Thursday 5 February 2015

Simon on: ITCM - Real-time voice translations make progress


Science fiction is once again influencing reality as Microsoft takes inspiration from Star Trek's Universal Translator.

The preview programme for Skype Translator allows English and Spansih speakers to have a conversation in real-time, in both audio and text.

Although context may prove to be problematic, the Skype Translator is a wonderful use of technology. There'll be obstacles, but even Star Trek didn't have it all figured out.

Read the whole article, featured on ITCM, by clicking here.

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