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NFT: Amazing new invention (if it works)

DanMetroMan : 8/30/2016 11:48 am
This new earbud translates other languages in real time. Basically you could meet someone who speaks only Chinese and have a full conversation with them. This would seemingly be a game changer for business purposes. No idea how well it works at this point however.
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If it handle a back woods Georgia accent  
ATL_Giants : 8/30/2016 11:51 am : link
then its really something.
I thought this  
pjcas18 : 8/30/2016 11:53 am : link
was going to be about the knife that harnesses your body heat through your hand and transfers to the knife blade and can slice through hardened butter making it spreadable in seconds. now that is amazing.
Would be pretty amazing if it can truly work.  
GiantFilthy : 8/30/2016 11:54 am : link
Might have issues when it comes to a crowd or more than one person nearby speaking, but you can't perfect this kind of thing for every situation.
Isn't there already an app for this?  
Stan in LA : 8/30/2016 11:55 am : link
Speaking into a smart phone and it coming out in another language?
RE: I thought this  
Chris in Philly : 8/30/2016 11:56 am : link
In comment 13094027 pjcas18 said:
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was going to be about the knife that harnesses your body heat through your hand and transfers to the knife blade and can slice through hardened butter making it spreadable in seconds. now that is amazing.


I would buy that today.
better be called a Babelfish  
Heisenberg : 8/30/2016 11:58 am : link
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RE: Isn't there already an app for this?  
Giants2012 : 8/30/2016 12:11 pm : link
In comment 13094032 Stan in LA said:
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Speaking into a smart phone and it coming out in another language?


Not sure but I've listened in on a translator during a conference call and my type gets translated on the fly when typing to Japan.

Just get a butter bell  
mattlawson : 8/30/2016 12:15 pm : link
They work great
Not so much a new invention, translation systems have  
jcn56 : 8/30/2016 12:20 pm : link
been trying to get to near real time for some time now, the holdback has been processing power. Same for dictation systems (speech to text).

The faster computers get, the closer it gets to reality. I don't think the translation is going to be very good in the early going, but it'll improve quickly.
Anyone here use the SpeechTrans app?  
BeachBumGiant : 8/30/2016 2:52 pm : link
It's apparently very accurate and I'm considering investing in the company as they continue to gain traction.
Better call it a universal translator  
Bramton1 : 8/30/2016 5:18 pm : link
Google translate already does this  
chris r : 8/30/2016 5:21 pm : link
Once had a date with a French speaking girl using it.
I need it  
feelflows : 8/30/2016 6:12 pm : link
Advantage ME when I'm in Chinese factories.
RE: RE: I thought this  
pjcas18 : 8/30/2016 6:14 pm : link
In comment 13094038 Chris in Philly said:
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In comment 13094027 pjcas18 said:


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was going to be about the knife that harnesses your body heat through your hand and transfers to the knife blade and can slice through hardened butter making it spreadable in seconds. now that is amazing.



I would buy that today.


It's real. It's called SpreadThat:



they make one for ice cream called ScoopThat, both have received poor reviews unfortunately.
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