Sala launches AI ‘Travel Buddy’

Many comprehensive paper-based dictionaries are too bulky and a hassle to carry around. That is the reason why students and travellers opt to leave them at home. People face many difficulties due to the language barrier when traveling overseas or when it comes to learning a foreign language.

According to a survey, many travellers look forward to an exhilarating experience of seamless travel across the globe, but entertain reservations on pushing ahead with the idea due to poor language abilities. However, prospective travellers no longer need to have second thoughts on seeing the world with confidence, thanks to the latest invention with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.

Sala Enterprises has evolved the answer to the problem in keeping with their tagline “we make technology affordable”, by introducing ‘Travel Buddy,’ a device that is convenient to use and easy to carry. No more worries. With this modern device, you can now easily converse with anyone in any language with just the click of a button for over 50 languages.

‘Travel Buddy’ help  travellers to not only translate foreign languages, but also to translate wordings on images so they are able to read them, be they sign boards, destination boards and many more. A few features of the translator are given below:

Language Translator support over 50 language translations. It has two options. 1. On Line 2. Off Line. Translate the spoken voice and read it out loud, Click on the screen to replay the audio, face-to-face universal translation and call translation, more accurate than mobile APP, Accuracy rate of both for words and sentences is 98%.

Wi-fi Hotspot and Offline Instant Translate Devices: Connect to WIFI or hotspot, no SIM card, no need to download APP, you can start real-time translation immediately, Offline multi language translation function, support offline English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian two-way translation without network.

Instant Voice Text Photo Recording Translation: Say what you want to translate, the content is displayed on a 2.4-inch screen and read aloud, optimised for OCR (Character Recognition) recognition of handwritten text, photo translation, files, menus, no need for handwriting input, saving time. The camera input can be used for word or sentence translation. The foreign words or sentence can be translated without any other input.

Portable Worldwide electronic pocket translator: Super mini design, easy to use, 2.4 inch colour touchscreen, large capacity battery support standby time over three days, easy to portable, Widely used in travelling, shopping, meeting, entertainment, friends-making, learning foreign languages and other scenes for foreign signs/road signs, restaurant menus, product labels, immigration cards etc. Best Method: ‘Travel Buddy’ handheld voice language translator will come with a 12-month warranty and fast and easy-to-reach translations will be provided for initial Home, Education and Hotel usage.

Language Translation – Online/Offline language translation is available in over 50 Languages with the click on a button. Offline Translation – as an example, common languages like English, Chinese, Italian, German, French can be translated without having to connect to the internet. Online Translation – Languages that cannot be Stored on Offline mode can be translated using online mode, languages such as Sinhala, Tamil, Hindi, Korean, Arabic, etc. Image Translation – Wordings on Images can be easily translated to identify road signs, etc. Touch screen – You can use the buttons or else you can touch the screen to move the process. Battery capacity – Large capacity battery and you can charge it by using phone adapter. (5v) Network – Device is enabled to work on Wi-fi or a SIM card to connect to the network.

With a high standby time for three days, it can be used continuously for five hours so that users do not face the hassle of charging the device all the time. Acting as a great travel companion, the ‘Travel Buddy’ can now make travelling so much fun and exciting.

Established in 1992, Sala Enterprises is one of the well-known leading companies in Sri Lanka’s information and communications industry. As a pioneer, Sala Enterprises introduced a range of latest, high quality, innovative global technological products at affordable prices to Sri Lankan customers. The Company offer its services to large scale government and private sector institutions as well as retail customers. Sala Enterprises pioneered the introduction of the computer keyboard in three languages, electronic dictionary in three languages, GPS navigation technology and many other innovations including smart home solutions (IOT).

Under the leadership of its Managing Director Chinthaka Wijewickrama, Sala has provided 28 years of customer satisfaction by offering a range of superior quality products backed by a dependable after-sales service and trained and experienced staff.

During the festive season Language Buddy would be an ideal gift to your loved ones. More information is available on the Language Buddy on www.sala.lk.