Monday, May 16, 2011

May 16

-Lockitron lets you use your phone to unlock your home, business or rental from anywhere in the world and even share virtual keys with family, friends and guests. To see more about it watch the below video.

-The iPhone 4 is setting world records! Guinness World Records upturned expectations this week by giving Apple three gaming related records!
  1. The first record is that the iPhone 4 was the fastest-selling handheld game device, reaching sales of approximately 1.5 million units on its first day.
  2. The second record is for the largest downloadable game store, via the App Store.
  3. The third record was given due to Apple having the largest launch lineup of any game platform, again via the App Store.

-Apple has been investigating the technology for use when making and receiving calls in a noisy area. It works like this... 
The iPhone would automatically detect and alert the user of a high noise level. It would then activate text-to-speech conversion and mute the microphone. The user could then enter text which would be automatically converted to speech when sent to the person on the other end of the call. When the noise level is reduced the text-to-speech would be deactivated, the microphone turned on, and the caller would be able to continue the conversation. Of course, the system works vice versa as well.
Interestingly, the publication of this patent application comes just as rumors have been swirling about a partnership between Apple and Nuance. It's possible that Nuance's voice recognition technology would power these converters.

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