2001: A Space Odyssey

Why Siri Sounds Like a Lady

Peter Kafka in Mobile on October 4, 2011 at 12:34 pm PT

Stanley Kubrick took care of this back in 1968.

Voices

Mostly Sunny With 100 Percent Chance of Apples

Shawn Carolan, Managing Director, Menlo Ventures in Voices on October 3, 2011 at 2:43 pm PT

The forecast is certain. Tomorrow, Apple will rain features from the Cloud, and it’s a very big deal.

I’m Sorry, Dave, I’m Afraid I’ve Seen That Tablet Design Before

John Paczkowski in News on August 23, 2011 at 11:26 am PT

Samsung cites “2001: A Space Odyssey” as prior art in its patent battle with Apple.

How Does Steve Jobs’ iSpaceship Match Up Against Hollywood’s Spaceships?

Peter Kafka in Media on August 13, 2011 at 12:08 pm PT

Giant — and a little bit eerie — new images of Apple’s proposed Cupertino campus. And, because we can: Spaceships from three of the best space movies of all time.

Live From Redmond: Microsoft's Turner, Bach, Mundie Talk Strong, Play Games and Introduce Us to HAL

Kara Swisher in News on July 30, 2009 at 12:11 pm PT

While Microsoft COO Kevin Turner did a kind of modified cheerleading act at Microsoft’s annual Financial Analyst Meeting, Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach played the teenage boy and Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie the voice from the future. It included Bach playing ball with Microsoft’s new motion-sensing, controllerless Project Natal and Mundie introducing a very creepy digital assistant with more than a passing resemblance to HAL from “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

New From Apple: iPod Shuffle HAL Edition

John Paczkowski in News on March 11, 2009 at 6:28 am PT

The Apple Store went down for updating early this morning and when it returned, it featured an all-new iPod shuffle. Nearly half the size of its predecessor, this third-generation player features a new aluminum design and a new VoiceOver feature that enables it to say the names of song titles, artists and playlists outloud in 14 languages.