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# Skype's New Feature Translates Calls Instantly

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## Video: Skype's New Feature Translates Calls Instantly

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_Published 2014-12-16. Skype Translator lets users speak their native language on one end, and the software translates the dialogue instantly on the other side of the call._


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## Transcript

Microsoft has unveiled a preview of Skype's new software that will translate your speech on video and voice calls on the spot. Do you like living in Mexico City? [ FOREIGN ] [ FOREIGN ] Here is very nice. [ FOREIGN ]. It would be amazing to you someday in Mexico. That's right. With Skype translator you can speak your native language on one end, and the software translates the dialogue instantly, using a computerized voice on the other side of the call. This is a marvelous opportunity to add to our knowledge. And yes, several media outlets are drawing comparisons to the futuristic universal translator.

Star Trek. And we gotta say, the analogy is pretty dead on. Skype's corporate vice president said in a blog post, Skype is now removing another barrier to make it possible for people to communicate irrespective of what language they speak. People will no longer be hindered by geography and language. For now, Skype Translator Preview only works with Windows 8. 1, and voice and video calls are confined to translating just English and Spanish. While real time texting is available in 40 different languages. But fret not, Microsoft definitely plans to expand the available language pool for video chats in the near future.

Plus, Microsoft says the voice recognition software learns through user involvement. So the more people who sign up and try it out, the smarter the program gets. Skype Translator Preview went live Monday. You can sign up for the software on the company's website.

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