![]() You get a two-year 4G/LTE data plan included when you buy the device. Sourcenext uses lots of different engines to do the actual translating, including Google Translate, Baidu, and several regional specific engines. For this reason, it supports Wi-Fi and 4G/LTE. The translation is all done in the cloud, so the device needs to be connected at all times. ![]() ![]() The Pocketalk S uses a custom OS, but it is based on Android 8.1. Powering all of this is ARM Cortex 53 Quad-Core processor clocked at 1.3 GHz. The OS is simple, clean, and easy to use. There's also an 8-megapixel camera on the back so you can take pictures of menus or information boards to translate them. It can translate 55 languages into speech and text, while an additional 19 languages can be translated into text only. Pocketalk supports 74 languages in total. ![]() Tom tells me that 700,000 Pocketalks have been sold already, although he admits most of these are in Japan where companies such as Japan Railways (JR) and the cosmetics giant Shiseido have been snapping them up to help staff communicate with customers from around the world. When I opened the package at our editorial office my colleagues thought I was walking around with an old HTC smartphone from 10 years ago. Sourcenext the largest distributor and creator of software, hardware, and IoT products in Japan, and the Pocketalk S is the second generation of its mobile, personal translator. ![]()
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