mwc 2016: sony unveils digital assistant earpiece - battery management unit
Sony has launched a wireless headset designed to import the digital assistant directly into your ears.
Xperia Ear is a silicone earbuds that respond to verbal commands to dictate information, search the Internet, and provide the wearer with weather or calendar appointment information displayed on the phone.
It connects to Android smartphone via Near
Field Communications (NFC)
Sony explained, or Bluetooth technology talks to the phone app, where the settings can be customized accordingly.
It has a battery life of about three and a half hours, and Sony claims that the use of the day is enough to charge in this case.
This concept is very similar to the technology explored in 2014 Academy Awards --
The award-winning film "she," in which future Los Angeles residents talk to their virtual assistants through discreet ear plugs.
At the Mobile World CongressMWC)
In Barcelona, Sony also took the opportunity to launch its first X-series smartphone, Xperia X and XA, which Sony claims will have
Battery life.
Both phones will include Qnovo adaptive charging technology and Sony's smart battery management system, which helps significantly improve battery life compared to the current Xperia series.
Both Xperia X and XA are equipped with a soft curved glass display, a metal body and a Snapdragon 650 processor.
Both models will be available in the summer with four finishes available in white, black, lime gold and rose gold.
According to IDC, a research firm, 2016 is an important year for Sony's mobile division, after shipments fell in 2015.
Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai hinted on last October that if the business fails to break even in the next 12 months, the mobile arm of the business could be shut down.
"As long as we start to break even next year, we will continue to run the business," he said . ".
"Otherwise, we have not yet removed the consideration of alternatives.
"In recent years, the company has been trying to compete with companies such as Apple and Samsung, which is believed to account for less than 1 of global smartphones.
In 2014, Sony sold its personal computer unit to Japanese industrial partners for undisclosed prices, and has since focused on its sensors and the lucrative PlayStation gaming division.
The company's virtual reality headset PlayStation VR for PlayStation 4 will be sold to consumers in 2016 and is expected to be the first to market in the nascent consumer virtual reality market. For a round-
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