"Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

[Reflexx]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

What bothers me about this is that WPC hasn't picked it up. I know our site isn't the beat all to end all, but since WP8 began to be a big news item, they only report on credible news that they believe is backed up by numerous sources.


I know only a little about this, but I think it would be a blast if this was true.

It's on WPCentral now.

 

[Ridemyscooter86]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

they should use cortana's voice and put up a 3d avatar that moves her mouth and hands when she talks to you, and she should look like she does in halo. If they did this, I'm sure all halo fans would have to have a wp as their next phone...

 

[Fade_z]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

they should use cortana's voice and put up a 3d avatar that moves her mouth and hands when she talks to you, and she should look like she does in halo. If they did this, I'm sure all halo fans would have to have a wp as their next phone...

I hope they dont, looks very cheap would prefer a more siri like look but better animated, more useful and funnier

 

[Ridemyscooter86]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

well, I think cortana would be funnier as she has some funny lines here and there in halo, I don't think her character model looks cheap, but perhaps we don't need the avatar...lets just hope if they put her in wp that she doesn't eventually go crazy and make your phone self-destruct or something...

 

[wpguy]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

On release day, Microsoft should give everyone a free Cortana for their Xbox avatars.

 

[crav4speed]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

Skynet??

From The Verge, "Windows Phone already includes basic voice commands, but Cortana looks to be a step further with a system that will learn and adapt."

A.I. is inching closer and closer!

 

[DalekSnare]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

I'm glad MS has an answer to Google Now and Siri. Those are both important new technologies. WP is way ahead on GUI, but needs to handle these new areas of innovation as well to keep up.

 

[Polychrome]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

Yeah great - lets just hope she doesn't suffer from rampancy after 8 years and start taking over the world.

My thoughts exactly. D:

 

[smoledman]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

The fly in the ointment is that Cortana might not be coming until 2016...

 

[AngryNil]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

I hope it does heaps of automation stuff. Time, location and command triggered "macros".

 

[xconomicron]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/f...cortana-as-the-name-of-the-personal-assistant

Already a petition! EVERYONE SIGN NOW!!;!!

 

[Reflexx]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

Signed!

 

[electriclamb]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

i signed the living crap out of that petition

 

[Villain]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

Signed without a doubt

 

[MilkyTee]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

Also signed. I knew it was only a matter of time before a petition popped up. :winktongue:

I really hope they do keep the name though, they need to humanize the feature, and Cortana is a name a lot of people will be familiar with. It's also a pretty excellent name, I get the feeling they'll continue MS tradition and drop the awesome project codename in favour of something a little more mundane though. Like "Microsoft Digital Personal Assistant 2013 v1.1". :grin:

 

[Zeaneal Nicky]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

GUYS PLS GO VOTE HERE AT Keep Cortana as the Name of the Personal Assistant
WINDOWS PHONE USER VOICE TO SUGGEST AN IDEA AND KEEP THE NAME AS 'CORTANA ONLY' AND VOICE OF 'JEN TAYLOR'

 

[xconomicron]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

Wow already 5k votes. Went to sleep last night and it was on 1,800.

 

[Bartdog]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

idunno. I am hopeful for this to work, but at the same time skeptical. I usually get frustrated with software that tries to anticipate too much what I'm trying to do. Having said that, my phone is doing a great job of remembering words and names that I text frequently, and that's a big plus.

 

[mtav1]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

There is an effort being made by windows phone users to make Cortana the official name and voice for the WP personal assistant. You can join the efforts here:

Keep Cortana as the Name of the Personal Assistant

 

[Valiant Lumia 720]

re: "Cortana" isn't just limited to voice interactions" - Tom Warren

I think WIndows Phone's TellMe if I'm not mistaken, the one that's summoned when the Windows button is pressed for long, is one of the very great features of the phone. What I loved about it is it's offline ability, since Siri and Google Now(?) can't work offline. I love it. And with Cortana around the corner, do you people think that it could be used offline? If it could, it could kill everyone in the league, I think.