Skype Translate!

Communicating with someone who speaks a different language can be a struggle. Skype's newest tool, Skype Translator, aims to break down those language barriers in a very cool way!

Skype Translator translates speech into text and audio in real time, so you can have a conversation with someone else in which each of you speaks your own comfortable language. It works with six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish.If you use Skype text messenger it works with 50 more languages, including Finnish, Urdu, and even Klingon.

Here's how it works: You choose a contact to chat with; then, tap the Skype Translator icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Choose the languages that you and your partner will each be speaking, then start a Skype call or chat. You can in English; the app will listen to what you say then translate it into written text. It's not quite instantaneous (the translation process can take a second or two), but it's the closest to real-time language translation I've ever seen.

While the translations are not perfect, they are really good and will progress over time. Skype Translator is now built into the Windows desktop app, and it will come to more devices in the not-too-distant future. Now, if this technology could just get boiled down and sped-up, so we could use it for real-time, in-person conversations; our worldwide travels will be so much easier!

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