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> 🎥 This video gives an overview of the Azure speech services, covering speech to text and text to speech from earlier lessons, as well as translating speech, a topic covered in this lesson: This video gives an overview of the Azure speech services, covering speech to text and text to speech from earlier lessons, as well as translating speech, a topic covered in this lesson:
[![Recognizing speech with a few lines of Python from Microsoft Build 2020](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h6xbpMPSGEA/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6xbpMPSGEA) [![Recognizing speech with a few lines of Python from Microsoft Build 2020](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h6xbpMPSGEA/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6xbpMPSGEA)
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Machine translations also open up possibilities for apps and devices that can translate user-created content as it is created. Science fiction regularly features 'universal translators', devices that can translate from alien languages into (typically) American English. These devices are less science fiction, more science fact, if you ignore the alien part. There are already apps and devices that provide real-time translation of speech and written text, using combinations of speech and translation services. Machine translations also open up possibilities for apps and devices that can translate user-created content as it is created. Science fiction regularly features 'universal translators', devices that can translate from alien languages into (typically) American English. These devices are less science fiction, more science fact, if you ignore the alien part. There are already apps and devices that provide real-time translation of speech and written text, using combinations of speech and translation services.
> 🎥 One example is the [Microsoft Translator](https://www.microsoft.com/translator/apps/?WT.mc_id=academic-17441-jabenn) mobile phone app, demonstrated in this video: One example is the [Microsoft Translator](https://www.microsoft.com/translator/apps/?WT.mc_id=academic-17441-jabenn) mobile phone app, demonstrated in this video:
[![Microsoft Translator live feature in action](https://img.youtube.com/vi/16yAGeP2FuM/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16yAGeP2FuM) [![Microsoft Translator live feature in action](https://img.youtube.com/vi/16yAGeP2FuM/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16yAGeP2FuM)
> 🎥 Click the image above to watch a video
Imagine having such a device available to you, especially when travelling or interacting with folks whose language you don't know. Having automatic translation devices in airports or hospitals would provide much needed accessibility improvements. Imagine having such a device available to you, especially when travelling or interacting with folks whose language you don't know. Having automatic translation devices in airports or hospitals would provide much needed accessibility improvements.
✅ Do some research: Are there any translation IoT devices commercially available? What about translation capabilities built into smart devices? ✅ Do some research: Are there any translation IoT devices commercially available? What about translation capabilities built into smart devices?

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