The last update of the Xbox 360 raises his voice

Since this morning, users of Microsoft's console can give orders through Kinect.Was expected yesterday, but finally this morning that the update of the Xbox 360 is effective. French players can now download the new panel of the machine of Microsoft and enjoy the latest from the manufacturer. Additionally an interface that completely changes the look of the console, the innovation lies in speech recognition. One year after the launch of Kinect in Europe, then the voice comes in the French salons equipped with accessory motion detection, along with our neighbors German, Italian and Spanish.
Aesthetically, the interface contains the codes previews for Windows 8. A willingness by Microsoft to standardize the appearance of its platforms and facilitate the movement of consumers between shelves, PC, mobile and Xbox. Airier, lighter and more enjoyable, the new dashboard has nine tabs (social, games, music, applications ...), themselves divided into several areas of interactive colors. Players can walk through the pages of their console with their controller or, if they are equipped with Kinect, by hand or by voice. And for the latter, we see the first use it's pretty stunning.Minimal margin of error
Of course, as it is to capture any voice, do not try it in a place too noisy, but we can not blame Microsoft to offer us a gadget imprecise, since the voice commands respond very well and this, without having to go through long minutes of preliminary recognition or learning disabilities. Once your machine started, simply say "Xbox" so that the mode is activated. You can then ask him to make a number of tasks by saying the name tabs or items displayed on the screen.
Very easily, it jumps from its library of games to his friends or his music. If the function may seem insignificant, voice recognition still brings a fluidity and speed of execution significantly. After a few minutes of trial and error, and once the keywords identified, navigation is instinctive. The urge in the middle of a movie and your controller has disconnected? Say "Xbox" and "pause" and you can go away immediately. It is hoped that the integration of voice will, of course, other benefits of it, especially in games (Forza Motorsport Kinect Sport 2 and 4 are already benefiting from the experience, for example), but this seems very promising.
If this update is obviously focused on speech recognition, it is not the only novelty it contains. The Xbox 360 is now equipped with applications such as YouTube or Facebook, until they can soon watch trailers Screenrush like that of example. Bing, stamped Microsoft search engine, also happens in the Xbox family. It allows you to find all content (games, movies, music, images ...) accessible from the home console. For Xbox Live Gold subscribers, the cloud appeared and you can save the parts from any machine with its gametag (name of player).