Pocketalk Instant Translator Eliminates Language Gaps for Travelers, Doctors
On 4/20/21 at 1:26 PM EDT
But he continued to plan and work on prototypes. I tried to make the device in 2001 for the first time, but the software and hardware weren t fast enough, Matsuda told
Newsweek.
By 2017, technology caught up with his concept as Internet speed increased and chip capacity grew. He launched Pocketalk in Japan.
The Pocketalk instant translation device supports 82 languages.
Photo Provided I realized we had to go to market, the CEO of Sourcenext, Pocketalk s parent company, said. Pocketalk now supports 82 languages. For many, this is a magical device.
Pocketalk voice translator rolls out more languages and features at CES 2021
With travel currently out of the question, the company is eyeing teachers and first responders. Listen - 03:23
A digital translator is probably pretty low on your pandemic shopping list, if it s on there at all, given travel restrictions. But the company behind Pocketalk, a voice translator that easily fits in, well, your pocket, saw the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to rethink its target audience.
The company has found a strong use case among educators and first responders, says general manager Joe Miller. In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, he adds, the translator devices were also useful for personnel aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was docked in Japan following an outbreak of the virus that eventually led to around 700 infections. When international travel resumes, he anticipates travelers will reach for the devices again.