are.
There will almost certainly be an iOS 11 Beta. You just need to be a registered developer with a paid account (or know someone who is.) The Public Beta usually drops a week or two later.
The graphics chipset probably needs to support HDR. That's something I'm eager for, too. If the next iPhone supports HDR capture and the MBP supports HDR that will be a dream for photography.
I'm just hoping 32 GB pushes 16 GB down to a more affordable level.
No new hardware. Doesn't mean there won't be bumps. Then again, obviously they won't show off bumps. But they can still release them at the same time. Maybe a throwaway announcement. "By the way, we updated the MacBooks. They're available now."
That would be shocking. Especially since every seems to be so sure it's coming. No chance Apple sits out this growing product category. And it would be perfect to show off their new better Siri... if they even have one. They know Siri has problems. So we're hoping she's been fixed for iOS 11 and 10.13. Maybe they'll reveal it in September instead when iOS actually comes out and people can actually use the "new" Siri.
In my first attempt, we see the problem I've been talking about. Choosing confusion over assistance when she can't understand the command.https://twitter.com/TheRealAbed/status/866062691881955329
This right here is the exact major problem with Siri as a service vs. Google's offering. @Apple better have big plans for Siri at WWDC.
Next I decided to ask for a random number. I needed to "flip a coin" at work with my coworker and so I decided to give it a try not knowing if she'd be able to do it. Siri got it every time. Number was always different. Google however sometimes showed the image above. Like it didn't understand what I meant. However in Google's defense it did occasionally give me a random number. However it still showed me a search result much of the time so it was still a point to Siri. After that I played around with Siri's math stuff and integration with Wolfram Alpha. Which is really really nice to have.https://twitter.com/TheRealAbed/status/866083929488580608
Then on the flip side of the coin there's areas where Siri is better than Google surprisingly.
And lastly on a whim I decided since Apple touted Siri's built-in Shazam feature as such a big deal that maybe Google had something similar. I mean it's Google. They have mountains of data, right? Surely they do music recognition.... Nope. Not at all. At least not on the Google app. (Someone tell me if it does on Android.)https://twitter.com/TheRealAbed/status/866102942641922048
And another point to Siri. Built-in Shazam is wonderfully useful. I don't even have the app. And now Siri is 2 for 3.
I dunno. Is there a separate app? Why is there a separate app? Is it the same app? Does it have the same features? I really don't want more apps on my phone. If I'm gonna have a Google app on my phone it's only going to be one. It's bad enough I need to have both FaceBook and Messenger on my phone.
