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Monday, June 3, 2019

June 03, 2019

Sony Xperia Robot "HELLO" | KONNICHIWA

Sony Xperia hello robot is all set to launch in Japan


welcome back to my blog bars and in this blog I would like to present you the cute little robot named Hello or konnichiwa as in Japanese from Japan's in-house company

Unveiled at MWC 2016 as a concept Sony Xperia hello robot will hit the retail stores in the country on November 16th 
The company claims that it is the cutest thing that it has released since I-BOT series of Pet based robots
First introduced in the year 1999 I-BOT robots were the first consumer robots of their kind to be offered to the public



It feels like a real member of the family



Xperia Hello! is packed with personality. Designed from the ground up to feel like a member of the family, it will assess its surroundings and speak or move according to the situation with no human input required. It can rotate up to 340 degrees and will turn its body to greet anyone who speaks to it. Additionally, the lights at the top of its body function as eyes, and are used to express feelings from loneliness to happiness, sadness to excitement. Sony claims that thanks to the robots for motion sensors and seven microphones in its lower body it will detect anyone approaching within a three meter radius it can then use its upper body camera to identify whether he or she is a family member and convey any information messages or news as appropriate



Xperia Hello! Recognises the whole family



Xperia hello is a communication robot and can recognize each member of the family and assist with daily life simply by talking to it Thanks to four motion sensors and seven microphones in its lower body, it will detect someone approaching within a three-metre radius. It can then use its upper body camera to identify whether it is a registered family member, and actively convey any information, messages, or news, as appropriate. The torso comes with a 4.6-inch liquid crystal touch screen display that displays conversations, news, and more.



Family life is busy, Xperia Hello! will make sure nothing is forgotten


Xperia hello comes with a personality of his own it is designed from the ground up to feel like a member of the family. Chat with the family through Skype calls or video messages, or send and receive messages via LINE (Japan’s equivalent of WhatsApp or WeChat).  Any received messages will be conveyed to the appropriate family member when detected. Xperia Hello! can even remember important days and family events and notify the entire household. No more forgotten anniversaries…




Peace of mind for parents away from home


The all-new Xperia Hello communication robots combined the company's robotics know-how with Sony agent technology to help the owner and his family with a whole heap of tasks around the home. By selecting the “show me what my family is up to” command from your LINE account, Xperia Hello! will notify you of the last time the children’s faces were detected. The “show me what you see” command will cause Xperia Hello! to rotate and provide a view of its surroundings. Xperia Hello will automatically notify him or her of any accidents or traffic delays along the route

It can help each family member plan their day



It will assess its surroundings and speak or move according to the situation with no human input required. Because Xperia Hello! can recognise individual family members, it can provide them with personalised info about news, traffic, weather forecasts, messages, and more. Each family member can set preferred news categories and by recording traffic routes to school and work, Xperia Hello! will automatically notify you of any accidents or traffic delays along your route. Xperia Hello is also tuned to remember important dates and family events and notified entire household


and yes


It can dance


Sony Xperia hello communication robot can dance as well this means you have one more person to join in your festivity. 
Ask Xperia Hello! to ‘do a dance’. You can thank us later.


See Xperia Hello! in action here. It’s all in Japanese but you get the idea



So that's it for now hoping that this cute little robot will soon arrive to everyone of us around the globe until then we would like to thank our viewer, family for their continuous love and support and until next time stay tuned for more like this on BLOG BAR.









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Thursday, May 16, 2019

May 16, 2019

SONY XPERIA TOUCH | A TOUCHSCREEN PROJECTOR







if you've ever wanted to achieve the sci-fi dream of being able to turn any surface in your home into an Android flower touchscreen

Make surfaces come to life

A portable projector that transforms your wall or table into an interactive touch-screen. The Xperia Touch is a portable short throw projector. This is capable of producing a very large image at an extremely short range and it works on both vertical and horizontal surfaces. You can use it on pretty much any flat surfaces around your house so long as it's light-colored and you get projections ranging from 23 all the way up to 80 inches in size depending on how far you've placed the device from its target screening area

Discover a new dimension to daily life

Having a lunchbox sized device project a massive 80” inch screen on your wall is nothing short of impressive the first few times but the novelty of the experience is quickly solid by the native resolution of the Xperia touch. Unlike traditional projectors, Xperia Touch does more than put on a show. It turns a flat wall, table or even your floor into an interactive screen3. With short-throw projection, Wi-Fi connection and state-of-the art touch functionality, this portable projector adds a whole new dimension to your home.

