With the RevTranslator app, Yamaha makes your engine talk…
In an attempt to retain a clientele among young people while the average age of motorcyclists continues to increase (39 years old in 2009 according to the Mutuelle des Motards, 46 years old in 2012 according to the General Commission for Sustainable Development), manufacturers are increasing the number of more or less inspired initiatives…
In an attempt to retain a clientele among young people while the average age of the rider continues to increase (39 years old in 2009 according to the, 46 years old in 2012 according to the), manufacturers are multiplying more or less inspired initiatives….
So at Yamaha, after trying to seduce lovers of animated films by launching the series, we are now targeting smartphone addicts with an application supposed to translate the sounds emitted by the engine of your motorcycle into human language. !
"Translate the language of engines"…
Launched in Japanese this summer, the RevTranslator application – which has just been translated into English – "is the first in the world to translate the language of the engines", warns Yamaha when installed on his phone, inviting us to "build a better relationship with our engine by understanding what our bike is saying"…
Available for free on the for Apple (iPhone4s, iPhone5, iPhone5s, iPhone5c, iOS6 or more recent) and on for Android (OS4 or more recent), this kind of "Mechanical Shazam" also allows you to win "digital mascots" by accumulating points.
"RevTranslator analyzes engine noises and then converts them into computer-generated speech using a database containing more than 100 million expressions", explains the Japanese manufacturer: "by relying on other factors such as the moment of the day, the weather and the sounds of the engine, the application evaluates the operating state of the engine to communicate feelings "…
“RevTranslator allows our customers to see their engine from a new perspective,” explains Yusuke Tsunemoto, program development manager: “although this app is meant to be entertaining, our customers can use it to better understand the condition of their Yamaha motorcycle, sports boat, snowmobile and generator ".
"Can you take a break?"
Site has not yet managed to verify this figure of "100 million expressions" … but Yamaha – while naturally specifying that you should not use the application while riding your motorcycle! – retained phrases such as "Driving is a pleasure for me", "Would you like to take a break?" or "Let me take you to the end of the world"…
Confronted by Site to the sound of the engines of Lorenzo’s M1 and Marquez’s RCV during their fight in the last, RevTranslator was not particularly inspired: after asking for permission to locate us, the application announced that she felt "a little weak today", concluding her "translation" by a "Safety first" ("safety first") without appeal…
On the other hand, faced with the sound of the R1 from GMT 94 at 8H Suzuka, RevTranslator was downright speechless … It must be said that it literally takes your breath away. !
As for the faithful 900 TDM of the editorial staff, his intellectual capacities seemed to us to be slightly diminished in this period of return … Interviewed exclusively by MNC, the Yamaha twin-cylinder first of all told us curtly that it was "unforgivable" , then said to himself "ready to go" before admitting to himself "completely exhausted"…
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