As wearables are becoming hotter and hotter like Google Glass and wearable watches. Then, will wearable translators become a trend?

1. Would wearable translators become a
hot trend in the future?
Wearable devices are smart electronic devices that can be worn on the
body as implant or accessories. The designs oftenincorporate practical
functions and features. They are ‘Internet of Things’, and ‘ things ‘ could
include electronics, software,and sensors.
Wearable devices are becoming more and more popular. In 2013, Google
published Google Glass that could display information in
a smartphone-like hands-free format. Looking into Google Glass
functions, it could realize checking weathers, timeline and news and
other things simply through touching the pad.

2. But, all these functions could be realized by smartphones! Still, more and
more wearable technology gadgets pop out, such as wearable watches and
wearable clothing. Why? It makes life much more convenient in this
fast-changing world.
So, today we will talk about whether wearable translators would become a
hot trend. Below are three representatives translators: ILI, PILOT,
and HAIYU. That’s the comparison between online and offline,earpiece
and handheld.

3. ILI Translator
In 2017, one offline portable translator called ILI stuns people and became
a smash hit. But, looking into its function, it’s just a simple gadget that
could one-way translate into the other language. It catches people’s need
to communicate when traveling overseas meanwhile they may face
expensive overseas data roaming charges or fiddling with foreign SIMs.
advantages & disadvantages

4. advantages:
 offline
 portable
 easy to use by pushing one button, more conversation-like.
disadvantages:
 can’t be used if the surroundings are noisy. Here’s a test video on
youtube.
 Mainly travel phrases，ili is travel-focused dining, shopping, finding
transportation, and much more.
 only supports one-way conversation. You can get your words
understood but you can understand what others say. It’s not
communication.
 One device for only two languages, the cost would be high if
traveling to many countries.
 Offline no machine learning, the translation accuracy won’t change
as the times of using increase. The stock of words can’t keep updated.
Pilot Translating Earpiece
Pilot got 20,000 backers in the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. How it
works: one puts on a piece of Pilot and speak, the voice translation would

5. instantly come out of the other earpiece. Pilot uses Bluetooth technique to
connect earpiece with phone translation app. This is really convenient and
attractive. Friends of different languages could just sit down and talk as if in
one language.
advantages & disadvantages
advantages:
 conversation with privacy. the conversation is just heard by the users
so it could keep privacy
 works well even in noisy environment. It’s said that the Pilot
earpiece filters out ambient noise from the speech of someone
talking.
disadvantages:

6.  skin-sensitive. It can’t be used by many people or even the strangers
because people are skin-sensitive. This is extremely inconvenient if
you want to ask strangers questions during travelers.
 The conversation can’t be shared in a gathering. If there are one
group of people speaking one language and the other group speaking
the other language, only the ones who wear the earpiece could
communicate. It loses function for as most people love parties and
other group activity. Communication barrier would stop people from
engaging. And the cost for all to wear earpiece are far more
expensive.
Haiyu Voice Translator
It’s a handheld smartphone gadget that could realize instant voice
translation and language switch by just pushing buttons.

7. advantages & disadvantages
advantages:
 very convenient to use. Without bothering friends or passers-by, you
just need to push the button to get your speech translated and push
the other to get your partner’s speech translated.
 with online app adopting the latest Neural Machine Translation. The
company even test its voice recognition and translation accuracy with
Google Translate and Microsoft Translate here.
 machine learning. the translation accuracy would be improved as
the times of using increase because Haiyu translator would adapt to
the speaker’s accent and way of talking.

8.  high recognition of voice even in noisy surroundings. here’s a
test video filmed where nearby people are building houses.
 multi-functional. It can be a music speaker, free call control,
note-taking and etc.
 good at long sentence translation
disadvantage:
 can’t work without the Internet. The company wants to update the
latest words and idiom translation. And if you search Google you
could find voice recognition & translation works poorly for Google
Translate offline.
Ili, Pilot and Haiyu differencessummary
My translationapp could do that, why wearables?
I guess many people would ask that. Honestly, now our smartphones are
strong and powerful enough to realize many functions that wearable
devices are capable of. However, if we look into markets, wearables are
flourishing like never before. When Google Home comes out, people are
getting crazy about it. Take ILI as an example, it has sold out of stock in very
short time.

9. Wearable translators would make it much easier, more natural and
convenient when communicating with foreign people. it’s just like you can
see time on your phone but you still would want a watch, your phone can
play music but you still need an earpiece. People are pursuing a much
higher quality of living and convenience surely is a big deciding factor. As
investigated, there are 21 million more international tourists in the first
half of 2015. The amount of oversea travels is increasing and so do their
need for a better communication experience. In a word, the wearable
translators would get hot in the near future.