See your living room as a cinema

Watch your favourite video content on a screen as large as 80” inches. Stream directly from apps or connect to your devices. Touch input is only enabled for use cases where the device is placed directly against the projection surface. The brightness of the laser diodes used in this projector is limited to 100 lumens which even a short range is not very optimal for using fairly well-lit spaces but perhaps even more disappointing than watching the latest Hollywood blockbuster in 720p is the fact that you have to rely on the projectors built-in speakers that's right the Xperia Touch has no audio out meaning that you have to either put it with a building solution or connect the device to a Bluetooth stereo, you can use the USB C port on the bottom of the device but given its one hour battery life it will be more often than not occupied by a charger when you're using the Xperia Touch on a horizontal surface, these shortcomings become less pronounced when projecting onto a table for example the device can cover an area three inches which is a lot more suited for screen size for its native resolution.


Make learning more interactive

The Xperia Touch delivers a more immersive and interactive environment for learning. Without the constraints of a screen, any surface can be turned into a different world that can be moved and explored at the stroke of a hand.

Present and amaze a room

Xperia Touch takes the art of presenting to the next level. Projecting onto any surface in the room, you can project straight onto a wall, or have a more interactive meeting on the boardroom table.


Turn your table into an arcade

From action packed adventures to your favourite board games, Xperia Touch 1 turns your table into an interactive game zone for the whole family. The Xperia Touch such is more than just a regular projector than needs an external source to work with it's a full-fledged standalone Android device that gives you access to pretty much all of your favorite apps and games on Google Play the premise is awesome on paper released but unfortunately Sony's futuristic short throw projector suffers from its fair share of problems.



New Gesture Control

Put your remote away. Steer your Android apps with Gesture Control. Playing multiplayer games is fun on the Xperia touch with a large projection area offering a lot more in the way of interactive freedom when compared to even the largest tablets out there but the touch latency is not optimal for more dynamic games than necessary type precision input.

Live smarter. Live interactive.

With short-throw projection, Xperia Touch will revolutionise your day-to-day life – so you can fully utilise your space, and stop worrying about greasy hands or splashes on screens. The Xperia touch is also equipped with a 13 megapixel camera which comes in handy for setting up hassle-free conference calls unfortunately the camera is intended for using wall projection mode only which makes actually initiating and ending calls an exercise in frustration routed input still works when projecting on the wall it becomes sold precises of times though you're better off just fliping the device to end the call.

Xperia Touch Design

Sophisticated in function and form

Interacting with the Android UI is relatively fluid and effortless in tabletop mode although miss taps are bound to happen even after properly calibrating the device. Xperia Touch manages the impossible. It’s packed with state-of-the-art technologies yet impressively compact and elegant in design. It’s lightweight and understated, to move seamlessly into any room of your home.

Small-scale innovations

This lightweight, compact body boasts top technologies – miniaturised. Xperia Touch includes Sony’s unique SXRD short throw projection unit and strategically-placed two-way stereo speakers for rich sound.

Premium touch

Xperia Touch is made from the highest quality materials. The perforated metal finish feels premium and looks at home in the most design-conscious settings.

Maximum functions. Minimalist design.

We’ve designed all the controls to lie flush with the body, so Xperia Touch acts hi-tech but still looks sleek.


