Fraunhofer IIS Demos Full-HD Voice Over LTE On Android 99
MojoKid writes "Fraunhofer IIS has chosen Mobile World Congress as the place to present the world's first Full-HD Voice mobile phone calls over an LTE network. Verizon Wireless has toyed with VoLTE (Voice over LTE) before, but this particular method enables mobile phone calls to sound as clear as talking to another person in the same room. Full-HD Voice is already established in several VoIP, video telephony and conferencing systems. However, this will mark the first time Fraunhofer's Full-HD Voice codec AAC-ELD has been integrated into a mobile communications system. Currently, the majority of phone calls are limited to the 3.5 kHz range, whereas humans are able to perceive audio signals up to 20 kHz. The Full-HD Voice codec AAC-ELD gives access to the full audible audio spectrum."
Awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:humans are able to perceive audio up to 20 kHz. (Score:4, Funny)
Note to self:
Sell stock in speech recognition company
Re:can you hear me now? (Score:5, Funny)
Okay, I get your point, but you picked a rather unfortunate comparison.
1) Getting a parking space? Never an issue with the M1A1, even when all the lots are filled ... ... .50 cal machine gun and 120 mm cannon!
2) Traffic jams? Shouldn't be a problem with the M1A1 either
3) Tail gaters?
4) People cutting you off in traffic? See 3.
5) Getting T-boned in an intersection? Yeah, you might get banged about a bit, but I suspect the M1A1 will do just fine unless it's an 18-wheeler or bigger.
6) Are the local roads washed out by inclement weather? The M1A1 will still get you there. (I even suspect there'd be no real danger in driving straight through tornadoes and hurricanes in an M1A1).
7) Is there a foot of snow covering your local roads? Debris from the recent hurricane or tornado blocking the roads? The M1A1 will still get you there.
It's not difficult to think up even plausible ways that an M1A1 is better for your commute than a SmartCar.
But your point still stands.
Re:can you hear me now? (Score:4, Funny)
Anybody who uses [mp3] instead of [ogg] today when they do not have to is an idiot, but no denying there is a good supply of such idiots.
I'm guessing by your context that you meant that the other way round?
Correct of couse. I could add "and anyboldy who posts the exact opposite of what they mean is an idiot".
Re:can you hear me now? (Score:2, Funny)
And mp5 is for shooting.