<p>International Business MachinesCorp. (IBM) researchers spent four years developing Watson, thecomputer smart enough to beat the champions of the quiz show"Jeopardy!" Now they're trying to figure out how to get thosecapabilities into the phone in your pocket.</p><p>Bernie Meyerson, IBM's vice president of innovation,envisions a voice-activated Watson that answers questions, likea supercharged version of Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s Siri personal assistant.A farmer could stand in a field and ask his phone, "When shouldI plant my corn?" He would get a reply in seconds, based onlocation data, historical trends and scientific studies.</p><p>Finding additional uses for Watson is part of IBM's plan totap new markets and boost revenue from business analytics to $16billion by 2015. After mastering history and pop culture for its"Jeopardy!" appearance, the system is crunching financialinformation for Citigroup Inc. and cancer data for WellPointInc. The next version, dubbed "Watson 2.0," would be energy-efficient enough to work on smartphones and tablets.</p><p>"The power it takes to make Watson work is dropping downlike a stone," Meyerson said in an interview. "One day, youwill have ready access to an incredible engine with a worldknowledge base."</p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-28/ibm-creating-pocket-sized-watson-in-16-billion-sales-push-tech.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/08/ibm-watson-20-for-your-smartphone-and.html">IBM Watson 2.0 for your smartphone and tablet for mobile assistance and ...</a> (Next Big Future)</p><p><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/ibm-creating-a-watson-for-your.html">IBM creating a Watson for your smartphone</a> (Bizjournals.com (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dJlNheEAZ_wf4tMKuBvnyLeDdxq_M">6 additional articles.</a></p>