Specification

Memory and storage:                      Memory: LPDDR3 3GB
Storage:                                             eMMC 32GB, microSD slot
Operating System:                           Android O
Weight:                                               932g
Dimensions:                                      69 x 134 x 143 mm
Battery:                                              Approximately one hour usage in continuous video playback                                                                                                                 mode1
Sensors:                                            Mic, Accelerometer*2, e-Compass, GPS, Gyro, Ambient light,                                                                                                                 Barometer, Temperature, Humidity, Human detection
Connectivity:                                    Wi-Fi: 11 a/b/g/n/ac (SISO), Miracast sink, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC
Connectors:                                      USB Type-C, HDMI Type-D
Display:                                             Projector System, Projector System, SXRD three primary colors:                                                                                                            LCD shutter Projection System:
Resolution:                                       1366x768
Focus:                                               Auto Focus
Projection size:                                23-80 inches
Source:                                             Laser Diode2
Brightness:                                      100 lumens
Contrast:                                           4000*1
Main camera:                                   13 Megapixels
Indicators:                                        LED
Controls:                                          Touch Control using IR sensor, 10 point multi-touch, Gesture                                                                                                                 Control3 (Pointer Gesture, Remote Controller Gesture)
Sound:                                              Two-way Stereo Speakers
Power:                                              USB Power Delivery 15V







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Friday, May 3, 2019

May 03, 2019

THE NEW VOICE OF GAMING | MEET R.O.N.

Meet GeForce RTX R.O.N.

Introducing the revolutionary AI-powered holographic assistant that delivers the unique thrill of personalized PC gaming.


IT JUST WORKS.


What does the future of PC gaming look like? Watch GeForce host Julian interact with R.O.N.’s AI and hologram interface.






NVIDIA GeForce is always introducing new ways to move gaming technology forward. But our latest breakthrough is like nothing you’ve ever seen before.

Gamers of the world

Meet R.O.N.

BRING YOUR RIG TO LIFE

A new era of enhanced PC gaming is here. R.O.N. taps into the full power of your GeForce RTX™ 20 Series-powered gaming rig to connect you to your games, coach you through your gameplay, and stay up-to-date on everything happening in the world of gaming. R.O.N. can even create and project 3D AR displays of maps, levels, and data to help you consistently dominate in battle.

The ultimate, next-generation, A.I.-powered virtual assistant, that delivers the promise of personalized PC gaming




  Any smart-speaker can answer trivia questions or play music

But R.O.N. uses cutting-edge A.I. to do SO much more – In 18 different languages!

R.O.N. can optimize your games, keep you up-to-date on everything happening in the gaming world, and coach you through your gameplay. 

TAME THE BEAST WITHIN

Have anger issues? 

Having trouble holding your temper when dealing with weak teammates online?

Don’t get banned


R.O.N. uses all-new adaptive RageConverter technology to translate any questionable language into supportive messages for your team. You’ll avoid punishment, see better squad performance, and appear cool and collected in even the most challenging gaming situations.

TAKE ON TROLLS.


If you’re like me, you love talking about PC gaming on forums and Twitch and Reddit, but hate dealing with online trolls

Haters got you feeling down on Reddit or Twitch? Don’t stress. Just enable R.O.N.’s cutting-edge TrollDestroyer capabilities to effortlessly wear down their stamina with a limitless supply of AI arguments, backed up by the endless wealth of information available on the Internet.

Now, you can sit back and let R.O.N. do the arguing for you


He’ll automatically link all the relevant facts, and he never has to eat, sleep, or bathe, making him an equal match for your average online troll.

STAY IN THE ZONE

You’ve settled into an intense gaming session, you’re just getting to the good part, and distractions start flooding in


Well, with R.O.N.’s Talk Block A.I. feature
Are your best gaming experiences frequently interrupted by unwanted distractions? R.O.N.’s TalkBlock AI features help you combat the most common obstacles to epic gameplay. R.O.N. can connect to more than 208 third-party applications to redirect parents, partners, or roommates toward simple diversions. This gives you the extra time you need to beat that final level.

Do you want to meet R.O.N. in person and get in on the ground floor of A.I. assisted PC gaming?

Be sure to comment down

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

May 01, 2019

YOUR HOUSE IS READY TO LISTEN YOU | ALEXA

ALEXA SMART HOME STORE 



Nearly everything in your home — including air-conditioners, thermostats, lights and garage doors — can be connected to the internet and be remotely controlled with a mobile device or smart speaker. But setting up a so-called smart home can be mind-boggling: There is a plethora of different accessories that work only with certain products, and some work better than others. Here's a guide to help you sort through the jumble and become acclimated to your first voice-controlled smart home.
Virtual voice-controlled assistants like Apple’s Siri, Google’s Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa make it easy to control smart home products by speaking simple commands like “Alexa, turn on the lights.” Each of these tools has its strengths and weaknesses, so choose the one that will be more likely to work for your needs


INTRODUCTION TO ALEXA




Alexa is a virtual personal assistant designed to compete with the Apple's Siri, Google Now, and others. Alexa, which was designed by Amazon's secretive Lab126, It can listen your voice commands and rejoin with environmental responses, which helps you to get the job done. Alexa can help you to listen tracks on Spotify, create to-do lists, shop, and even control your smart home products, like Google's Nest thermostat or Philips Hue.

