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Siri …Perfect for Everyone…Unless You’re Scottish

January 31, 2012 DarlingDork No comments

Siri has been noted as one of the best things to ease the use of daily task keeping, and has rave reviews from tech writers everywhere. She even gives iPhone users a little sass, thanks to humorous Apple developers. USA Today has a fun video showing responses to different prompts, including, “will you marry me,” to which Siri replies, “My End User Licensing Agreement does not cover marriage. My apologies.” She even answers age old questions like “what is the meaning of life” and “how much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.”

As pioneering and revered as Siri has become she has one small drawback for some users. She can’t understand a Scottish accent. Watch this video of a very patient Scotsman who finds the humor in what appears to be one of Siri’s only shortcomings.

(newser)

New Alien Invasion Short Film

January 31, 2012 DarlingDork No comments

A new alien invasion short has hit YouTube, in first person raw footage, Cloverfield style. The film is about 9 minutes long, and chronicles the beginnings of an alien invasion in Britain through the eyes of four different groups of people. Filmed with full production, story boarding, scripts, actors, a BAFTA nominated director, and even some cool CG alien creatures. The visual effects are really good. So, what’s the catch?

The catch is it was all filmed as part of the Xperia Studio project, on an Xperia arc S phone, but you can’t tell. You wouldn’t know it unless you read it. Click here to read about the Xperia Studio and how they are giving innovators their devices to capture “Reality remade.” Check out their videos and be impressed. There is some gorgeous footage available, and they look like high quality documentaries. To add to the radness, it’s less than $400, so it’s obtainable. Want!

Watch Swarm and the Making of Swarm to see what this awesome little Android phone is capable of.