"Microsoft Soundscape" app that enjoys walking around the city with 3D sound, Japanese version release | Mynavi News Mynavi News Mynavi

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Soundscape supports the information of the current location and points such as the store names in the surrounding area with 3D audio, and to provide a more comfortable way to move the destination by notifying the destination in the sound.An app that allows you to enjoy walking around the city while making new discoveries.

Read 3D sounds, such as the GPS function of the smartphone, the points, roads, intersections, etc. recognized by the location sensor, activity sensor.Suppose you can always see the location, direction, and what is nearby by voice.

It is also possible to store places you often go to, places you care about, and angles as markers, or set them as destinations.When you set the voice beacon in the destination, you can hear the sound from that direction and read the distance to that.When multiple destinations are set as intermediate points and the route is created, the route relys on the voice.

Save markers and created routes can be shared with other Soundscape users by AirDrop or email.He proposes usage to create markers and routes instead of users who cannot go to that place or are difficult to operate, and support the person's movement.Also, if you use the "Street Preview" function, you can grasp the road from a remote place to the location, the situation at the intersection, etc. by voice, and imagine the map to the destination.

Soundscape works in the background, so you can not only use the app alone, but also use it with other navigation apps to know more about the surrounding information.The place to read in Soundscape uses the information of "OpenStreetMap" "Map made by everyone", and if you register your account, you can add information on new stores and detailed information such as roads on the map.

Using a headset that can be used with both wired and wireless headphones and can recognize the direction of the head, the app recognizes the direction in which the face is facing.

Sony's new completely wireless earphone "Linkbuds" (released on February 25/around 23,000 yen) is equipped with a function that can recognize the head direction using a built -in compass/gyro sensor in the main unit.By combining with Soundscape, you can use it while recognizing the audio from your destination when you walk around the city.

Linkbuds has a structure that does not close ears by installing a newly developed driver, which naturally listens to the surrounding sounds, sounds from the destination area, buildings and intersections around them.It is said that the information can be obtained by voice.