Moreover, Windows 8 users can use Speaktoit for taking notes, sending/reading texts, setting alarms, playing music, giving calendar reminders, telling jokes, map searching, reading the news, and updating social media and more. Speaktoit’s been successful (6+ million users, funding from Intel Capital) because of its uniquely personal avatar, two-way conversational setup (much more so than Apple’s Siri), and wide breadth of functions. The app is free and can be download from Windows Store