Alexa was very crowd-pleasing by the Amazon Echo, a device that acts both as a speaker and a smart-home hub, but Alexa also works on many other devices.

Like other virtual assistants, Alexa has its glitches of trouble understanding user commands and communicating accurately. However, because it's a cloud-based service, Amazon is continually updating Alexa's intelligence to overcome some difficulty. As machine learning becomes more smarter, look for Alexa to become more intelligent.


Putting Your Assistant to Work: Alexa






Alexa is the virtual assistant powering Amazon’s Echo products, including the Echo speaker, the miniature Echo Dot speaker and the Echo Show, a smart speaker having a touch screen on it. You activate it by saying “Alexa.” 

If you want to quickly get started with a smart home, buying an Echo product is your best bet, because Alexa works with a broader set of smart home accessories than its rivals.

SETUP

To set up your Alexa product you’ll first need to download the Alexa app onto your phone. This app allows your to add “skills” to work accessories or increase your assistant’s set of capabilities.
To find home accessories that are compatible with Alexa, look for a “Works With Alexa” logo on the packaging or in the product description.




CONTROLLING YOUR LIGHTS



A wide variety of smart lighting is on the market. While some systems require a so-called bridge, a device that connects with a Wi-Fi router and talks to the smart light, there are also smart light bulbs with a built-in Wi-Fi connection. Lifx is one of these that don’t require a bridge — so its setup is relatively simple. The bulbs are multi-colored and dimmable, but because they rely on Wi-Fi, their reliability will depend on your Wi-Fi router.

To use your Alexa to control a Lifx bulb

You will need:
An Amazon Echo product
A Lifx bulb like the A19
An Apple or Android smartphone for setting up Alexa to talk to the bulb

How to control the lights with Alexa using a Lifx smart bulb:

Screw the Lifx bulb into the socket and flip on the light switch.
On your smartphone, download the Lifx app from the Apple or Android app store. Open the Lifx app. On the screen, tap the + or Add Bulbs button and follow the setup instructions to connect the bulb to your Wi-Fi network. Give the bulb a friendly name like “Lamp.”
Open the Amazon Alexa app. Tap the menu icon and select Skills. Search for the Lifx skill and enable it.
Tap the menu icon and select Smart Home.
Tap Devices, then tap Discover. The app will scan for devices and discover the smart bulb named Lamp.
Test the light. Make sure the light switch is on. With your Echo nearby, say “Alexa, turn off the lamp.” Then say, “Alexa, turn on the lamp.” Then try things like “Alexa, dim the lamp” and “Alexa, brighten the lamp.”

CONTROLLING A FAN


You will need:

An Amazon Echo product
A TP-Link smart plug
A plug-in fan with a physical power switch that can stay in the “on” position
An Apple or Android smartphone for setting up Alexa to talk to the smart plug

How to control an electric fan with Alexa using a TP-Link smart plug


On your smartphone, download the Kasa app from the Apple or Android app store.
Open the Kasa app and register for an account. Once logged in, tap the Smart Plug icon.
Plug the Smart Plug into a power outlet. Plug your electric fan into the Smart Plug. The light on the plug will turn amber. In the Kasa app, follow the instructions to connect your smartphone to the plug.
In the Kasa app, give the Smart Plug a friendly name like “Fan.” Turn on the Remote Control option and follow the instructions to connect the plug to your Wi-Fi network.
Open the Amazon Alexa app. Tap the menu icon and select Skills. Search for the TP-Link Kasa skill and enable it.
In the Amazon Alexa app, tap the menu icon and select Smart Home.
Tap Devices, then tap Discover. The Alexa app will scan for devices and discover the smart plug labeled Fan.
Now test the fan. Make sure the fan’s power switch is in the “on” position. With your Echo nearby, say “Alexa, turn on the fan.” Then say, “Alexa, turn off the fan.”

