What Does Siri Look Like?

Ever wondered what your Siri assistant looks like

? Shapeways, a New York start-up company held a contest asking their community for ideas on just what the virtual assistant might look like. The contest opened February 1st and ran thru February 20th. I was surprised by the winners, who were both creative and somewhat outlandish. But then, visualizing a virtual assistant does take a creative brain.

The first place went to two different designs. Sharing the top spot were Omniscient Siri by SaGa Design and Siri as Personal Assistant by @eddieadol (Eddie Adolph). Other winners include Siri as a superhero by @epicture, Siri as a smart apple by @InsaneGalvatron, Stressed Out Siri by @ChristiaFung, and Siri Bust by Edrice. I like the one by Eddie Adolph and also the one by Edrice. Which one is your favorite? You can view all of them at Shapeways Contest.

Omniscient Siri by SaGa Design is both a 3D model of Siri and a case for the iPhone 4S. SaGa Design said this about their design, Behind Siri's all-knowing gaze, the glow of the iPhone screen is visible through the sculpture, and the main buttons are still accessible even when the screen is obscured. The design, when placed over the iPhone forces the user to interact with Siri instead of tapping on the screen to engage commands.

What is Siri? When Apple came out with the new iPhone 4S it included a new virtual assistant, nicknamed Siri. Siri is not new. It started its life as an experiment funded by DARPA, said to be the largest artificial intelligence project to date. It is based on the same Nuance speak recognition technology as Dragon Naturally Speaking. Apple bought Siri in April 2010 and then incorporated it into the iPhone 4S. According to a review by Charles White, Mashable Tech, Its integration into the iPhone 4Ss iOS 5 software makes it convenient to use. You press and hold the iPhone 4Ss Home button, and it springs to life, sounding a short beep to signal for you to begin speaking. You can use it in this speakerphone mode, or if the iPhone 4S is turned on, you can simply raise the handset to your ear (a necessity when riding in a noisy vehicle) and the phones proximity sensor activates Siri, usually prompting you to begin speaking (inexplicably, sometimes it doesnt respond). This week Mercedes Benz announced it would be including Siri as part of its voice control systems. Although the first rollout of this iPhone 4S pairing is limited to the brand's A-Class vehicles, Mercedes-Benz plans to introduce the Apple integration in the B-, C- and E-Class vehicles starting this fall.

Do you like the new face of Siri? Do you have a better notion of what she looks like? Please share

by: CellPlaza

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