Siri and the convergence of multiple UIs

Greg Stirling on Siri and how the smartphone is leading the development of multi-UI gadgets:

Companies like Google and Apple are "market makers." They may not be first with a technology but their inclusion or the use of a particular technology can have a dramatic impact on its acceptance and adoption. 

Voice on the Xbox and the emergence of speech as a front in the “smartphone wars” both create new momentum for voice interfaces and even a kind of “speech imperative.” 

Apple TV (allegedly coming soon) is also supposed to integrate Siri. Indeed, there's a convergence of speech (and gesture) UIs with APIs and apps across an array of platforms: mobile, TV and in-car. The smartphone experience and its various metaphors are informing a host of consumer experiences beyond phones. 

Yes, it pisses lots of people off when I or someone else says, essentially, that now that *Apple* offers this technology, this service, this feature, that it is ready for mass adoption.

But it's true. 

And in this instance, it's awesome. Siri, touch-interfaces, Kinect for Xbox are all remaking our gadgets and how we interact with them, with content and with each other.