Reqall Launches Pro Version; Upgrades Standard Service
Written by reQall
Thursday, 26 March 2009
The Industry's Most Comprehensive Memory Service Introduces Contextual Reminders
Based on Right Time, Right Place and Right Now
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - March 25, 2009 - reQall (www.reqall.com), the leading memory
aid application company, has added a new, feature-rich Pro version and upgraded its original
service. reQall Pro is an advanced memory system which provides location-based reminders,
voice-to-calendar integration and the proactive reQall Memory JoggerT to boost productivity
and enhance memory. reQall's free service, now called reQall Standard, has been improved
with several new features to create an even more comprehensive user experience.
reQall Pro anticipates needed information and automatically augments users' memory based
on their context and location. It ensures that users never forget, regardless of where they
are or what they're doing. For example, users could be prompted to pick up their laundry
when they're near the dry cleaners or proactively reminded of the entrée they wanted to try
on their next visit to a restaurant. They could also be prompted to drop in when near a
client's office.
Ultimately, reQall Pro is a virtual assistant that helps users to: be on-time and well-prepared
for appointments; capture ideas whenever and wherever they come to mind; share
reminders with family and co-workers; retrieve relevant information at the right time; and
not worry about forgetting important events like anniversaries and birthdays.
"With the volume of information a mobile device can provide, mobile applications shouldn't
be simple download and run applications. With new mobile technologies and applications
that focus on contextual information, a new class of applications is now evolving" said
Michael King, research director at Gartner.
reQall Pro includes:
· Enhanced Memory Jogger - This unique, patent-pending feature constantly
watches for opportunities to keep users sharp and well-prepared. It analyzes a user's
situation (calendar, time, location), predicts when they'll forget, and automatically
delivers relevant, up-to-the-minute memory assistance.
· Places - Organizes items based on where they need to be accomplished. For
example, a task such as "Remember to give Joe the brochures" can be assigned to a
geo-location of "Joe's office" and reQall will automatically display that item when the
user is near Joe's office.
· Outlook and Google Calendar integration - Enables direct synchronization so
that users can add an item by voice or text to their Google Calendar, Outlook
Calendar or Outlook Tasks.
· Recurring dates - Allows the creation of ongoing reminders such as weekly meeting
notices and anniversary or birthday reminders.
· Universal sharing - Users can send reminders to friends, family and colleagues-
even if they're not reQall users.
· Integration with smartphone contacts - For iPhone and BlackBerry users, reQall
can access the contact list stored in their device.
· Helping hand - reQall not only helps iPhone and BlackBerry users remember their
tasks, but also helps get it done. reQall recognizes phone numbers, email addresses
and links in the content of reQall items so users can call, email and browse directly
from reQall.
· Email reQall - In addition to reQall via voice, text, web, Firefox and IM, users who
"live in their email program" can now add and update items by sending an email to
The upgraded reQall Standard lets users organize tasks, shopping list items, and notes in
one place and receive reminders at the appropriate time. reQall Standard's new features
include support for recurring dates, sharing to non-reQall users, an improved contacts
interface, direct actions on BlackBerry and iPhone, and integrated Memory Jogger. reQall
Standard will continue to provide unlimited transcriptions of voice recordings - up to 30
seconds in length. While the Standard version does not include SMS updates, users will
continue to receive reminders via email and IM and remains a free service.
"The vision of reQall Pro is to know how, when and where to step in and nudge someone's
memory," said Sunil Vemuri, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of reQall. "With reQall,
you can simply show up to a meeting and be reminded of relevant items based on your
location, time, and the subject matter of the meeting you are attending. This frees you up to
be as productive as possible and to make the best use of your time and, ultimately, your
money."
"Today, people are overstretched and stressed like never before. With reQall Pro, we're
giving everybody a mobile personal assistant who's with them 24/7, yet costs less than
seven cents a day," said Rao Machiraju, co-founder and CEO of reQall.
reQall Pro is available for $2.99/month or $24.99/year. reQall users who signed up before
March 25, 2009 can upgrade for just $19.99 for the first year. New users receive a 30-day
free trial of reQall Pro. Existing users can try reQall Pro free for 45 days. reQall Standard
continues to be a free offering. For more information, please visit: www.reqall.com
About reQall
reQall is a voice-enabled memory aid that seamlessly integrates your mobile phone, email,
text messaging and IM into a powerful organizer, reminder system and productivity
assistant. With reQall, you can capture your ideas, tasks and commitments before you forget
-wherever you are. The service helps you capture ideas as they emerge, arrive on-time and
well-prepared for appointments, share reminders with family and co-workers, retrieve
relevant information at the appropriate time, and remember important events such as
anniversaries and birthdays.
reQall is a global, venture-backed business, with operations in the U.S., Hong Kong and
India, focusing on improving human memory. Behind reQall is a highly respected group of
science, technology and business specialists including Gordon Bell, Don Norman, Edward de
Bono, Gabriel Yu and Peter Cochrane.
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