“Smart Siri” – Voice Answer for $1.99 instead of $3.99

Works on iOS devices and Android, powered in part by the all powerful Wolfram Alpha.

The next Voice Answer update will integrate the above robot animation, as well as much of the functionality of Sparkling Apps‘ other app, Place.

Examples of topics and specific questions:

• Mathematics:
  ‘Integrate sin x dx from x=0 to pi’
• Units & Measures
  ‘U.K. men’s size 11 shoe in Japanese size’
• Money & Finance
  ‘What is the Apple stock price’
• Statistics & Data Analysis
  ‘geometric mean 12, 17’
• Dates & Times
  ‘What is the current time in Tokyo?’
• Socioeconomic Data
  ‘What is an Intercity bus driver salary?’
• Current Weather
  ‘What will be the high temperature today?’
• Health & Medicine
  ‘What is the life expectancy of a U.S. female age 30?’
• Places & Geography
  ‘Where is ZIP 60637?’
• Chemistry
  ‘Show the 3D structure of ibuprofen’
• People & History
  ‘When did Ghandi die?’
• Food & Nutrition
  ‘2 slices of swiss cheese’
• Physics
  ‘What is the speed of light?’
• Materials
  ‘Show me Topaz’
• Education
  ‘How many kids are repeating primary school in Mexico?’
• Culture & Media
  ‘US constitution’
• Organizations
  ‘New York University’
• Engineering
  ‘Doppler shift 300Hz, 75mph’
• Astronomy
  ‘Star chart’
• Music
  ‘Key of Aflat minor’
• Transportation
  ‘What is the total length of all roads in Spain?’
• Technological World
  ‘Frequency allocations 900MHz’
• Words & Linguistics
  ‘Show me words that rhyme with bear’
• Earth Sciences
  ‘When was the Jurassic Period?’
• Life Sciences
  ‘Compare puma, lion, red fox’
• Sports & Games
  ‘San Francisco Giants’
• Web & Computer Systems
  ‘What is the cheapest tablet?’
• Colors
  ‘What do you get when you mix red and blue’

The answers are spoken out, and relevant images are given.