“Voice Answer” App Hits The App Store

Quoting the article:

Looks like Apple might be loosening its grip even more on voice recognition apps? Or, it simply just feels that the competition is not as good as its own native Siri. We’ve just gotten word from Netherlands-based developer Sparkling Apps that its voice-response app, Voice Answer — rejected by Apple for nearly three months — has been approved by Apple and is now live in the App Store, and usable on any iPhone, iPod or iPad running iOS 4.2 or later.

 

What’s Cooler than a Mobile Device?

Answer: “A mobile device that does things for you.” At least that’s what this article suggests, arguing that the Next Big thing is not Mobility — Mobility being the Current Big Thing.  The Next Big Thing are robots:

The robot revolution is already happening. Fortune 500 companies are spending a lot of money to acquire robotic companies. Amazon purchased robot-run warehouse Kiva Systems for $775 million. Apple acquired and incorporated Siri into iPhones. Google is making a robot car that drives itself.

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Venture Capitalists are noticing the robotics trend and they’re pouring more money into these companies — $160 million in 2011 — than ever before. Soon you’ll be picking out personal robots instead of personal computers from the shelves of stores like Best Buy.

I see evidence of this all over: Mobility is a huge promoter of empowering self-service.   And as Mobile devices become a fundamental part of our daily existence, we will expect those devices to do more — and do those things more efficiently.