Sony Eyes PlayStation 4 Speech Recognition Feature
Sony is trying to stay hot on Microsoft’s heels when it comes to next-generation gaming consoles. As the Xbox One was officially revealed and confirmed to be able to answer voice commands, PlayStation 4 will reportedly feature a speech recognition function.
This is a feature that has been available, in a more rudimentary form, on older consoles dating back to the 1980s, but it has not developed much in the meantime. Microsoft has been using it for its Kinect motion sensor detector, allowing Xbox users to pause or stop a game with a simple voice command. However, Sony’s PlayStation 3 has not used any voice control technology.
The Last of Us, out June 14 on PS3, will be the first game with the play while downloading feature.
This may change when the PlayStation 4 arrives. The rumors were started by a job advert on LinkedIn, for a intern in speech recognition engineering to join Sony Computer Entertainment America. Among the job requirements is experience in speech detection and recognition, speech noise reduction and grammar processing. This PlayStation 4 speech recognition feature would allow the console to detect the user’s voice even in a crowded, noisy room.
According to CNet, the feature may not actually be built into the PlayStation 4, but rather included in the PlayStation Eye camera for the gaming console. The camera was already rumored to be equipped with a four-channel microphone array. Sony has not yet commented on the rumors.
Play while downloading feature hits PS3
One of the most anticipated features of the PlayStation 4 will be the play while you download capacity. This feature allows gamers to start playing a title immediately, without having to wait for the entire game to finish downloading.
And if you feel you cannot wait until the PS4 is released for sale during the holiday season, we do have some good news. The feature will be available for PlayStation3 first, as early as next month.
The play while you download feature will arrive with the release of anticipated post-apocalyptic survival game The Last of Us, on June 14. Developers Naughty Dog said the game will be playable as soon as 50 percent of it has been downloaded. The other half will continue to download while you’re playing.
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40 Gbps Wireless Data Transmission Record Achieved
Wireless data transmission has just got faster after a team of German researchers achieved a record 40 Gbps transmission rate. This is the biggest wireless transmission rate ever demonstrated and it matches the data transmission speed for fiber optic.
The project was conducted by a joint team of German scientists from applied physics and technology institutes. The researchers achieved the 40 Gbps wireless data transmission record rate at a frequency of 240 GHz over a one-kilometer distance.
The 240 GHz transceiver chip, measuring only 1.5 x 4 mm.
This speed means that data off a complete DVD can be transmitted in less than a second. For comparison, some of the fastest Wi-Fi connectivity solutions on the market at the moment have a top data transmission speed of 300 Mbps.
The team developed a 240 GHz transmitter and receiver chip that only measures 4×1.5mm and is based on semi-conductor technology which uses high carrier mobility transistors. This technology makes it possible to use frequencies up to 300 GHz with receivers and transmitters that are actually compact and integrated circuits.
German scientists say that in this high frequency range, the atmosphere shows low attenuation and this actually enables directional broadband radio links. This makes the entire wireless data transmission system easier to set up and the signal more resistant to bad weather conditions, they said.
The project may also mark another first in the field of data transmission: having radio links transmit glass fiber data rates. The glass fiber signal would be fed into a radio link without any transcoding and then be transmitted and redirected to glass fiber.
Scientists say the 40Gbps transmission rate may be only the beginning, as higher frequency data rates are likely to be achieved over the following years. In the near future, this radio link system can be used to provide broadband Internet connections to rural areas and other places that are difficult to access by traditional optical fiber networks.
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