Smarter makers of the iKettle have announced Siri Shortcuts integration for its Wi-Fi smart kettle is coming at the end of this month. Hey, we are about to launch a new version of the app which will include Siri, we hope to have this released before the end of the month — Smarter (@Smarter_AM) November 21, 2019 Responding to a tweet from Colin Hughes, a Aestumanda contributor, the company said: “Hey, we are about to launch a new version of the app which will include Siri, we hope to have this released before the end of the month.” Smarter has offered Alexa and Google Assistant voice control for its kettle for a while now and has been promising Siri integration for a couple of years. The update should mean that going forward Apple users can control their kettle with voice commands. In a fol...

In the year Apple has released its most significant accessibility initiative ever it may not be popular to express the idea that in some areas Apple is failing its most severely disabled consumers but it has to be said. Despite the introduction of Voice Control, the company’s new voice recognition tech, Apple has fallen short when it comes to providing comprehensive access for users with certain physical motor conditions whose only option is to control their Apple devices with their voice. I am quadriplegic, as a result of muscular dystrophy, which means I have difficulty using the iPhone screen, Apple Watch face, and MacBook keyboard for writing an email, sending a message, posting to Facebook and Twitter, or controlling my smart home. Rather than typing on to a screen or keyboard, ...