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Remember the Universal Translator in Star TreK? It translated alien dialogs to the characters in Star Trek so that no alien was misunderstood. Well, in Iraq troops have been using iPods equipped with translators at various checkpoints to speak in Arabic to Iraqis while on mission. considering of the small size of the iPod, and its low cost, that has been very successful. It’s called communicator and it translates essential English phrases, and additionally includes handy greetings and blessings, animations of hand gestures with audio, a map reader, and

several other applications. And it can plus connect to a loudspeaker through the line out whether needed to speak to large groups. Perhaps announcing free donuts or a sale at Sears in the country’s native language. Now, the VCommunicator’s maker, Vcom3D, is planning to bring the application to the travel industry with a civilian version that will enable travelers to use similar technology to form their way around locations they are traveling in and blend deeper into the culture.

via coolest-gadgets

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