????吉特勞斯在芝加哥為Siri辯護(hù)的時(shí)候，恰逢蘋果公司剛剛在舊金山召開一年一度的世界開發(fā)者大會(huì)（World Wide Developer Conference），這也是喬布斯去世后，新任CEO蒂姆?庫克第一次主持這次盛會(huì)。除了升級(jí)MacBook產(chǎn)品線之外，蘋果還發(fā)布了下一代操作系統(tǒng)“美洲獅”（Mountain Lion），以及一款新設(shè)計(jì)的地圖應(yīng)用。另外蘋果對(duì)Siri進(jìn)行了一系列升級(jí)，可能會(huì)平息用戶對(duì)Siri的一些報(bào)怨——至少功能比以前更強(qiáng)大了。

????隨著iOS 6操作系統(tǒng)在今秋正式上市，Siri的新功能還將拓展到iPad上，并且還將包含體育信息、Yelp網(wǎng)的點(diǎn)評(píng)、通過OpenTable預(yù)訂餐廳等。用戶還可以通過Siri打開應(yīng)用程序，在Twitter和Facebook上發(fā)言等。最重要的一個(gè)新功能叫做“Eyes Free”，這是一個(gè)可以集成到汽車上的系統(tǒng)。據(jù)蘋果公司表示，有些汽車廠商正打算明年在汽車方向盤上添加一個(gè)Siri按鍵。

????吉特勞斯對(duì)《財(cái)富》透露，他最喜歡的一點(diǎn)就是新Siri能夠播報(bào)體育賽事的比分，因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為這是一個(gè)非常熱門的領(lǐng)域?！叭绻阆胫烙〉诎材遣叫姓哧?duì)（NBA）或十大聯(lián)盟（大學(xué)籃球賽）的比分，那么現(xiàn)在你省去了大量點(diǎn)擊搜索的麻煩。它最強(qiáng)大的就是這一點(diǎn)，如果沒有Siri，你要獲得這個(gè)信息可能要做很多工作，但現(xiàn)在它省去了這個(gè)麻煩?！彼舱劦搅薊yes Free功能?！拔覐臎]想到汽車廠商會(huì)把Siri按鈕裝到汽車上。我認(rèn)為這非常令人興奮，而且也很安全?！?/p>

????當(dāng)被問到Siri的最新升級(jí)離他對(duì)Siri的最初愿景還有多遠(yuǎn)時(shí)，吉特勞斯回答說：“他們才剛剛上路，我也很想知道他們會(huì)把它帶往何方。他們很可能會(huì)把Siri變成世界上最重要的東西之一。他們正朝著這個(gè)目標(biāo)努力。我非常興奮地想知道它會(huì)走向何方?！?/p>

????譯者：樸成奎

??? Kittlaus made his Siri defense just hours after the kickoff of Apple's annual World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco, the first helmed by CEO Tim Cook since Steve Jobs died. Along with refreshes to the MacBook line, a reveal of Apple's next-generation Mountain Lion OS, and a newly designed Maps app, Apple revealed a number of key Siri upgrades that could alleviate some of the complaints -- at least those over its lack of functionality.

????New features accompanying a revamped iOS 6 this fall will include iPad availability, sports data, Yelp (YELP) reviews and OpenTable (OPEN) reservations. Siri will also be able to launch apps and post to Twitter and Facebook (FB). One of its most significant new features is "Eyes Free," a car-integration system. According to Apple, automakers are planning to add a Siri button to steering wheels in the next year.

????Kittlaus told Fortune he is most impressed with the sports scores because he said it was such a hot domain. "If you want Indiana scores, NBA, college basketball, Big Ten -- it just eliminates a lot of clicks. It's at its most powerful when it eliminates the work that you otherwise would have to do to get to that information." He also noted the new Eyes Free feature. " I wasn't expecting to see car manufacturers putting Siri buttons in the car. I think that's really exciting. And it's safe."

????When asked how close Apple's latest round of upgrades has come to meeting his original vision for Siri, Kittlaus said, "They're just getting going, and I can't wait to see where they take it. They're in a position to have this be one of the biggest things in the world in terms of a paradigm. They're going after it, and I'm really excited to see where it goes."