Technology events where new products are advertised are often loaded with self-loathing and marketing, strategically planned to replace an old product with a new one, without the new one actually showing any improvement or some relevant function, but sufficiently well presented to make consumers seek to acquire the new gadget - not because they really need it, but because it gives them status and so on.
In this rare case, Google has announced a product that seems to be really relevant and has generated some excitement - although not without exaggeration, as in the case of Engadget site, which dares to say that the Google Pixel Buds change global communication forever .
Google has unveiled its Pixel Buds headphones that will compete with Apple's Air Buds, with the important additional feature that they can translate about 40 languages
in real time, perhaps less than 1 second late with a good connection. The headphones are wireless, work linked to the new Google phone, Pixel 2, and also have an interface to activate Google Asisstant, the virtual assistant that answers your questions and questions by accessing the seas of Google data in real time as well.
In other words, this device is ideal to be presented at a meeting with people from other countries and to appear more intelligent than one is - regardless of whether this is good or bad, it is undoubtedly an advantage for global relations.
The Pixel Buds translator works by alerting you with a "I want to learn Japanese" style voice command and immediately translates everything you say into your language into Japanese (or any of its 40 languages). Or, in a conversation, it captures the audio and repeats it in your language in real time.
Undoubtedly, this is very useful for people who travel a lot or do international business. Until recently this technology would have been simply annoying, but the translation advances of Google Translate have reached a point where, without being perfect, they are already quite relevant to have a good understanding. And, considering, everything that Google is investing in machine learning, this should continue to improve.
