VOICE

VOICE (Visual/Oral Interpreting ComputEr) is a translation device designed to improve communication between hearing persons and the deaf.

VOICE uses microscopic nanite sensors implanted in various parts of the user's body, such as the fingertips, palms, cheeks, forehead, and eyebrows, in order to record physical gestures and movements. These sensors relay data to a device worn on the wrist, which uses the sensor signals to determine a sign being made, and translates the sign into a spoken language.

The wrist device also contains a universal translator, which translates spoken language into text or a sign-language animation on a small screen on the device, making the device a two-way translator.

The device can also be used with a special pair of glasses which display on the lenses the translation of speech for the wearer to read. This allows the wearer to understand what is being said without requiring s/he stare down at his/her wrist. The text or sign animation is semi-transparent, allowing the wearer to still see what is happening around him/her. The glasses are most practical when the deaf person is speaking with many people or holding a conversation, while the wrist display is more useful when the person only has intermittent conversation, say, during work.