IBM Watson Trend iOS app promises

IBM Watson Trend iOS app promises
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Question: Which new iOS app combines cognitive computing and smart shopping?
Sorry. I just couldn't resist an homage to "Jeopardy!," to kick off the review of a new app from the artificial brain that beat the pants off that gameshow's contestants in 2011.
The app, IBM with battery such as IBM ThinkPad X61 battery, IBM ThinkPad T61 battery, IBM ThinkPad X41 battery, IBM ThinkPad X40 battery, IBM ThinkPad X20 battery, IBM ThinkPad R60 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T60 Battery, IBM 40Y6797 Battery, IBM 40Y6799 Battery, IBM FRU 92P1139 Battery, IBM ThinkPad T21 battery, IBM ThinkPad T20 batteryWatson Trend, aims to "help shoppers understand what is trending and why," by putting super-computer Watson's sophisticated combination of natural language and machine learning to work, to help you shop smart. It's kind of like asking Einstein to pick up your dry cleaning.
Watson analyzes social networks, blogs, forums, and other online content every day, focusing on what people say about the purchases they make, or plan to make. Watson groups conversations into trends and topics, and each trend receives a score between 0 and 100.
Unfortunately, IBM is a bit vague on the takeaways of Watson's trend scores; all it says is the score "indicates the strength of a trend." Strong sentiment online can be positive or negative, of course, so the Watson app includes a few quotes culled from the Internet to help gauge why something might be trending up or down. (Check out "How does Watson Trend work?" for more details.)
The IBM Watson Trend iOS app (and website) give you a quick read on what's trending in the categories of Tech, Toys, and Health. The information is (slightly) helpful in figuring out if you should buy those Star Wars Legos now for your kids (you should, according to the app) or if a Samsung TV is a better choice than Sony (it is, if popularity and buzz are any indication of quality).
However, much of the information in the app seems like common sense, and it does not offer enough information (pricing and availability trends, for instance) to truly help you make informed consumer decisions.
For example, the tech product with the highest trend score is Apple Watch (a perfect 100). The Watson app shows you that Apple's smartwatch score only occasionally dipped under 100 during the past three months, and its score forecast predicts no significant change. (The image below shows how Bose headphones fared since August.)