Hasta La Gadget!

Apple’s virtual personal assistant, Siri, now takes a rather humorous swing at Google Glass. Saying “Okay Glass” to Siri will make the virtual assistant return four humorous responses at the expense of Google Glass. “Okay Glass” is actually the phrase that is used to invoke Google Glass, the origins of this phrase are explained in detail here.

The four responses are as follows: “Stop trying to strap me to your forehead. It won’t work,” “I think that Glass is half empty,” “I’m not Glass. And I’m just fine with that” and “Glass? I think you’ve got the wrong assistant.” Its unclear if Apple plans on adding more phrases to the list, these four seem to suffice though. Apple naturally won’t be too excited about Glass. Apple CEO Tim Cook said earlier this year that he doesn’t believe Google Glass will turn out to be a mass-market item. According to him, the wrist is a more natural place for wearable gadgets. There have already been a lot of rumors about Apple working on its own wearable gadget, the iWatch as it is commonly known. Nevertheless, Google has stirred up a lot of hype for Glass but we’ll only know how it performs in the market once the retail version goes on sale next year. [Image via AppleInsider]

Siri Takes A Humorous Swing At Google Glass original content from Ubergizmo.

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It seems that Internet search giant Google who has also made inroads into many other markets which are different from their original “calling” intends to boost up their Glass eyewear device by purchasing patents from, of all people, Foxconn. I wonder what Apple executives will think about this particular situation, considering how Foxconn is one of the primary manufacturers for Cupertino. Bloomberg also mentioned that Foxconn had already confirmed the sale of patents for wearable technology that will see action in gaming and training simulations.

We have absolutely no idea as to the terms of the deal, and neither did Google nor Foxconn have something to say about it. This bit of news also comes approximately a month after Google threw in some dough to invest in chipmaker Himax in order to to help boost production of the company’s liquid crystal on silicon chips and modules, where both parts are readily found in Google Glass. What do you think that Google will do with the patents that they picked up from Foxconn, and just how important will those patents be in shaping up the next generation of devices? Apart from what, will it affect Apple’s relationship with Foxconn in the long run?

Google Reportedly Purchased Patents From Foxconn original content from Ubergizmo.

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