Toshiba voice translation software - Video demo . IS this thing for real ?

[the0ne]

Just came across this video via Crunchgear.com (http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/07/live-demo-of-toshiba-voice-translation-software/)..

It shows the Toshiba voice translation software in action. Does it come with the Toshiba TG01 ?

[DaveTheTytnIIGuy]

That is crazy, I'd love to get my hands on a copy of that!

[WhyBe]

True translation would take quite a bit of AI to work usefully. For example, try playing with any of the online translators for a while to see how far we have to go.

The translated voice seems really fake to me. I doesn't even sound like it came from the phone. Sort of like it was overdubbed onto the video. :confused:

[the0ne]

not quite fake.

http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2009_10/pr0502.htm

(4) Voice translation and Voice synthesis

Translation between English and Japanese and Japanese and English, with voice synthesis.