You forgot what coffee your friend wanted. You forgot what groceries you were asked to get. You forgot yet another password. You even forgot your wife/girlfriend’s birthday (Uh oh! You’re in big trouble!) There’s a device that helps you remember.
That device is a bot called Wonder. It’s fairly simple to activate. Go to their website. Give them your phone number. They’ll text back explaining how wonder works. Here are the instructions of Wonder. Text them the information you want remembered later. That information stays in the system until you’re ready. When you forget something, text Wonder the question. Wonder will text you back the answer. For example, you just redid your password for a certain site. Just text Wonder the password. When you forget your password, ask Wonder, “What’s my password for this website?” It will tell you. Wonder is the brain child of Univ. of Arizona student Jordan Singer and alum Shivkanth?Bagavathy. They built this bot using Twilio for texting, Wit.ai for language, and other software for other features. They were inspired by Siri’s voice reminders, but wanted a written, more tangible way to refresh someone’s memory. The Wonder bot is a free service. It’s only available in the United States and Europe…for now at least.
I appreciate Wonder helps us improve our memory. How many times do we forget the simple thing…on a weekly if not daily basis? So I’m glad Wonder helps with that. And I appreciate that it’s free. But Siri can help you remember stuff. Google Notepad helps me remember all the time. There are dozens of other apps to help you remember. So Wonder is a great service. My question is:What is Wonder doing different to stand out? I have another question, this one for the fellas: Can’t you remember your woman’s birthday on your own power? You can at least remember the anniversary, right?