The software secretaries

摘要

Apeppy crowd poured into the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on September 9th. They had turned up at the venue, which usually hosts rock concerts, to watch a show by Apple, a firm with a cult following of its own. Executives took the stage to unveil updates to the Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, as well as a new television set-top box, which makes it easier to find tv shows and play games. The real star of the show, however, was Siri, Apple's personal-assistant technology. Siri, which is already available on iPhones, responds to voice commands and will be embedded in Apple's new tv remote controls, so users will not have to lift a finger to change channel or find new shows. If users want to know the weather or the results of a sporting event they can ask Siri, and be met with a rapid reply.