But now Microsoft is looking past its motion and voice controls for gaming.
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Google: For one thing, Apple Maps is a pretty impressive piece of work, including turn-by-turn navigation, crowd-sourced traffic information and integrated Siri voice controls.
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One of the coolest things about it is sophisticated voice controls.
That game and other previewed titles like "Splinter Cell: Blacklist" and "Madden 2013" will use the Kinect system's voice controls to let players speak, instead of fiddling with buttons, to give certain commands.
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Kinect for Xbox 360 owners will also be able to navigate using voice and gesture controls.
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Samsung's advanced Smart Interaction utilizes powerful algorithms to ensure even more enhanced voice and motion controls.
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In 2012, Samsung launched the industry's first TVs with voice and motion controls.
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We have hands-free telephones, voice-activated controls, xenon headlights and four-wheel steering to make towing easier, and I've just heard of rear-seat air bags built into the seat belt.
The new SYNC AppLink will seamlessly integrate apps using the vehicle's voice and user interface controls, including buttons on the steering wheel, increasing eyes-on-the-road and hands-on-the-wheel time.
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Leveraging SYNC's safer voice commands and steering wheel controls, drivers are able to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
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Spotify on Monday teamed up with Ford to give European drivers of Ford vehicles access to the music streaming service via voice and in-car controls.
Both include in-line controls and accessories needed for voice connections.
The smartphone display is copied on the larger, infotainment system screen and commands can be given either by voice, touch or traditional in car controls to enable ease of use.
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In addition, France Telecom is majority owner of Wanadoo, Europe' second-biggest Internet service provider, and controls Equant, which provides international data and voice services to business customers.
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