Wiimote’s audio translator is for what?

A couple of days ago, we told you that Fortune Magazine believes that Nintendo Wii is going to win this round of the video game console war. One of the interesting points raised by the said publication was how cheap it is to manufacture the motion-sensitive controller Wiimote.

Now, it seems that every single one of us overlooked a very important component of the Wiimote: an audio translator chip being developed in Japan and the Philippines with an estimated cost of US$ 2. Now, what the heck is this chip doing inside the Wiimote? And more importantly, what the heck is an audio translator?

Well, no one knows for certain yet as it is currently not in use. However, it is important to point out that an audio translator chip is able convert analog data such as human speech into a digital data stream. It is highly feasible that Nintendo has something important planned for this chip in the future.

Guys, feel free to speculate. We’re thinking that maybe this has something to do with the USB microphones already announced that will come bundled with some games like Boogie. What’s on your mind?

Via CNN

A couple of days ago, we told you that Fortune Magazine believes that Nintendo Wii is going to win this round of the video game console war. One of the interesting points raised by the said publication was how cheap it is to manufacture the motion-sensitive controller Wiimote.

Now, it seems that every single one of us overlooked a very important component of the Wiimote: an audio translator chip being developed in Japan and the Philippines with an estimated cost of US$ 2. Now, what the heck is this chip doing inside the Wiimote? And more importantly, what the heck is an audio translator?

Well, no one knows for certain yet as it is currently not in use. However, it is important to point out that an audio translator chip is able convert analog data such as human speech into a digital data stream. It is highly feasible that Nintendo has something important planned for this chip in the future.

Guys, feel free to speculate. We’re thinking that maybe this has something to do with the USB microphones already announced that will come bundled with some games like Boogie. What’s on your mind?

Via CNN