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February 5th, 2010, 05:05
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It's been well over six months since we first got wind of Siri (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/darpas-calo-project-the-militaristic-clippy-set-to-invade-iph/), the DARPA-inspired smartphone app that pledged to take all the hassle out of... well... life. It's a virtual assistant that can take care of menial tasks, things like finding restaurants, hearing reviews, and even booking tables -- all with your voice. Siri asks simple questions and reacts to your answers, and while it sadly seems to have lost some of its military feel since its DARPA days (bummer), it's a lovely companion to your happening lifestyle. Plus it's free, and free is good! Check out a demonstration video after the break, and hit up the App Store to make with the download. Meanwhile, if you're on some other smartphone platform you'll have to wait. We fully expect Siri will break free of its current monotasking abode sometime in the future, but we don't know when. We just don't know when.
Gallery: Siri for iPhone (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/siri-01-20100204_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/2679961/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/siri-02-20100204_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/2679962/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/siri-03-20100204_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/2679963/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/siri-04-20100204_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/2679964/)
Continue reading DARPA-based Siri virtual assistant hits the App Store, smartphone sentience can't be far behind (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/darpa-based-siri-virtual-assistant-hits-the-app-store-smartphon/)
DARPA-based Siri virtual assistant hits the App Store, smartphone sentience can't be far behind (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/darpa-based-siri-virtual-assistant-hits-the-app-store-smartphon/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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It's been well over six months since we first got wind of Siri (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/darpas-calo-project-the-militaristic-clippy-set-to-invade-iph/), the DARPA-inspired smartphone app that pledged to take all the hassle out of... well... life. It's a virtual assistant that can take care of menial tasks, things like finding restaurants, hearing reviews, and even booking tables -- all with your voice. Siri asks simple questions and reacts to your answers, and while it sadly seems to have lost some of its military feel since its DARPA days (bummer), it's a lovely companion to your happening lifestyle. Plus it's free, and free is good! Check out a demonstration video after the break, and hit up the App Store to make with the download. Meanwhile, if you're on some other smartphone platform you'll have to wait. We fully expect Siri will break free of its current monotasking abode sometime in the future, but we don't know when. We just don't know when.
Gallery: Siri for iPhone (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/siri-01-20100204_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/2679961/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/siri-02-20100204_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/2679962/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/siri-03-20100204_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/2679963/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/siri-04-20100204_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/siri-for-iphone/2679964/)
Continue reading DARPA-based Siri virtual assistant hits the App Store, smartphone sentience can't be far behind (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/darpa-based-siri-virtual-assistant-hits-the-app-store-smartphon/)
DARPA-based Siri virtual assistant hits the App Store, smartphone sentience can't be far behind (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/darpa-based-siri-virtual-assistant-hits-the-app-store-smartphon/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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