Siri: a technology that inspires iPhone hackers - II

Order a room thermostat

Siri can be seen as a gimmick, but here's a use that could be handy, especially for perennial chilly. A few days after the crack of the application by the French team of Applidium, an American developer calling themselves Plamon unveiled SiriProxy, a proxy server at any point similar to the voice server used by Apple to Siri. Once activated, it automatically connects Siri to offer new orders. Plamon first example, the ability to adjust the thermostat from room to room using the voice command software from Apple.

Siri: a technology that inspires iPhone hackers

Introduction

Siri is the only feature exclusive to the iPhone 4S. Still in development at Apple, the application remains the very best in the field of speech recognition on mobile. If the Cupertino company has amused some answers to slip crispy, the U.S. company did not, as usual, opened its software developers. Result: they have seized to push the possibilities of Siri.

Bodyguard 9xi-HD01, the arm adopts an iPod / iPhone dock

In July, we talked about the famous gauntlet, or rather, the armed wing called the Bodyguard 9xi. This is an enhancement of self-defense has some features worthy of a superhero. The firm has ArmStar to update its armed with the prototype Bodyguard 9xi-HD01. The accessory from almost on the same basis as the Bodyguard 9xi, but differs from it in that it integrates a dock for iPod and iPhone. Both devices can be stored and loaded, while being protected on the arm. A new snowshoers who displease the gauntlet as the other loads between an electric deterrent system, a laser pointer and a device that generates an arc of electricity around the arm.

Stratolaunch Systems: an aircraft with excessive dimensions

After completing the Space Ship One, the spearhead of Virgin Galactic, the two friends Paul G. Allen and Burt Rutan have again worked together to give a more impressive result, literally.

The mountain was not an anti-climax as the duo wants to design the largest aircraft ever built. The craft was named Stratolaunch Systems. This is an aircraft carrier to be used for space tourism. Its mission is to transport rockets at high altitude. Burt Rutan remains true to its principles and takes the body double as the White Knight but with a size that is closer to that of a Boeing 747. Accusing 500 tonnes on the scale, Stratolaunch Systems is equipped with wings of 125 meters wide. It is powered by six reactors Jumbo Jet.

BlackBox, the printer for SMS

Those who have discovered the charming Little Printer a few weeks ago will naturally closer to the concept BlackBox. It also happens to be a compact printer.

BlackBox is cube-shaped and black. This black box has been designed specifically for on paper discussions on mobile devices whether it is SMS or instant messaging. Indeed, sometimes these discussions instant digital deserve to be archived on paper. Knowing that the phones have a limited storage capacity, BlackBox is an interesting solution to capture these ephemeral conversations and messages. BlackBox cable connects to smartphones, tablets and laptops.