Category: Apps

Voice Interfaces and Contextual Intelligence

May 16, 2017 | By

Here’s a scenario: You are leaving to meet your friend Mark and you want to tell Alexa this: You: “Alexa, let Mark know when I am almost there” Alexa: “Okay” To solve this you need to answer: Which Mark is relevant now? and btw, is it Marc or Mark? Where is “there“? Where is Mark – […]

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“Alexa, it’s Peter who pays Paul”

April 7, 2017 | By

Consider these commands: “Alexa, ask Peter to pay Paul.” “Alexa, ask Harry for a meeting with Sally.” and compare with “Computer, ask Replicator for coffee, black!” The last one doesn’t sound right. Does it? That’s because you don’t tell “the Computer” it’s “the Replicator” that can make coffee, black. It knows that. So why should we […]

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iDid works with Wink

May 7, 2016 | By

Now integrated with Wink, the iDid application provides contextual intelligence for many different home automation devices. With this release iDid now supports Belkin WeMo, Insteon, Lowe’s Iris, Nest and Wink systems enabling automation of thermostats, switches, outlets, garage door openers and light bulbs from GE, GoControl, Phillips, Leviton, Lutron, TCP Light and other Z-wave and Zigbee device makers. Door locks and […]

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iDid works with Insteon

September 15, 2015 | By

iDid works with Insteon Now, iDid can automate and control your Insteon home automation devices. Use the voice command interface to easily build scenes: “turn driveway light on as I approach home after dark”. Download the iDid App. Currently Insteon integration is available on the Android version. iPhone coming soon. After you download the app, from […]

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iDid: Contextual Intelligence (Videos)

June 1, 2015 | By

iDid Works with Insteon Now, iDid can automate and control your Insteon home automation devices. Use the voice command interface to easily build scenes: “turn driveway light on as I approach home after dark”. iDid Works with Nest Automate your Nest thermostats using iDid. You can attach Nest controls to places using Place Actions, a friend’s […]

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Now iDid works with Nest

April 9, 2015 | By

iDid now controls your Nest thermostats based on your context. For instance, with Nest thermostat settings tied to iDid-Predictions, you can now set your thermostats to your desired “at-home” temperature before you arrive. iDid knows when you are headed home and will trigger your thermostats. Want to get very specific? Say you want to control […]

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iDid for Travelers

December 21, 2014 | By

iDid Android version 10.1.8 is now live on the Google Play store. Download from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.usocialnet.idid New in this release: Predicts destinations and warns of traffic and other hazards Integrated with Sabre Inc.’s TripCase for travelers Automatically attaches expenses to places for Chase customers Call Uber taxi easily from the app New User Interface iDid initial […]

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iDid: Smart Notes

October 28, 2014 | By

“Remind me to buy flowers when I am near a florist!” Why do you need to tell your phone where to buy flowers? With iDid Smart Notes, just say what you want and the app will remind you when and where it’s most appropriate. It automatically discovers places where it can find what you want […]

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Business Applications

January 27, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

Contact us by using the form below to learn how iDid’s contextual intelligence platform can be used for these business applications: Contextual Triggering Based on the user’s current context and iDid platform’s heuristics capability, enable accurate triggering of your applications and systems. An example contextual trigger would be to automatically turn on/off your home security […]

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iDid: Place Notes

January 10, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

iDid Place Notes allows you to setup reminders for yourself or your friends and family and attach these reminders to places. For instance, you can setup a note that reminds you to pick up a water filter at places like Home Depot or for your spouse to pick up dinner on the way home from […]

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OverCoffee: Meet at Starbucks

November 26, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

In creating iDid Inc and the mobile platforms iDid and SmallTown, I made several new connections and the intro meeting was almost always at Starbucks. Then one night as I was setting up the nth Starbucks meeting, I realized there was no app for that. One had to manually pick a location, go to Google […]

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iDid: Coupons and Deals

September 20, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

New Feature: iDid – Coupons and Deals. As iDid automatically detects and logs places you visit, it collects coupons at or around those places and presents them to you in real time. iDid is an automatic life event logger and ever learning virtual assistant. Use it to automatically log your places, drives, flights, calls, sleep […]

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iDid: Free Daily Activity Reports by Email

September 4, 2013 | By | 1 Comment

iDid now sends you a summary of your daily activity automatically to your email. Couldn’t be easier. Download, install, authorize and go about your day. No more manual time and mileage tracking.

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Plan-B: Privacy

August 27, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

Plan-B is an app that resides on your mobile device only. Plan-B does not have a back-end database or server on the internet. Plan-B does not send any data from your phone to any server for storage purposes. Plan-B uses your current location to query for businesses around you. Plan-B does not remember or track […]

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iDid: Privacy

August 27, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

Our privacy policy is simple: We don’t have your information! iDid works completely by using the calendar you select when you install the app as your private database to log your completed activities – such as drives, flights, places visited, sleep etc. We don’t have a database on the internet, so we don’t have your […]

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SmallTown: Privacy

August 27, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

SmallTown is a spontaneous social network creator. You set up your profile that’s made available to people around you in the system you are. For example, if you are in a participating library your profile is made available to other people in the library at that time. Your profile is not shared on the internet. […]

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SmallTown: Components

August 27, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

SmallTown is a free mobile app available on Android phones and Amazon Kindles. Spontaneous social networking features such as sharing your profile, browsing other profiles, request chats, chatting, exchanging contact information, searching profiles and marking profiles for encounter alerts are all free and available with just the mobile app. These features come to life in […]

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SmallTown: Public Safety

August 27, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

Public Safety Features SmallTown can operate over Wi-Fi networks anywhere, even without the internet. Mobile phones can receive important public safety announcements such as inclement weather, Amber Alerts etc. However, even with the latest 4G network technology, cell signal is spotty inside large buildings, parking lots etc. As these messages are often real time in […]

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SmallTown: For Business Owners

August 27, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

Marketing Features and Point of Sale If you are a business person providing a service or you have a brick and mortar presence, you want people in your community to know about your services. It would be great if you can pass out business cards to every person you meet, but that’s impractical and intrusive. […]

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iDid: The Heads-up Feature

August 21, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

The heads-up feature let’s people know you are on your way. You pick a person and a place and when you are almost there, they get a text. When this idea first surfaced as a feature for iDid, I thought to myself – why won’t I just pick up the phone and call? Do we […]

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