KnowledgeNavigator Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Thoughts on why Siri isn't on the new iPad

by Steven Sande (Mar 13th, 2012)

When the predictions were running wild about the new iPad's features, most pundits believed that the new device would come with Siri. After all, the intelligent assistant has been on the iPhone 4S since October 2011, providing both useful information and help as well as hours of entertainment. Time ...

Daily Update for October 5, 2011

by Steven Sande (Oct 5th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple's Knowledge Navigator, Siri and the iPhone 4S

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 5th, 2011)

Back in 1987, Apple produced a concept video describing a product known as Knowledge Navigator. Knowledge Navigator is a computer app with bow-tied personal assistant that would let you interact with your device using your voice and natural language. You can check messages, find ...

Did iPad kill the Courier tablet?

by Steven Sande (Apr 29th, 2010)

Microsoft's Courier project was an exciting and fascinating concept. When it first appeared last year, the folding two-screen tablet was one of the most incredible things we've seen out of Redmond for a long time. Similar in concept to Apple's Knowledge Navigator concept device, Courier used a ...