Idle 'voice translator' found inside Nintendo Wii-mote

Yashpal SharmaJun 2 2007

CNN Audio Translator

Do you know everything about your Wii-mote (becoming more specific)? However sounds a bit fishy, but if you are saying YES, then think again, because a recent CNN technology feature reveals an interesting piece incorporated inside Wii-mote. The interesting piece includes the description of an audio translator that converts analog data like human voice into digital data stream.

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The specs mentioned above are analogous to a microphone but in fact, it seems more of a microphone’s brain. The biggest gimmick associated with included chip is that it’s has not yet been brought into use. The petite thing consumes $2, out of $40 costing Wii-mote.

The thing that falls flat on my mind is why Nintendo ingrained the small chip, if it is not presently in use. May be it finds any use in future but what about those bucks that millions of Wii-owners have already shelled out for the technology that currently finds no use.

Undoubtedly, this futile feature is currently unused but will probably be employed in future games and on the part of Nintendo, it would be good if Nintendo puts the technology in use that we have already paid for.

Via: nintendowiifanboy