CONTROLLING THE HEAT



Smart thermostats, like Nest, connect to the internet via Wi-Fi so they can be controlled with a smartphone or virtual assistant. The main benefit of a smart thermostat is that it can detect when you aren’t home and determine when to shut off the heat or air-conditioning to preserve energy.
Setting up a smart thermostat with a virtual assistant gives you the extra perk of being able to set the temperature just by speaking a voice command.

 we will set up a Nest thermostat to work with Alexa.

 You will need:
An Amazon Echo product,
A Nest thermostat,
An Apple or Android smartphone for setting up Alexa to talk to the thermostat.

How to control a Nest Smart Thermostat with Alexa








After installing your Nest Thermostat, open the Amazon Alexa app on your smartphone.
Tap the menu icon and select Skills. Search for the Nest Thermostat skill and enable it.
In the Amazon Alexa app, tap the menu icon and tap Smart Home. Tap Devices, then tap Discover. The app will scan for devices and discover the thermostat.
Now test the thermostat. If you gave it a friendly name like Nest, try saying “Alexa, change the Nest to 70 degrees.” Or say “Alexa, what temperature is my Nest set to?”


CONCLUSION

Amazon Alexa is slowly becoming self-aware.

 Well, not really. Amazon has added some new features, including the ability to read an entire book, start your Ford Fusion (still in beta), and unlock the doors of your house with a simple command. You can engage in a conversation, or even play a role-playing game. A soothing voice and lame jokes make Alexa highly accessible, like a robot friend who can handle some routine chores. I’ve ordered pizza by voice, and I love asking about the weather forecast right before heading out on business trips.

 Yet, Alexa is far from perfect. And Alexa is not a sentient being. For now, there are enough faults that this intelligent voice agent is not an ideal example of how chatbots — which use text in messaging apps like Facebook Messenger should work. Of course, Alexa has some good aspects and some serious issues, as with anything truly innovative in tech. Here are a few of both to keep in mind.

PROS
Alexa has many positive features. I have used the voice assistant on my phone, with the Amazon Echo speaker, and even with a radio, called the Triby, in my kitchen. One of the main benefits of Alexa is that the assistant understands almost everything I say. For chatbots, that’s critical. Any bot worth using should understand natural language processing. If it doesn’t, it will suffer a quick death on the market.

 Alexa is also highly extensible. I use the assistant with a Vivint home security systemand have a feature that lets me control the locks in my home. (As a security precaution, the feature only lets you lock, not unlock your home.) That’s a great integration, and chatbots need to follow this example. If a chatbot only works with a few basic services, like your calendar, it won’t survive for long.

 More than anything, Alexa actually saves time and improves your day. I use the Domino’s feature at least once per month, as I can order a pizza by voice much faster than using any app. Everything on Alexa seems to work smoothly, from getting the weather to getting a quick lowdown on the news. Chatbots need to follow suit.

CONS
Alexa has a ways to go, however. One of the issues I’ve noticed lately is that the bot works with quite a few services but is far from even making a dent in the connected home market. I can raise and lower the temperature in my home by voice, but not with the Honeywell smart thermostats. (Update: Amazon recently added this feature as a skill in the Alexa app.)

 Alexa works with the Sensi brand — but only after some configuration of both the hardware and the software. Chatbots that are truly useful will need to extend themselves far beyond a simple set of connections.

 Another big gripe I have with Alexa is that it only works when I’m in my office. I have an Echo speaker there, and my phone with the Alexa app is usually tucked away somewhere (I use Skype at my desk with a headset). I should be able to talk to Alexa in any room, but it doesn’t quite work that way yet. Compatibility is a big issue for any bot. Maybe they need to work on iOS and Android but also on BlackBerry devices and on Windows phones. Bonus if a chatbot works on phones that are not even available anymore.
And, last but not least, Alexa can be temperamental. As we reported recently, the service was down for a while. I’ve personally experienced outages at times. When reading a book, I’ve had the speaker fail a few times, which ruins the experience. A chatbot that crashes is a useless chatbot, especially as we’re trying to adjust to the idea of using them. To make a good first impression, chatbots better work almost perfectly.
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