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Do you know what is ridiculous to me? It's how if someone tries to come up with an idea, there are so many people trying to shoot it down, before the person making it even gets a chance to develop the product past version 1.0.

Jon

> On Jun 12, 2014, at 7:29 PM, Ulysses Garcia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Wow, you've got to be joking. Why is Apple's reputation known for keeping secrets? Because they are a big company that are selfish and don't want others to steal their ideas and make them better. They want to get to it first and then copyright it. That's why we have anti-composition laws. Our country is the most developed out of all the other countries, not that it's superior in all ways.
> But say, I wonder if this will work with iOS devices that font' have FPS support, but only rely on Wife protocols to tell you the location of each place/ It would be nice if pods were fitted with FPS, but the receiver would have to be squeezed in, and I'm not sure if that's possible right now. At leas the pad has room for that. I don't really see the need to get an iPhone since I already own a basic featured cellular phone.
> Ad I think Sri may be improved a, fit's not just a she. It's a she and a he, because it also has someone's voices like Susan for Samantha, and another one for I don't know who. I think maybe Sri may be more interactive and may have more expression instead of just the usual professional remarks.
> On 12/06/2014 11:29, harry brown wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 2 things:
> 1. I was on the phone with the guys in the SOI accessibility department, and, are ta ready for this folks? In SOI 8, sir is Donna do alto more than she ever has done!
> First, you'll be able to bring her up, just by saying "hey sir".
> No touching anything on the device!
> Also, they told me that she is Donna do alto more than what she has done. They didn't tell me what, but they told me, people are Donna love it, very much!
> 2. Then, I got wind of this.
> In SOI 8, Apple is going to use something called I beacon.
> Imagine this scenario! 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, "ta know something, I think I'm Donna 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 linens isle."
> So, you turn down the body wash isle, and your I device will say, "you're now passing oil of play body wash" etc.
> Just think about it folks!
> Apple is mapping every large building in the world! Seriously! Every mall, hotel, and shopping centre!
> They learned from their huge mistakes with goggle maps, and now, they're getting it right!
> Harry
> 
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>> On 12/06/2014 11:29, harry brown 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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