Pocketalk S, the pocket translator as good at speaking as it is at writing

The holidays are near, the borders are reopening, you know that you will finally be able to travel. So, in the emergency, you had to book quickly (places are expensive) and you found an exotic destination in extremis: South Africa. But, budget requires, in adventurer mode, not in an international hotel, at the inhabitant. In this case, you should know that in some places in these regions, Zulu is spoken at home, English at the nursery, Xhosa with the nanny, and the films or the radio are in Afrikaans… Do you master all these languages? No? Pocketalk S yes.

Some would be tempted to entrust this task to their smartphone through Google translation for example. It also works, but the manipulations are less obvious than with Pocketalk S. And then, taking out your mobile in front of a stranger, at more than 1,000 euros sometimes, is somewhat hazardous. Not to mention that we all know people, mostly elderly, who don’t want to hear about smartphones. For them, it is too complex. So a good old phone for making calls and a good translator for translating will do.

This is what the Japanese company Sourcenext seems to have thought, by offering this Pocketalk S, an instant and autonomous translation tool to slip into your pocket and to unsheathe when the opportunity arises.

Small pebble within everyone’s reach

The object is in the form of a small smooth pebble weighing a few grams, with an LCD touch screen, noise-canceling microphones, two speakers and a camera dedicated to text translation. Battery operated, it is capable of translating up to 75 languages ​​(56 languages ​​in text and spoken; 19 languages ​​in text only). What to communicate with 90% of the world population.

Its use is within everyone’s reach. No superfluous button. One will be used to turn on the device, two others to increase or decrease the volume and finally a last, positioned under the screen, which will have to be kept pressed while we speak. Once the latter is released, the translation is done instantly orally and in writing. As the device translates bidirectionally, it will suffice to press the same button again for the other party to express their answer and for it to be translated. Easy. All the same, you must first have chosen the two languages ​​to match.

In the same way it is allowed to translate a restaurant card, a poster, a billboard or a newspaper article using the Pocketalk camera. Obviously, if you photograph the entire page of a magazine, it will take good eyes to read it on the 45mm by 55mm screen. A second window will then be available to read the text, module by module, without the layout.

As the translation takes place in the cloud, the device must be connected either to Wifi or to 4G / LTE. In hotels or restaurants, this mode of connection is generally easily accessible. In the street, a connection to the 4G network will however be necessary. For this, a two-year 4G / LTE subscription is included with the purchase of the device in the form of an international SIM card with no data limit. As there is no registration for anything, the use leaves completely anonymous.

This Pocketalk will of course be very useful when traveling but not only. A student can easily work on his pronunciation in a foreign language and a professional translate a technical file from a distant country. A role play module, which is quite basic after all, allows you to work on English and Chinese.

Finally, the Pocketalk also has a very useful converter to calculate its currency, convert distances, temperatures or weights.

Price: $ 299.

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• Dependable Real Time Translator : Accurately translate up to 82 languages and dialects in the palm of your hand using the best transcription and translation engines in our library. With frequent software updates, the latest in technology is always at your fingertips
• Camera & Image Translation : Read signs, menus and the written text in a snap. Pocketalk camera takes a photo and the large touchscreen displays translated text directly on top of the image along with an optional audio translation.

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• Multi-language, Two-Way Voice Translator: Travel to foreign countries and communicate authentically with someone that speaks a different language with the Pocketalk Translator Device. Our voice translator device can translate up to 82 languages seamlessly with more on the way allowing you to build a deeper connection and fully immerse yourself in any situation.
• Built In Two Year Data Plan: Travel and communicate confidently in 133 countries – Pocketalk’s built-in data plan translates conversations anywhere internet signal is available.