TV commercial triggers Xbox One voice recognition - console switches on

Microsoft's Xbox One commercial demonstrating how the Xbox One switches on using a voice command, also switched on Xbox One's of many TV watchers. After the commercial aired users on Twitter and Reddit started to complain their Xbox One switched on after the actor in the commercial used the voice command,  'Xbox On'.

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The commercial features Breaking Bad actor Aaron Paul demonstrating Microsoft's latest console. With the voice command 'Xbox on' he turns on his console, then he starts the game Titanfall with the voice  command 'Xbox go to Titanfall'. Later he demonstrates how he plays a game while live TV slides in, when he uses the voice command 'Xbox snap TV' and the commercial's final voice command is used to record his gameplay with the command 'Xbox record that'.

While most users report their Xbox went on during the commercial, others report Titanfall got launched while playing another game. Although some users are seriously annoyed most seem to be rather amused.

The Xbox One voice commands are received by the microphone of the Kinect sensor. The Kinect sensor is often installed on or close to the TV. Whether the sensor responds to the voice commands of the commercial likely relates to how well the voice recognition feature is calibrated.

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While some users report how their console switched on when the commercial aired, others complain their Xbox One voice recognition never works as well as demonstrated in the commercial.

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