[Punctuation/symbols/emoticons]. Siri can understand many basic symbols, emoticons and punctuation marks, as long as you say them by the right name. Examples include “open parenthesis”, “close square bracket”, ” “frowney face” (love it!), “new paragraph”, “pound sign”, etc.
Play playlist [playlist name]. Siri will play not just a song, but a whole playlist for you.
Find all email by [contact]. Siri will give you a short list of emails from the contact you ask for.
What’s on my calendar for [date]. Siri will show you all your appointments for today, tomorrow, next Monday, or February 28 (2012) if you ask nicely.
Search [Bing/Yahoo]. If Google’s not your cup of tea, Siri will search the competition for you.
Search [Google/Bing/Yahoo] for [specialized information] [time] [place]. Whether you want the latest scores, show times, etc., if you phrase it just right, Siri can often find it for you.
Who was in the cast of [movie]: Siri can tell you the name of that actor you know you’ve seen before but just can’t remember.
Delete all alarms: Siri will delete all alarms, not just individual ones, in case you never want to be woken up again! (I found this by accident on Rene’s phone. Shhhh!)
Message [Social network] [Status]. If you’ve set it up on Twitter, Facebook, or another social network that lets you update via SMS, Siri will message your status right to it.
Restart. Siri will re-spring the Springboard. It’s not a full reboot, but it’s faster.
For those who didn't catch it - last night's The Big Bang Theory (Season 5, Episode 14, "The Beta Test Initiation") was wall-to-wall Siri. Truly hilarious. If Apple didn't pay to sponsor that episode, then Tim Cook should be sending the writers free iPhones.
For those who didn't catch it - last night's The Big Bang Theory (Season 5, Episode 14, "The Beta Test Initiation") was wall-to-wall Siri. Truly hilarious. If Apple didn't pay to sponsor that episode, then Tim Cook should be sending the writers free iPhones.
It was both a disturbing and magnificent episode.
I wonder how far from the truth it was for the many lonely people who travel through the world surrounded by many but rarely interacting directly with any of them, not so much as with their phone (SIRI), and other objects? HAL, anyone?
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