Sky is ditching the humble remote control thanks to an experimental new feature that will see Sky Q owners able to control their television using only their voice. The firm is developing technology that allows viewers to bark orders to switch channels, record live TV and even look-up shows featuring their favourite actors. Sky has confirmed plans to start trialling the experimental feature, which it describes as'hands-free TV', later this year. It is not yet clear whether the technology will come loaded onto a new set-top box, or as a downloadable update to existing hardware. Sky is asking viewers to ditch the TV remote.

HYDERABAD: Shah Rukh Khan is the favourite actor of Sophia, the human-like robot, who stole the show at the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) on Tuesday. When asked about who her favourite actor was, the robot replied that King Khan was her favourite. Apart from that, 'Love for all' is the change she wants to see in this world, the humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence (AI), said during a conversation on the second day of the global event. "I have visited many places in this world but if I have to tell you which is my favourite, it is Hong Kong because I was born there and live there with my happy Hanson Robotics family," she said when asked how she feels to be in India. "I hope to have physiological feelings someday to express my emotional expressions," when asked how she is coping with air pollution in India.