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    • LakshmanaL
      Lakshmana
      last edited by

      Last week I read a newspaper and seen a news stating that Films will broadcasted for International level in chennai.I thought any device that is Headphones are integrated with the Language which can be automatically switched over to another language to understand for the user.

      I am stating small example here))

      I know the language of Tamil and English if I am going to see the Japanese movie or any language which was not known to me means i need the translator to understand that movie right.But I am asking any headphones can be used as translator for every languages and that language needs to be understand by the user who is seeing the movie language which was not known to him.

      Whether this is possible in this Technology world???

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      • travisdh1T
        travisdh1
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        Technically yes. Would anybody actually attempt such a thing, doubtful.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

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          • RojoLocoR
            RojoLoco
            last edited by

            I think you are looking for this .....

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_races_and_species_in_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Babel_fish

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @RojoLoco
              last edited by

              @RojoLoco said:

              I think you are looking for this .....

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_races_and_species_in_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Babel_fish

              LOL you beat me to posting about the babble fish 🙂

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              • RojoLocoR
                RojoLoco @Dashrender
                last edited by

                @Dashrender the post reads like a description of a digital one...

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by Dashrender

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                  I think Skype is doing this is real, or very near real time right now.

                  It's for conversations, not movies, but it should be able to make the transition pretty easy.

                  http://www.skype.com/en/translator-preview/

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                  • travisdh1T
                    travisdh1 @Dashrender
                    last edited by

                    @Dashrender said:

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                    I think Skype is doing this is real, or very near real time right now.

                    Microsoft and Google are known to be working on it and have real-time translation in testing. I'd be very surprised if Apple is not also working on it. Making it available in headphones rather than large server clusters? No.

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                    • stacksofplatesS
                      stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                      Can we create a replicator also?

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                      • travisdh1T
                        travisdh1 @stacksofplates
                        last edited by

                        @johnhooks said:

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                        Can we create a replicator also?

                        I want a transporter before a replicator. We're getting closer to replicators with 3d printers, but they're still a ways off.

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                        • nadnerBN
                          nadnerB @stacksofplates
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                          @johnhooks said:

                          Can we create a replicator also?

                          No. The replicators were the scourge of at least TWO galaxies. Please, don't create any more.
                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
                          http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Replicator

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                            @johnhooks said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                            Can we create a replicator also?

                            We did. They are called 3D printers.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @nadnerB
                              last edited by

                              @nadnerB said:

                              @johnhooks said:

                              Can we create a replicator also?

                              No. The replicators were the scourge of at least TWO galaxies. Please, don't create any more.
                              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
                              http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Replicator

                              And there is that whole moral issue.... does it "transport" you or does it kill the original you and just make a copy at the other end? Who wants to test that first? And who would the copy know if the original died or not?

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                @nadnerB said:

                                @johnhooks said:

                                Can we create a replicator also?

                                No. The replicators were the scourge of at least TWO galaxies. Please, don't create any more.
                                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
                                http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Replicator

                                And there is that whole moral issue.... does it "transport" you or does it kill the original you and just make a copy at the other end? Who wants to test that first? And who would the copy know if the original died or not?

                                What was the movie about a magician who found one of Telsa's inventions, and the invention cloned himself?

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                                • Minion QueenM
                                  Minion Queen Banned
                                  last edited by Minion Queen

                                  The Prestige. Love that movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZc3EsElqeA)

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender @Minion Queen
                                    last edited by

                                    @Minion-Queen said:

                                    The Prestige. Love that movie

                                    Ding - we have winner!

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                                    • brianlittlejohnB
                                      brianlittlejohn
                                      last edited by

                                      Prestige is one of my top 3 favorite movies!

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                                      • coliverC
                                        coliver
                                        last edited by

                                        That movie has been on my watch list for far too long. I need to find it and watch it one of these nights.

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                                        • Minion QueenM
                                          Minion Queen Banned
                                          last edited by

                                          It is worth your time. It was a great movie.

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                                          • stacksofplatesS
                                            stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            @johnhooks said:

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                                            Can we create a replicator also?

                                            We did. They are called 3D printers.

                                            They aren't anywhere near as fast or can print organic/non organic material at the same time. Or materialize it.

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