Tempo looks to take on iOS's Calendar app with latest update
Just as Siri serves as a personal assistant on your iPhone, Tempo wants to be a personal assistant for managing appointments and events. And with the latest version of its Tempo Smart Calendar app, due out Thursday, the company thinks it has just the offering to match your iPhone’s built-in Calendar app.
The Siri connection is not coincidental. Like Siri, Tempo got its start as a research project at SRI International before being spun out as its own business. And like Siri, Tempo relies on artificial intelligence and natural language for its bag of tricks. The difference: While Siri is primarily aimed at answering the questions you ask, Tempo looks through your contacts, documents, and emails to bring relevant information to the meetings and events you’ve got booked on your calendar.
Tempo Smart Calendar pulls info from your contacts, email, and elsewhere to attach relevant information to your meetings and appointments.
By connecting Tempo to your calendar data, email client, and address book, the app pulls data for the events you’ve scheduled, making them accessible directly from your calendar listings. The app can even grab related documents, let you browse LinkedIn profiles for meeting attendees, and provide directions and estimated driving times to where you’re meeting.
On top of that, Tempo already offers a number of impressive features. For instance, there’s a button you can press to let meeting participants know when you’re running late with just a few taps, saving you the trouble of having to pound out an apologetic email. As someone who finds himself on the business end of a lot of conference calls, I also like Tempo’s ability to store passcode information—just tap a button to enter that code when prompted rather than having to remember a string of digits.
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