Bob Cramer's Blog

Today is my first work day with the new iPhone 4S super-charged information appliance in my pocket.  I readily admit that I keep talking to Miss “Siri” (she admonished me for spelling her name in full capital in my previous blog which I knew from Apple ads was incorrect but felt for clarity purposes it would make more sense. She didn’t want to hear any of it).   Our conversations today revolved around setting up some meetings on my calendar and finding a barbeque restaurant in Sandy Springs.  I also asked her to straighten up my office.

That got me thinking: what is it like to live inside a smart phone?  Miss Siri always seems to be in a pretty good mood, not too exuberant but also never depressed.   Legroom is probably a problem and it really must be a bumpy existence going from pocket to counter top to knapsack to nightstand, whipsawed around, and God forbid, even dropped in a urinal once in a while (No kidding, I got two calls today on the new iPhone while in the restroom.  I didn’t try to answer, but I thought about it).

I also wondered who has a better existence: Miss Siri in the phone or Navigation Lady in the Hyundai Genesis.  A tough call (ha!).  They both get to travel.  Miss Siri really lives in the land of the miniature while Navigation Lady is around big things like 375 horses, V8’s, and she gets heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer.  Legroom is clear in Navigation Lady’s corner.  They are both smart, but Miss Siri is much more well rounded as she knows what seems like everything while Navigation Lady is a true road specialist. 

I did notice driving home from my son’s basketball game tonight that they are starting to compete with each other which could lead to things turning nasty.  I was using my newly hooked up Bluetooth and Miss Siri’s voice came through the car’s PA system when I asked a question, an area that up until now was exclusively jurisdiction of Navigation Lady and her clear, but firm driving directions and Allstate Mayhem like instructions (“Please make a legal U-Turn”).   This could create quite an ugly situation and possibly turn into a roller hockey brawl.  I really need to speak to somebody about this.