新款翻譯耳機讓你與老外溝通無障礙
出去旅行常要問路又怕聽不懂老外在講啥？試試這款 It has been a staple of science fiction for decades, and could be a godsend for tourists grappling with directions to their hotel.
同聲傳譯耳機是幾十年來科幻小說的主題，可能會成為在去賓館途中迷路游客們的福音。
An earpiece that lets its wearer understand other nationalities by instantly translating foreign languages is due to go on sale next month.
一款可以即時 The ￡140 device, which can decode eight languages, is inspired by translators such as the Babel fish from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which allowed the earthling Arthur Dent to comprehend alien races on his adventures.
這款耳機售價140英鎊（約合1212元人民幣），可以 Lingmo International, the Australian firm behind the Translate One2One earpiece, said it would put an end to awkward international meetings between politicians and business leaders.
“ The device translates sentences in three to five seconds using IBM’s artificial intelligence language software, Watson.
這款耳機使用IBM公司的人工智能語言軟件Watson，能在三至五秒的時間里 It is the first earpiece of its kind to translate languages without needing a constant connection to a mobile phone or Wi-Fi signal, and can translate between English, French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German and Chinese.
這是首款無需一直連接到手機或無線網絡信號就能 Lingmo has put the device on sale and claims it will be delivered as early as mid-July, in time for the start of the summer holidays.
Lingmo公司已開始發售這款耳機，并表示最早將于7月中旬交付使用，恰好能趕上暑期假日的開始。
There is one catch, however: the speaker and listener will have to wear a device each for the translation software to work.
但有一點：
Several technology companies are developing language earpieces aimed at making embarrassing holiday encounters a thing of the past, while Google recently upgraded its translation software so that it is able to understand full sentences, instead of converting phrases word by word.
出去旅行常要問路又怕聽不懂老外在講啥？試試這款 It has been a staple of science fiction for decades, and could be a godsend for tourists grappling with directions to their hotel.
同聲傳譯耳機是幾十年來科幻小說的主題，可能會成為在去賓館途中迷路游客們的福音。
An earpiece that lets its wearer understand other nationalities by instantly translating foreign languages is due to go on sale next month.
一款可以即時 The ￡140 device, which can decode eight languages, is inspired by translators such as the Babel fish from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which allowed the earthling Arthur Dent to comprehend alien races on his adventures.
這款耳機售價140英鎊（約合1212元人民幣），可以 Lingmo International, the Australian firm behind the Translate One2One earpiece, said it would put an end to awkward international meetings between politicians and business leaders.
“ The device translates sentences in three to five seconds using IBM’s artificial intelligence language software, Watson.
這款耳機使用IBM公司的人工智能語言軟件Watson，能在三至五秒的時間里 It is the first earpiece of its kind to translate languages without needing a constant connection to a mobile phone or Wi-Fi signal, and can translate between English, French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German and Chinese.
這是首款無需一直連接到手機或無線網絡信號就能 Lingmo has put the device on sale and claims it will be delivered as early as mid-July, in time for the start of the summer holidays.
Lingmo公司已開始發售這款耳機，并表示最早將于7月中旬交付使用，恰好能趕上暑期假日的開始。
There is one catch, however: the speaker and listener will have to wear a device each for the translation software to work.
但有一點：
Several technology companies are developing language earpieces aimed at making embarrassing holiday encounters a thing of the past, while Google recently upgraded its translation software so that it is able to understand full sentences, instead of converting phrases word by word.
