| Apple's Siri gets snarky with Google Glass replies Aug 27th 2013, 00:37, by Juan Carlos Torres Oh, it is definitely on! The battle for the top smartphone assistant has been going on for quite some time now but it seems that Apple’s voice-controlled helper has now taken her gloves off. Siri has been reported to have some very amusing replies when people, mistakenly or intentionally, address her as “Glass”. 
The rivalry between Android and iOS was taken to a new level when Google unveiled Google Now, which is seen to directly compete with Apple‘s Siri. Google Now leverages data gathered from Google’s search and online services to provide users with relevant and timely data and, in some cases, even let users control their devices. Google Now has also grabbed the spotlight lately with recent voice-controlled devices such as the Moto X and most especially Google Glass. And it seems Siri isn’t liking it and has a few things to say. Users have reported that Siri has been answering back when her users tell her “OK, Glass”, which is the iconic phrase that is used to trigger Glass’ voice command mode. The humorous responses range from “I’m not Glass. And I’m fine with that” to “I think the Glass is half empty” and “Stop trying to strap me to your forehead.” The responses have supposedly been around for some time but is only making rounds over the Internet now. Either way, it injects some lighthearted fun into the rivalry. Unfortunately, Google Glass could not be reached for comments. VIA: ABC News |  | Google Glass rumors of Best Buy and $299 price tag put to rest Aug 26th 2013, 23:42, by Cory Gunther Lately there’s been more than a few reports floating around about Google Glass. From Motorola taking control of the manufacturing process, all the way to the exciting glasses hitting the streets in early 2014 for just $299. Well, today we’re getting a little response to those rumors, but at the same time we aren’t getting new details. 
Last week a huge report surfaced that Google would be renting space from Best Buy in 2014, and they’d be showcasing Google Glass, and possible other Nexus devices all in store. Basically like the store in a store that Apple enjoys today. Before that were reports and analysts saying Glass would run $299 at launch. This week one of Google’s own employees and Glass team members Chris Dale took to Twitter and basically debunked all these rumors. We don’t have any exact details but he simply states that no, Best Buy won’t have Google Stores. He follows that up with a quick oh by the way, it won’t be $299 at launch either. Maybe this means it will cost even less. We can all dream right? 
The post on Twitter was short and sweet, and we have nothing further to go on. We’ve heard reports that Google might have their own stores like Apple and Samsung soon, which would make sense, but we still aren’t ruling out the Best Buy idea quite yet. Google Glass is still on track for a 2014 release date, and hopefully one day soon we know an actual price to start aiming and saving for. VIA: SlashGear | | Chromecast local media streaming is coming soon Google insists Aug 26th 2013, 22:44, by Cory Gunther This weekend an update rolled out to Google’s Chromecast that many users weren’t too excited about. After seeing it arrive on Thursday evening, many developers quickly noticed it broke local media streaming. Mainly Koush, as the update killed the feature enabling his Aircast app to function. After many reports of Google tightening their grip on the cast, today they’ve issued a statement to reassure our minds. 
A few lines of code broke local media playback on the Chromecast, which updates automatically, and instantly made the developer Koush hit Google+ and confirm his app no longer worked. Being able to stream video right from Dropbox or your gallery with ease. Today’s comments by Google are good ones, confirming they’re excited to offer local media streaming, eventually. According to The Verge, who asked for comment, Google will be pushing out a much updated Chromecast SDK at a later date that will be much different than what it is now. They want to provide the best experience for users and developers alike, and that’s why this update killed streaming. Hopefully a future update enables it, but for now we’re out of luck. Here’s the full statement: We're excited to bring more content to Chromecast and would like to support all types of apps, including those for local content. It’s still early days for the Google Cast SDK, which we just released in developer preview for early development and testing only. We expect that the SDK will continue to change before we launch out of developer preview, and want to provide a great experience for users and developers before making the SDK and additional apps more broadly available.” — Google
So there you have it folks. Google is excited to support tons of content, including local content. We saw a lot of worried comments that Google would be locking this to white-list app and services, but that appears to not be the case. They might have done it on purpose for now, but hopefully it will return. Once everything gets squared away and improved Google should open it up for everyone to enjoy. Hopefully Aircast and other apps will all have a shot to improve the Chromecast, and soon. | |
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