iPhone 4S

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Here's to the beautiful gadgets. With their near-unattainable coolness, these are the ones that wouldn't let you sit at their lunch table in high school.

The S in iPhone 4S stands for speed. But it might as well stand for Siri. That's the computerized personal assistant that responds to voice prompts. But unlike any other widely used speech recognition technology, Siri understands natural language. A user can say, "How does my schedule look today," and Siri will display appointments. And she'll do it when you say, "Do I have any meetings?" or simply, "Calendar." And Apple has infused Siri with charm--just ask her what she's wearing--making it fun to talk to a computer.

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