Apple CEO promises to release the iPhone shuffle with support for Siri

Bloggers Site Suburbia took an exclusive interview with Apple chief Tim Cook. In addition to details about his recent visit to China, Cook said the company plans to expand the range phones iPhone. According to the head, the company is the first time in five years is going to fill range of proprietary telephone device,  which will take a long vacant niche of budget mobile phones.

The model code-named iPhone shuffle is intended for those who do not need a device with a large touchscreen and a wide range of software. In the framework of this project lay philosophy iPod shuffle, he is the only complete line of "apple" media player comes without a screen, the new budget iPhone shuffle also do without the display.

On the front of the unit will be located just a standard keyboard, as well as buttons and drop call reception. In addition to the display, the iPhone shuffle will not and traditional mobile platform iOS, respectively, and install mobile programs from the App Store on your phone, too, will not work. However, almost all of the features  of modern handsets are to be implemented based on the voice assistant Siri, who will make calls, dial SMS-messages, and surf the web.

In addition to telephone functions, iPhone shuffle has a built-in player iPod, it only supports playback in random order, but the voice features allow you to read the metadata of music files, so the owner will always know the name of the artist, album and playing songs.

But the most surprising feature iPhone shuffle, according to Cook, will be "casual calling" or Shuffle Call. Typing the key combination * 314 # # user to the casual owner of the same phone anywhere in the world. Communication is carried out using its own VoIP-service Apple, so owners should not worry about what will be charged according to the tariffs for international calls.

Tim Cook admitted that this feature is more a marketing ploy, but it displays the motto "Welcome to the suspense!» IPhone shuffle to a new level. The output budget model device from Apple is scheduled for the autumn, its estimated cost is $ 70.