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Lingmo launches Watson-powered earpiece for real-time translations

By TechTaffy Desk

Lingmo International, an Australian technology start-up, has  launched Translate One2One, an earpiece powered by IBM Watson, that the company says can translate spoken conversations within seconds.

Translate One2One was developed in conjunction with IBM Watson and features a fully independent earpiece, which does not rely on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, says the company. The  earpiece supports translations across English, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German and Chinese, says the company.

The Translate One2One earpiece carries a price tag of $179, and will be available in July.

[Image courtesy: Lingmo]

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