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Diane Scalzi <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:42:34 -0400
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Certainly some kind of indoor navigation would be nice

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> On Jun 12, 2014, at 2:29 PM, harry brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 2 things:
> 1. I was on the phone with the guys in the IOS accessibility department, and, are ya ready for this folks? In IOS 8, siri is gonna do alot more than she ever has done!
> First, you'll be able to bring her up, just by saying "hey siri".
> No touching anything on the device!
> Also, they told me that she is gonna do alot more than what she has done. They didn't tell me what, but they told me, people are gonna love it, very much!
> 2. Then, I got wind of this.
> In IOS 8, Apple is going to use something called I beacon.
> Imagine this senario! You are now walking into a mall, and your I device tells you, "you're now passing, bed bath and beyond", or, "you're now passing Taco Bell"
> Every store will be mentioned. But wait, there's more!
> Let's say you decide, "ya know something, I think I'm gonna go into bed bath and beyond, gotta get something for a friend."
> When you turn into the store, your I device will tell you, "you're now passing the body wash isle" or, "you're now passing the linnens isle."
> So, you turn down the body wash isle, and your I device will say, "you're now passing oil of olay body wash" etc.
> Just think about it folks!
> Apple is mapping every large building in the world! Seriously! Every mall, hotel, and shopping center!
> They learned from their huge mistakes with google maps, and now, they're getting it right!
> Harry
> 
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