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Instant translation of languages has long been a dream of Sci-Fi writers everywhere. Douglas Adams with his Babel Fish in Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy to communicators in Star Trek, the ability to instantly understand a foreign language instantaneously is a valuable commodity and now, it seems, we actually have something that ticks the boxes and makes steps towards what we hope will be a Universal Translator. I reckon we’ll get the Enterprise in my lifetime at this rate!

The Earbuds can translate 40 languages and 93 dialects so far and sure, as far as the amount of languages and dialects across the world goes, it’s a small drop in the ocean but it’s still an incredible feat that has been achieved none-the-less. Of course, it doesn’t just work instantaneously, you need to get the app for your phone and tell it what languages you’ll be talking in before you go ahead and make use of it. As well as this, you will need an internet connection for most of the languages although 8 of the most common ones are available in a downloadable package. As well as this, there are 15 different servers dedicated to making this system work meaning translations come through in as little as 0.5 seconds and at most 3. This allows conversation to flow much more freely and for language barriers to really start coming down.

As well as the translation abilities, it also includes noisecancelling technology, leading to even more clarity for those meetings. And, to top it all off, if you have a bud and someone you’re speaking to doesn’t, you just need to talk with the app open and it will talk in the right language for you. Holidaying made easy! I can’t see how anyone could do without these buds if your dayto-day work involves speaking to clients with different languages.

£261.54

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