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SpeechTrans Ultimate brings speech-to-speech, text-to-speech translations to an iPhone near you

By: , IntoMobile
Friday, February 25th, 2011 at 2:42 AM

SpeechTrans Ultimate brings speech-to-speech, text-to-speech translations to an iPhone near you

Somehow I always knew this day will come – a mobile app will be able to replace a human translator. Of course, we’re talking about technology that’s far from perfect, but then again this is definitely one of those situations when you’re better with something than nothing.

The application is called SpeechTrans Ultimate and it allows for rich Speech-to-Speech and Text-to-Speech translation functionality. Nuance is providing its voice recognition technology, which is already in use in quite a few apps (both desktop and mobile) and which should ensure “quick and accurate translations” for conversations between multiple parties speaking different languages. Not sure how that works, but it does sound sexy, gotta admit.

SpeechTrans Ultimate comes with 400 preloaded transcriptions and there’s the ability to grab additional ones via in-app purchase. Include in the app are male and female voices for each language for Text-to-Speech translation, as well as the option to save translations for later viewing offline.

SpeechTrans ($19.99) [iTunes link]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

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    SpeechTrans Also Allows Facebook Voice Translation Chat. Speak in one language, and it will Speak the Translation on your Friends iPhone! For more info go to http://www.speechtrans.com or Search for SpeechTrans Ultimate in the App Store!

  • Markb

    I can’t speak about this product but nuance also provides the voice rec tech for SYNC and MyFord Touch, both of which work well.