As an almost teenager at the time, that (Shazam over the phone with an answer texted back - which I used on a Nokia 3310) was the one thing that convinced me we would soon have pocket devices that really could do anything.
And while it took a few iterations (for me, from palm pilot to blackberry as a teenager, then eventually moving to iPhone after a few too many painful Blackberry upgrades - still missing that unified inbox though, as is everyone else I know who had a BB of that era... and frankly missing a great physical keyboard on a phone, too) I still am impressed on a daily basis that I do indeed have the device in my pocket that 12 year old me dreamed of.
I didn't know it ever worked that way, that's incredible. Reminds me of ChaCha, the texting service where you texted questions and a human would quickly look up the answer and text it back. It's a very cool idea that was quickly outmoded by smart phones and is kind of lost to history now.
And while it took a few iterations (for me, from palm pilot to blackberry as a teenager, then eventually moving to iPhone after a few too many painful Blackberry upgrades - still missing that unified inbox though, as is everyone else I know who had a BB of that era... and frankly missing a great physical keyboard on a phone, too) I still am impressed on a daily basis that I do indeed have the device in my pocket that 12 year old me dreamed of.