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Here’s a list of some capabilities available at each level of functionality:
• Voice. Have text messages, voice messages, email read aloud; create brief
replies via voice or text. Answer simple queries—for example, “Where’s
the nearest gas station?”
• Phone. Check email and make brief replies. Simplified Web access. Mak-
ing and sharing photos. Location-based functionality.
• Tablet. Check email and make longer replies. Good Web access. Taking
and sharing photos. Location-based functionality. Simplified versions of
most computer functions.
Figure 12.6 Apple’s Siri is helping to make voice a new platform. (Source: http: