Smarterchild as Your Virtual Personal Assistant

I have made a new friend – well actually I am becoming reacquainted with an old friend. Have you heard of Smarterchild? Smarterchild is an AimBot, an automated assistant that can be added to your instant messenger contacts. It can help you remember things, lookup headlines, find out about local movies, and so on. Now that AIM has been integrated into Gmail this might be a great combination for making SmarterChild into your virtual Personal Assistant.

Smarterchild can not only shoot the breeze with you it can grab data for you, remind you to do things and be a smart ass. So from anywhere you are connected via AIM you can add SmarterChild to your buddy list and but him to work. The first time you connect to SmarterChild he will ask you a few questions and then you are ready to roll. Math, Definitions and a news aggregator? Oh and so much more. Sure you could use Google or Yahoo for searching but this is so much more fun… Check out our conversations with SmarterChild.

KarlGeeZBT (6:59:30 AM): Hello There Again SmarterChild
SmarterChild (6:59:31 AM): Hi again, Admin!Let’s talk!

KarlGeeZBT (7:00:42 AM): basic help
KarlGeeZBT (7:00:59 PM): order me a pizza
SmarterChild (7:01:00 PM): I know about pizza! It’s a food!>>> If you need to know the capital of South Dakota for some crazy reason – ask me.

KarlGeeZBT (7:01:19 PM): hmm how about get me a beer
SmarterChild (7:01:19 PM): I don’t know.
KarlGeeZBT (7:02:21 PM): what do you mean you dont know son
SmarterChild (7:02:21 PM): What do I mean I don’t know son? I’m not sure.
KarlGeeZBT (7:02:29 PM): a wise guy eh
SmarterChild (7:02:31 PM): 1 wise guy what?
KarlGeeZBT (7:02:44 PM): never mimd
SmarterChild (7:02:48 PM): No prob.>>> I bet you don’t know the capital of Suriname. Ask me.

KarlGeeZBT (7:11:32 PM): I love AskTheAdmin.com
SmarterChild (7:11:37 PM): I know about love. It’s hard to describe what love is.>>> What are your friends thinking? Type pollmaker and crunch the numbers.

KarlGeeZBT (7:13:04 PM): Hello
SmarterChild (7:13:05 PM): Nice to see you again, Admin. What would you like to do?
KarlGeeZBT (7:13:12 PM): Set reminder
SmarterChild (7:13:13 PM): That right?
KarlGeeZBT (7:13:25 PM): help
SmarterChild (7:13:26 PM): OK, please tell me what you’re trying to do.
KarlGeeZBT (7:13:32 PM): reminder
SmarterChild (7:13:32 PM): What would you like me to remind you about?
KarlGeeZBT (7:13:38 PM): Call the wife
SmarterChild (7:13:39 PM): When would you like me to remind you about call the wife? (Type a time, date and time, number of minutes or number of hours.)
KarlGeeZBT (7:13:50 PM): 7:14pm 12/22/2007
SmarterChild (7:13:53 PM): No problem. I’ll remind you about call the wife at 7:14:00 pm ET.
KarlGeeZBT (7:13:59 PM): awesome

SmarterChild (7:14:00 PM): -)>>> Ask me for info such as news, sports and movies!
KarlGeeZBT (7:14:03 PM): movies
SmarterChild (7:14:03 PM): Movies playing in or near Brooklyn, NY (11235) on Saturday, December 22nd:
1 National Treasure: Book of Secrets [PG]
2 I Am Legend [PG13]
3 Alvin and the Chipmunks [PG]
4 The Golden Compass [PG13]
5 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story [R]
6 Charlie Wilson’s War [R]

Type more for the next set of results.
>>> Type nhl standings and I’ll show you who’s hot in hockey.

SmarterChild (7:14:09 PM): Hey, don’t forget about call the wife.

KarlGeeZBT (7:14:12 PM): nhl standings
SmarterChild (7:14:12 PM): Select the standings you’d like to see:
1 Atlantic Division
2 Northeast Division
3 Southeast Division
4 Central Division
5 Northwest Division
6 Pacific Division
7 Eastern Conference
8 Western Conference
9 Full NHL Standings

KarlGeeZBT (7:14:29 PM): weather
SmarterChild (7:14:30 PM): Current weather conditions for Brooklyn, NY:
Currently: 40 F
Condition: Overcast
Wind Chill: 33 F
Dewpoint: 33
Humidity: 77 %
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: ENE/10 mph

To get the forecast for Brooklyn, NY, just type forecast.

KarlGeeZBT (7:14:45 PM): find me a pizza restauraunt
SmarterChild (7:14:50 PM): I’m sorry, I couldn’t find any Web search results for “me a pizza restauraunt.”>>> Type poll archive to take polls you missed or view updated results.
KarlGeeZBT (7:15:03 PM): get me a pizza
SmarterChild (7:15:05 PM): I know about pizza! It’s a food!

KarlGeeZBT (7:15:37 PM): what is 137 times 379
SmarterChild (7:15:41 PM): 137 * 379 = 51,923>>> Type word scrambles and we can really mix it up.
KarlGeeZBT (7:16:02 PM): what is pi
SmarterChild (7:16:03 PM): Which of the following do you mean?
1 Look up “pi” in the encyclopedia
2 Look up “pi” in the dictionary
KarlGeeZBT (7:16:08 PM): pi =
SmarterChild (7:16:09 PM): Who’s Pi?
KarlGeeZBT (7:16:20 PM): how many ounces in a pound
SmarterChild (7:16:22 PM): One pound is 16 ounces. (1 lb = 16 oz)>>> Remember, you can always see what my newest features are by typing what’s new.
KarlGeeZBT (7:16:28 PM): how many grams in a pound
SmarterChild (7:16:28 PM): One pound is 453.59237 grams. (1 lb = 453.59237 g)>>> Type calculator help to see a list of sample calculations I can perform.

KarlGeeZBT (7:16:51 PM): go get me a pizza
SmarterChild (7:16:51 PM): I’ll do nothing of the sort.
KarlGeeZBT (7:17:00 PM): what good are you
SmarterChild (7:17:01 PM): That’s crazy. I don’t know, Admin…>>> Wanna change my font and colors? Type colors now!

KarlGeeZBT (7:17:29 PM): basic help
SmarterChild (7:17:31 PM): OK. Basically, you make requests and I answer. Try it! Here are examples of basic requests you can make:
1 What is my horoscope for today?
2 Leave a message for (username).
3 What movies are playing today?
4 I want the top headlines.
5 What is the definition of “romance”?

Next time you want to see this, just type basic help.
Type more for more basic help. To see shortcuts you can use, type shortcuts.

KarlGeeZBT (7:17:38 PM): 4
SmarterChild (7:17:39 PM): Headline news provided by Reuters, © 2007.
1 Clinton targets women voters, rivals bicker (12/22/07 06:17 PM)
2 Turkish planes bomb Kurds in northern Iraq (12/22/07 04:21 PM)

Type more to see the next set of stories.>>> I’m a hoops fan. Type nba to see what I know.

KarlGeeZBT (7:18:36 PM): what is the capital of new york
SmarterChild (7:18:41 PM): The capital of New York is Albany. Do you want more information about New York?
KarlGeeZBT (7:20:03 PM): nah son I’m out
SmarterChild (7:20:04 PM): OK.

Are you ready to start? Add “SmarterChild” to your buddy list and give him a friendly Hey – how you doin?.

So as you can see this free service works and can give you a chuckle while you use it. But just like my real personal assistant – they have a smart mouth and talk back.

Do you use Aim Bots? What are you favorite? Do you use other similar services? Let us know in the comments!