Next ‘Kinect’ To Be So Accurate As To Read Lips. Thought Police Cackle.
I already thought it was creepy when it turned out that the Kinect could figure out what sort of clothing we’re wearing and report it to advertisers. The next Kinect? Motherfucker is going to be reading your lips.
Eurogamer has sources that say that Microsoft’s next-generation Kinect device will be so accurate that it can read lips. It’s an upgrade of the current tech, they say, offering improved motion sensing and voice recognition. The development source tells them that aside from being able to read lips, this new sensor will also be able to see when users are angry, and determine which direction they are facing.
This new Kinect will use something way faster than the current USB interface, unlocking the ability to stream much more data, and use high resolution cameras.
“It can be cabled straight through on any number of technologies that just take phenomenally high res data straight to the main processor and straight to the main RAM and ask, what do you want to do with it?” Eurogamer’s source said.
Finally, this new Kinect will come bundled with future Xbox consoles.
The always-on camera that can read our lips while we’re unawares. We’re just inviting 1984 at this point. Come on in!