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I didn't realise that Siri does it too: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/09/17/how-to-enable-and-use-hey-siri-handsfree-mode-in-ios-8 http://appleinsider.com

I didn't realise that Siri does it too: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/09/17/how-to-enable-and-use-hey-siri-handsfree-mode-in-ios-8 http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/09/17/how-to-enable-and-... I think it's really poor reporting (but not unsurprising) that the BBC hasn't mentioned other devices that have similar issues.

rmc 12y ago
After 1984 "TVs that listen back" have certain unique flavour
Luc 12y ago
'Hey Siri' is vanilla voice recognition processed locally on the device, so not the same thing at all.
- tomswartz07 12y ago
  > processed locally on the device, so not the same thing at all. Same situation with 'Ok, Google'. Initially, the 'Ok, Google' phrase was limited to certain phones that had the audio processing chip in them. I don't know if this is still the case.
  - Zigurd 12y ago
    > had the audio processing chip in them I doubt that was ever actually true. It was probably a kind of shorthand to explain to users that some processors had the right kind of power management to enable efficient always-on speech recognition. And, another thing, local speech processing doesn't mean you are safe from recording or from large-vocabulary transcription. Compared to what 1980s speech processing runs on, even when throttled-down to conserve batteries, you've got ample processing power in modern smartphones.
    - dbish 12y ago
      It was/is true. The Snapdragon chips. Voice activation is a built in feature. https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2013/02/20/snapdragon-wakes-mobile-world-snapdragon-voice-activation https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2013/02/20/snapdragon-wake...
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- JamesBaxter 12y ago
  I haven't had an iPhone for a long time but the last time I used Siri all the functionality required a data connection.
radley 12y ago
Cheap shot against BBC. Related Stories includes two reports from a year ago with LG Smart TVs doing the same thing (but more): http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25018225 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25018225 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25042563 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25042563

rmc 12y ago

After 1984 "TVs that listen back" have certain unique flavour

Luc 12y ago

'Hey Siri' is vanilla voice recognition processed locally on the device, so not the same thing at all.

tomswartz07 12y ago
> processed locally on the device, so not the same thing at all. Same situation with 'Ok, Google'. Initially, the 'Ok, Google' phrase was limited to certain phones that had the audio processing chip in them. I don't know if this is still the case.
- Zigurd 12y ago
  > had the audio processing chip in them I doubt that was ever actually true. It was probably a kind of shorthand to explain to users that some processors had the right kind of power management to enable efficient always-on speech recognition. And, another thing, local speech processing doesn't mean you are safe from recording or from large-vocabulary transcription. Compared to what 1980s speech processing runs on, even when throttled-down to conserve batteries, you've got ample processing power in modern smartphones.
  - dbish 12y ago
    It was/is true. The Snapdragon chips. Voice activation is a built in feature. https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2013/02/20/snapdragon-wakes-mobile-world-snapdragon-voice-activation https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2013/02/20/snapdragon-wake...
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JamesBaxter 12y ago
I haven't had an iPhone for a long time but the last time I used Siri all the functionality required a data connection.

radley 12y ago

Cheap shot against BBC. Related Stories includes two reports from a year ago with LG Smart TVs doing the same thing (but more): http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25018225 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25018225 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25042563 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25042563