IBM Watson's new app predicts the must-have toys and gifts

Holiday shopping is difficult, but IBM thinks its famous supercomputer can help.

The company released a new iOS app Wednesday called Watson Trend that uses Watson's super computing abilities to show which gifts and toys will be the most popular for this year's holidays.

The iOS app surfaces suggestions in a number of categories, like tech, health and toys and shows products that it thinks will be the most popular in each section. It also aims to predict trends so you can see whether an item will be popular throughout the holidays or if it will be a passing fad Read more...