$4,424,256. That’s the figure Pilot, a smart earpiece that promises to translate languages in real time, racked up after its crowdfunding campaign closed back in June 2016. That tidy sum made it one ...

From the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's Babel fish to Star Trek's universal translator, science fiction has found ways to break down the intergalactic language barriers, but it's something those ...

Technology is gradually breaking down language barriers. You can use translation tools to read websites and text, and can even use tech like VR to place yourself in another country entirely. So it’s a ...

If you’ve been exposed to even a small dose of science fiction over the years, you’ve probably encountered at least one type of device that allows language barriers to be completely bypassed. From The ...

Conversing with other cultures is easy in science fiction fare thanks to universal translators, TARDIS telepathic fields or even babel fish. Well, one device has us ever closer to that kind of ...

Soon, language barriers will be torn down with this translator that can operate as a cutting-edge ‘lingua franca’. Waverly Labs, a start-up company from Manhattan, New York, is developing a ...