A developer whose app has been chosen as a finalist in a contest for the Android, wanted to leverage this fact in their sales pitch for the App in the iPhone App Store.   However, as you can see from this blog post by the author, that was a no go.  Apple wont have any part of it and seems to be taking an approach not unlike Microsoft of the 1990’s.  Take a look at the post : http://flash-of-genius.com/blog/?p=8

A great new application for the iPhone, Siri, is not only an application that you can talk to, but it is one that essentially will listen to you and provide your every whim.  (Sounds like everyone’s dream of what a computer should be, right?).  This little app, takes your voice instructions, translated the input to text, confirms it, and follows your instructions, doing everything from checking the weather for tomorrow to making dinner reservations at your favorite restaurant.

While most apps that perform the basic tasks you need done each day provide you with the information, Siri does it on the fly and bases the information that it produces on your location or by your requested location.  If you ever wanted someone to take the load off of your shoulders when it comes to doing things, well that someone is Siri. ( http://siri.com/ )

The best part of the app besides being really useful (we dont say this about too many apps these days), is that it is Free!!  Yes, thats right, it is a free download from the Siri site.

Rating: 5 Stars out of 5