Software:Jibbigo
Jibbigo was a mobile offline language translation application that was developed by Mobile Technologies, LLC and Dr. Alex Waibel, a professor at Carnegie Mellon.[1] Jibbigo is an offline voice translator and does not need phone or data connectivity to function.[2] Spanish-English Jibbigo was released in September, 2009 as the first offline Speech Translation application.[3] The company has since expanded its offerings to include ten language pairs sold on both Apple's App Store and Google Play.
In Jibbigo, the user holds down a record button and says a phrase. The phrase then appears as text in both languages and is spoken aloud in the target language. The app also includes an add name function, a background dictionary, and other features. On iOS, it is compatible with VoiceOver for vision impaired users.
Jibbigo was featured on an episode of "Popular Science - Future Of" by the Science Channel in early 2010[4] and the PBS Nova episode "The Smartest Machine on Earth"[5] in 2011. In August 2013, it was announced that Facebook was acquiring the company.[6]
References
- ↑ "Software developers steering creative energy toward burgeoning app market". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 4, 2010. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10094/1047474-51.stm#ixzz1E2twrE3g. Retrieved 2011-02-15. "Some, such as the speech-to-speech Jibbigo app created by Carnegie Mellon University professor Alex Waibel, retail for around $25."
- ↑ Walsh, Larry. "Enterprise Mobile Blog". Blog.iphoneguide.com. http://blog.iphoneguide.com/2009/11/no-hable-espanol-no-problem-wi.html. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "jibbigo". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/jibbigo#p/a/u/1/uPsy1yuuLZQ. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ↑ "NOVA | Smartest Machine on Earth". Pbs.org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/smartest-machine-on-earth.html. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ↑ Spencer, Malia (August 13, 2013). "Facebook acquires Pittsburgh tech firm". Pittsburgh Business Times. http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/2013/08/facebook-acquires-pittsburgh-tech-firm.html. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
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