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Sogou, an innovator in search and a leader in China's Internet industry, today announced that its AI-powered, portable translation device, the Sogou Travel Translator, sold out on March 19, 2018, the first day of the product's official launch. Exclusively available through JD.com, all available units of the Sogou Travel Translator have been sold with total sales exceeding RMB 10 million (approximately USD 1.6 million). On March 22, 2018, JD.com began a second round of pre-orders for the Sogou Travel Translator. The Sogou Travel Translator has a wide range of features that are designed to cater to the needs of China's rapidly growing tourism market. These include: * Offline translation mode allows users to translate real-time dialogue and text-embedded in images without being connected to the Internet; * Powerful Optical Character Recognition technology enables translation of image- embedded text so users can read street signs and menus; * Translates dialogue to and from 18 different languages, including Chinese, English, German, Arabic and Russian; * Built-in dual microphone array effectively filters out and suppresses background noise, while improving voice recognition; * Highly portable, lightweight device with 3.1-inch high-resolution touch screen; * Long-lasting battery life that can power the translation device for up to 7 days without recharging; * Voice recognition accuracy rate of over 97%. Sogou's AI-powered translation technology was developed through analysis of a significant volume of natural language interactions on Sogou's core platforms. With a Big Data advantage afforded by up to 300 million voice requests and more than 2 million Optical Character Recognition requests every day in Sogou Search and Sogou Input Method, Sogou has developed an unrivalled understanding of the Chinese language that has accelerated the development of its AI capabilities. Read Original Article |
