{"id":5035,"date":"2016-12-13T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T19:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/translation\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2016-12-13T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T19:50:44","slug":"microsoft-translator-introduces-the-worlds-first-personal-universal-translator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2016\/12\/13\/microsoft-translator-introduces-the-worlds-first-personal-universal-translator\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Translator introduces the world\u2019s first personal universal translator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The personal universal translator has long been a dream of science fiction, but today that dream becomes a reality: Microsoft Translator now translates in-person conversations in real time with up to 100 speakers using their own smartphone, tablet, or PC. This new feature allows people to communicate in different languages face to face using their own language on their own device. This feature opens the door to a whole new world of communication among people, regardless of their language.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/12\/MST-live-devices.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" class=\"wp-image-5055 alignleft\" style=\"clear: right\" alt=\"mst-live-devices\" src=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/12\/MST-live-devices.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/12\/Converse-with-speech-bubbles.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5045\" alt=\"converse-with-speech-bubbles\" src=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/12\/Converse-with-speech-bubbles.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new personal universal translator can be used for a variety of real world scenarios:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be part of the conversation: Join a conversation regardless of your language. Chat.\u00a0 Share experiences. Make a connection.<\/li>\n<li>Immerse as you travel: Interact with ease when traveling internationally. Meet locals. Make new friends.<\/li>\n<li>Present to a wider audience: Break the languages barrier and make your message heard by everyone in the room.<\/li>\n<li>Make everyone feel welcome: Greet anyone regardless of the language they speak. Provide people with needed information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Microsoft Translator live preview feature is available now in the Microsoft Translator apps for Windows, Android, iOS and Amazon Fire. 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