Showing posts with label Siri. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Siri. Show all posts

Monday, March 18, 2013

When Carrot Gets Mad at You

Right now Carrot is all the rage when it comes to to-do apps... and Carrot has an attitude problem.
 


That's right... upset he/she gets!

Simply add in the tasks you need to complete and once you complete them swipe to the right to cross them off your to-do list. Don't complete them fast enough and Carrot gets pissed.

Carrot also doesn't like it when you touch it's eye ball (aka ocular sensor... the blue or red orb on the screen).


But if you complete your tasks, Carrot will award you with prizes and boost your levels of accomplishment.


And like I said, don't complete your tasks and Carrot gets angry!


 But then once you start completing your tasks, Carrot starts warming up to you and eventually might compliment you... or at least boost you to the next level.




Thanks, Carrot.


BTW, the levels in Carrot are arbitrary as far as I can tell but it still a fun game (which I'm assuming is the point).

Personally, I think Carrot is a great app to manage your to-dos and tasks, especially if you're motivated by rewards. And even if you don't have tasks to complete, it's still kind of fun messing with Carrot and up making it upset--just like messing with Siri... it never gets old.

There are some things I wish Carrot was better at such as push notifications, geolocation reminders, or the ability to add more detailed notes to your task.

But overall, it's fun and they've done a great job at giving Carrot a personality (more like attitude) that is intriguing to the user.


Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Best iPad 3 Rumors

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Yesterday Apple sent out invitations for a March 9th unveiling in San Francisco. By the looks of the invitation, I (along with everyone else) are assuming this is the unveiling of the iPad 3.

 

Here is a list of some of the best iPad 3 rumors out there:

Speed of Light
Bloomberg reported that the next-generation iPad will be faster by running on a quad-core chip. It is also said to feature a high-definition screen and be compatible with long-term evolution (LTE), a wireless network that allows users to access data more quickly.

iPad 3 Educational Material
It has been reported that there are iPad 3 reading material and how-to resources out there. According to GameZone, Amazon added two iPad 3 books to its European site — both in French and German. According to this same report, the iPad 3 for Dummies is scheduled to be published on March 29.

Siri, Your Personal Assistant
According to 9to5Mac, Apple is adding Siri Dictation to the iPad 3. While looking through the iOS 5.1 beta 3 settings application on the iPad it was noted a new section called “Privacy and Dictation,” which included legal and feature information for Siri.

Looks Makeover
iLounge recently reported that it saw the prototype of the next-generation iPad at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It looked just like the iPad 2, only thicker by about 1 mm. The camera in the top left corner is expected to be similar to the camera on the iPhone 4S.

There's even a change of an edge-to-edge retina display that allows multiple iPads to interact together, like this concept:



Lighter Price Tag
There have many suggestions that the next-gen iPad will not include the hefty price tag that we are familiar seeing with the pervious iPads. This would be in an effort to compete with the Kindles and Android tablets.

Bottom line is though, the next gen model going must be monumentally different than the iPad 2. Fanboys and girls were upset enough for the unveiling of an iPhone 4s rather than the 5 (Siri isn't that impressive). Is there a chance we might just be seeing the iPad 4s and not a total revamp at all? 

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Siri: The Furby Translator?

Is Siri, the Apple iOS personal assistant, the long lost Furby Translator? Was Jobs' last dying wish to unlock the long, lost language of Furbish?


I guess it turns out Siri doesn't understand... or does she?

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