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		alecperkins on Oct 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Daring Fireball: The iPhone 4S I can't wait to try stuff like this: “Remind me to fix Amy’s glasses when I get home.” Does its understanding of location extend to more than just home is the address I entered for myself? Exploring its capabilities will be really interesting. Siri's understanding of context is what makes it so useful. Pair it with Watson and it'd be unstoppable. (Wait, no! We've seen how that movie ends.)

ajanuary on Oct 12, 2011 [–]

It works based on geofencing, which allows you to specify and label regions.

unlogic on Oct 13, 2011 | [–]

And that just means keeping your GPS turned on the whole day. Sure, I always dreamed about losing all my battery charge to such an insanely great feature.

alphakappa on Oct 13, 2011 | | [–]

You may want to wait and see how this feature really works.

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