Smart Phone Translation Technology To Be Used by US Military
Filed under: Interpretation, Mobile Technology, Translation Tools
This summer National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) performed a final round of complete tests for 3 of their new two-way, real-time, voice-translation devices. These speech translation systems were developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to improve communications between the U.S. military and non-English speakers in foreign countries.
Mobile Video Conferencing – Sign Language Technology
Filed under: Mobile Technology, Sign Language, Translation
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) in the US are testing technology that could allow people with hearing difficulties to communicate using sign language over compressed video calls on their mobile phones.
While video conferencing is offered by several current smartphones, such as the iPhone 4 through the Facetime function, the bandwidth and data required makes it very much a premium feature, with several US mobile networks having already barred video conferencing from all but the priciest tariffs.
