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| Ili: Real-Time - Live, Wearable Translator Gadget |
The entire world is a global village now in the knowledge, connectivity
and technology and the interesting part is, the English language is commonly
used as a medium of communication all over the world. But that doesn’t mean
every third person can speak in English. So how would you converse in this
situation?
Skype live instant real time translator, Google translator ... there are many options in this digital world!
There could be actually a lot of language barriers which can be a hurdle
for travelers or persons, but meet Ili, a wearable translator, it’s time to say goodbye to language barriers.
Initially “Google Translate” has its place as a web translator but it is
an online translator as it needs an internet connection. We need something
better to break the language barriers.
We need a digital translator that directly uses voice over text as text requires skills like literacy as well as familiarity in handling the smartphone; we need a translator that concentrates on small set of languages to maximize comprehension. Well, that’s exactly whatIli is!
We need a digital translator that directly uses voice over text as text requires skills like literacy as well as familiarity in handling the smartphone; we need a translator that concentrates on small set of languages to maximize comprehension. Well, that’s exactly what
Currently, Ili supports English,
Chinese or Japanese language translation. The smart wearable lets you translate
up to 50,000 words and phrases without any internet connection or mobile date.
It uses the in-built operating system contained on the device.
Working of Ili
The dongle-sized gadget doesn’t need any kind of Wi-Fi/3G/4G or any
other internet connection for its working. It uses a built-in translation
engine that does all the required work, working in tandem with the speech
synthesis chipset as well. The gadget is pre-loaded with a phrase lexicon (dictionary)
for common travel interactions making it ideal for global-trotters and world diplomats
etc.
To translate the conversation, you just have to press a button and
start talking to Ili . When you release the
button, it translates the whole wordings through a microphone which is four
times louder than the speaker on our mobile phones.
Currently, Ili does English, Japanese
and Chinese conversations but the second generation model will come with
French, Thai and Korean and the third version will deliver Spanish, Italian and
Arabic options. The pricings of the gadget are yet to be disclosed.
This gadget seems to be the coolest one among the online translator
apps. If it does work as aimed, however, it could be an essential must-have
gadget in the list of many of us and primarily the globe trotters.
