Babylonian fish in reality: the gadget is inserted into the ear and translates it on the fly

The company Waverly Labs offers the Pilot gadget , designed to translate colloquial speech on the fly. As conceived by the creators, two people will insert a headset and communicate in different languages. In addition, each of them will hear the translation of the interlocutor's answers into their native language.

The gadget is designed as a headset, inserted into the ear - well, exactly like the Babylonian fish from the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The company promises to launch Pilot this fall with the support of translations from English to French, Spanish or Italian - and in the opposite direction. Headphones will be available in three colors.


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The gadget performs the functions of a headset and microphone, and communicates via Bluetooth with a smartphone, where a special application is installed. The company claims that their application can work in offline mode. For two interlocutors (and two devices) one smartphone is enough. In this case, the first generation of devices does not support more than two interlocutors.

If desired, the owner of the headphones can use them simultaneously in both ears to listen to music. In the future, the company plans to develop its device so that it can translate everything that happens around you - for example, when you find yourself in a foreign country.



For the time being, the company promises to open pre-orders for Pilot from May 25 through crowdfunding on the IndieGoGo platform. It is expected that the cost of the gadget will range from $ 129 to $ 179 for backers. Retail plan to sell it at a price of $ 250 to $ 300.

So far, for users of gadgets, real-time translation is available using Google Translate or Skype messenger - but only with online connection.