'Evi' Arrives as Potential Challenger to Siri

techcrunch reports on evi, new siri-like offering true knowledge has launched for ios devices [app store] , beta android devices. while siri provides fair amount of integration apple apps , services such reminders , calendaring, limited iphone 4s, while evi compatible iphone, ipad, , ipod touch devices running ios 4.0 or later.

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she - we'll call artificial intelligence - returns amazing results when consulted. given siri not @ giving answers aren't us, evi might siri rest of world, since evi wil run on andoid or iphone, , not 4s. i've seen in action , evi very, smart.

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based on same nuance voice recognition technology found in siri , licensing of accounts evi's $0.99 price tag in app store, evi draws upon database of billion facts integration yelp , other services deliver array of information seems compare favorably siri's abilities.

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install evi on iphone 4s , compare evi. ask "how make apple pie?". siri unable provide direct answer , asks whether want search web. evi provides list of recipes web links.

ask "who president when queen elizabeth ii born". siri unable provide answer , suggests performing web search. evi determines queen elizabeth ii is, when born, dates when have been teenager , compares against presidents in office on time, delivering results of both serving presidents during years. not bad huh.

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evi offers option of voice or text input, local results united states , united kingdom, , built-in browser view quick access web links results.

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