Have you ever felt like there aren’t enough hours in the day; or like if you just had a personal assistant then your life would be that much easier? Then you will definitely appreciated Siri, a soon to be virtual assistant (VA) application for the iPhone and other Smart phones.
At first glance this application is no different that an Internet browser. However, Siri has an interactive database that not only allows it to book dinners, buy movie tickets and search local establishments for you, but also offers suggestions and asks questions so you can achieve your goal. Likewise, because Siri is geared toward people on the move it has a voice option that allows the user to simply speak into their phone and the application complies.
Yet, the best part of this product is the fact that is uses your phone’s GPS feature to track where you are and combines that with the time of day, which allows it to provide you with restaurants in the area, movie listings and ultimately help you plan your entire day or weekend.
Siri is still in the developmental stages. This past week the company did its first public demonstration and it will still be a while before they work all the kinks out and determine how personalized it can be. However, when this application becomes available I believe that it will be a new wave in technology and virtual assisting.
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