Amazon has applied for a patent for an audio system that detects the accent of a speaker and changes it to the accent of the listener, perhaps helping eliminate communication barriers in many ...

Microsoft Translator just received a useful update. It now supports accent selection via Speech Regions. This will allow you to hear specific variations of a language. Tired of hearing American ...

Accent translation software is the shiny new tool in the contact center industry, and hopes are high for what it could mean for markets where accent-related friction is a common issue among CX agents.

Language translation tools are nothing new and they've been evolving significantly over the past few years, especially with the new-found power of AI, which companies have been tapping into for their ...

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The Timekettle W4 AI interpreter earbuds are capable of detecting and translating 43 different languages in real time.

Forward-looking: One of Amazon's recent patent filings describes a means of translating accents. Clearer communication could be on the horizon in call centers, international business or travel, and ...

Until now, using Google Translate on your iPhone has meant listening to the same pronunciation for translations no matter where you live. That's not very considerate, and potentially a problem if you ...

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At an event in China, Microsoft Research chief Rick Rashid has demonstrated a real-time English-to-Mandarin speech-to-speech translation engine. Not only is the translation very accurate, but the ...