情境感知大放異彩

????情境感知應用軟件通過了解個人興趣、日程安排、社交聯系及其他信息來預測用戶需求并提供個性化的體驗服務。初創企業Clever Sense在今年的“《財富》科技頭腦風暴企業偶像”大賽中脫穎而出。這家企業所從事的就是這種業務，它的“Alfred”手機應用軟件擁有人工智能搜索引擎，能夠為用戶推薦餐館、咖啡館、酒吧和夜店。盡管Clever Sense公司最近已經被谷歌收購，但這類公司將繼續在該領域不斷推陳出新。嘉德市場研究咨詢公司（Gartner）預計來年移動運營商和手持設備制造商們可能也會加入戰團，為用戶提供更多地點選擇和更多特色服務，比如電話號碼查詢服務等。

Context-aware services

????Context-aware apps offer customized experiences by using information about a person -- interests, schedule, social connections, and the like -- to anticipate their needs. The startup Clever Sense, winner of this year's Fortune Brainstorm Tech Startup Idol competition, did just that with "Alfred," a mobile app with an artificial intelligence engine that recommended restaurants, cafes, bars and nightclubs. Though Clever Sense was recently acquired by Google (GOOG), companies like it will continue to innovate in the space. Over the next year, Gartner predicts mobile carriers and handset manufacturers may get in on the action too, providing expanded location and features like directory assistance.