Points-translator from the Japanese

The device from NEC in the form of points converts the translation of oral foreign speech directly to the retina of the eye.
Interestingly, the signal comes from the projector directly to the retina, which immediately sends a signal to the human brain via the optic nerves. And the interlocutors can lead a conversation in different languages ​​and not bother with translation, but just look at each other. As long as the accuracy of the automatic translation is not too great, so while the novelty is being finalized, it can be used by people working in the service sector, for example, and not at serious conferences. The novelty will appear in 2010.

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As I understand it, the device sends a signal to the brain in non-textual form. How is this possible, maybe, who knows?