POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —
SpeechTrans, a leader in app-based multi-language
translation, announced today the launch of SpeechTrans Ultimate for
Hearing Impaired. The new app enables the hearing impaired to
conduct real-time two-way conversations in English, Spanish,
French, Japanese, Italian and German and Mandarin Chinese without
the need for sign language or an in-person translator.
With the new app, each person can simply speak out loud into the
user’s mobile device, and have the translated text automatically
appear. Type-to-type translations are also available for situations
that require quiet, or for those who have trouble speaking because
of disability. It is difficult for hearing impaired individuals to
determine when someone ends their part of the conversation, so the
Hearing Impaired version can automatically detect when a person
stops speaking, and immediately begin the translation.
The app stores can play back previous translations, without
access to an internet connection. In this version the
auto-translate feature can be turned off, allowing same language
conversations. Information from other apps can also be cut and
pasted into SpeechTrans, so it can be translated and read aloud to
another individual.
SpeechTrans Ultimate for Hearing Impaired features Facebook chat
integration which allows users to type in their native language and
have the other party receive translated output on the SpeechTrans
enabled iPhone or iPad, or directly as text on their computer.
The development of the Hearing Impaired version was prompted by
a SpeechTrans customer in Spain who described the usefulness of
such a product. The unique functionalities of SpeechTrans
Ultimate for Hearing Impaired were built based upon direct feedback
from hearing impaired users who provided guidance on needed
features.
“For hearing-impaired individuals, the internet becomes such a
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