A Virtual Assistant in Your Ear

In the BBC:   Sony Xperia puts AI assistant in owner's ear ... By Leo Kelion.  And much more about hands free additions to smartphone interaction.   See also their other Xperia labeled voice applications.

Sony Xperia Agent

A product that will challenge the Amazon Echo?    In Business Insider: 

" ... Sony showed off a prototype of its Experia Agent, a smart home that would compete with the Echo, at Mobile World Congress 2016. And when the time comes, it could surpass Amazon's product.

The Experia Agent has some capabilities superior to the Echo because it can do more than simply listen, according to WIRED. Sony designed the Experia Agent with multiple sensors, a projector, and a camera in order to offer a different product and experience from the Echo.

Sony's product also has gesture recognition technology that allows users to control it with their hands rather than their voices. Users can also tap on the projected display to control the projector. ... "

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