There is a new App that is very close to being a Star Trek Communicator with today’s technology called Vocre. This App allows two users to have a conversation supporting 23 languages using voice recognition. This App is currently only available for Apple’s iOS products (iPhone, iPad, & iTouch). This is a very well designed App and allows the user to talk into the device and it will display the words for review, then the user can edit if needed, and with the touch of a button it will translate, and offer the recipient a chance to respond. The App is FREE (with ads), and the version without ads is only 99 cents.
This App is a great resource to parishes and schools when someone is not available for translation when needed. I know that Vocre will be useful at my local parish in working with our Latino immigrants. Catholic schools and organizations will also find this program easy to use and a good resource. The App works best in a quiet environment to be able to record the conversation accurately for translation. Check out the video below with demonstration.
Languages available with Vocre App:
Chinese Cantonese – Hong Kong
Chinese Mandarin – China
Chinese Taiwanese – Taiwan
Danish – Denmark
Dutch – Netherlands
English – Australian
English – United Kingdom
English – United States
French – Canada
French – France
German – Germany
Italian – Italy
Japanese – Japan
Korean – Korea
Norwegian Nynorsk – Norway
Polish – Poland
Portuguese – Brazil
Portuguese – Portugal
Russian – Russia
Spanish – Mexico
Spanish – Spain
Spanish – United States
Swedish – Sweden
Capt. Jean-Luc Picard would be proud!
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