Sony and AI Assistant

[Cleoriff]

Just read this and thought I would post. 'Sony are putting AI assistant in owners ear'

Allows people to control their phone and receive notifications without touching the actual phone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35627453

[viridis]

Gimmick.

[Cleoriff]

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@viridis wrote:
Gimmick.

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I'll take your word for it.

Apparently they will have to overcome the public resistance to wearing a bluetooth headset..

[gmarkj]

and looking like an eejut while talking to yourself/thin air...

[Cleoriff]

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@gmarkj wrote:
and looking like an eejut while talking to yourself/thin air...

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People look eejits talking to a hands free phone though....

[jonsie]

It may appeal to some but it's really only novelty value in truth.

[Cleoriff]

To be fair and at the risk of looking 'Old Skool'...I would far rather people concentrated on driving a car properly as opposed to looking at ways to improve mobile phone interaction within it.

[Cleoriff]

More here....

http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/22/11090964/sony-smart-accessories-xperia-ear-agent-eye-mwc-2016