Day: 18 November 2011

Google Should Hire This Guy ⇥

This is what the Gmail app for iOS should have looked like. It’s an application called “Sent”, and it’s pretty great. There aren’t any push notifications (yet), but I’m looking forward to the direction this app is going.

Human-Computer-Human Interaction ⇥

Adam Lisagor:

From Siri’s acceptance or rejection of our commands or requests, comes a feedback loop that trains us to constrain our thoughts to the crucial data.

Siri has certain expectations of what it needs to know, and as users, we know what we need to tell it. It’s more natural than voice control, but it isn’t natural at all.

Siri will teach us how to talk to Siri but maybe more importantly, how to talk to each other.

Lisagor points out that there’s an increased efficiency of words when talking to Siri. One must coalesce their thoughts before commanding Siri, but this is not the case when talking to a friend, where one can ramble.

This may have a potential benefit, in that common speech will become more efficient and more considered. But it could also lose that inherently imperfect touch that makes something human.

Casellet ⇥

A small update on my BookBook, which I reviewed in August: it’s splitting in the card carrying area. It’s not a deal-breaker, but a plastic/metal case simply wouldn’t split.

Casellet is just that. It’s a polycarbonate iPhone case with a back that flips to reveal a wallet area. It certainly looks interesting, but I’d have to play with one first before buying it. I’ve never really liked plastic iPhone cases, but maybe this will change my mind.