Whether traveling internationally or interacting with locals who don’t share your native language, language barriers can make simple tasks like ordering food or introducing yourself feel impossible.

In an increasingly globalized world, we have a far more diverse community where people of all cultures come together to speak different languages. Effective communication is vital for delivering ...

Vasco Electronics previewed its next-generation live voice translation device that is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and can provide live translations of nearly 50 languages to your ear. The ...

The Timekettle Fluentalk T1 Translator Device is a well-built language translator that allows you to convert foreign text by verbalizing or photographing it — but you own an alternative already. One ...

Some people remain convinced that the best way to deal with speaking a foreign language is to simply raise your voice and repeat your words. In reality, this does little more than make those people ...

New devices are getting closer to replicating the Babel fish, which in the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” sits in your ear and instantly translates any foreign language. By Karen Schwartz Forget ...

Pixel 10 users in The Netherlands are among the first to get Google’s new AI-powered Voice Translate feature in Europe. Despite German being listed as a supported language, the feature hasn’t rolled ...

On December 12, 2025, Google announced that it had rolled out a major upgrade to Google Translate, powered by its latest ...

New device translates sign language into spoken words. The Red Dot 2013 design award went to Asia University contestants who designed the Sign Language Ring, a set of rings and a bracelet that detects ...