{"id":57,"date":"2018-10-30T11:19:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.vasco-electronics.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:31:46","slug":"looking-for-a-translator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vasco-translator.com\/articles\/vasco\/looking-for-a-translator\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a translator"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been recently looking for a good, electronic translator<\/a> to buy. Why? Well\u2026 I\u2019ve been learning some foreign languages, but the results are mediocre. And I need to because I travel a lot. <\/span>Both for fun and for business. Even though most of my business partners speak English, we do have situations in which we simply cannot get across. If you\u2019ve ever tried to speak to a Chinese – you\u2019ll know what I mean.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FAQ:<\/h3>\n

How does the Vasco translator work?<\/h4>\n
The Vasco translator can work by scanning huge amounts of translated texts in search for the best possible match.<\/div>\n

What are the benefits of using a voice translator<\/a>?<\/h4>\n
The benefits of using a voice translator<\/a> include being able to communicate in a foreign language and understanding the speech of a foreign language speaker.<\/div>\n

What are the limitations of voice translators<\/a>?<\/h4>\n
The limitations of voice translators<\/a> include the need for an Internet connection and the inability to translate offline.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

While on holidays, in most places I can ask for a coffee, order lunch or buy a souvenir speaking English. Still\u2026 it gets more difficult to ask a stranger for a way, to buy fresh food on a local market, not to mention any exchange of worldviews. Wouldn\u2019t be very interesting to get to know the story of an old Mongolian man\u2019s life? At least I love such stories and unfortunately miss them all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, I started my research on translation devices<\/strong>. In my youth, I\u2019ve seen electronic dictionaries but what I found out now – this is pure science-fiction.\u00a0<\/span>I came across a bunch of the so called voice translators<\/a>. You will quickly find them on Amazon and you\u2019ll get lost as quickly as you found them. Why? Because there are so many! You wouldn\u2019t believe!\u00a0<\/span>That\u2019s why I started digging. I always need to know more and I always need to do my research because this is who I am. And I would like to share the results of my research today.<\/span><\/p>\n

First of all, the old electronic translators you probably remember had some databases of words uploaded and used them to translate single words or even sentences on a basis of simple algorithms. Results were bad\u2026 mildly saying.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nowadays, translation engines seem to work a different way. They scan huge amounts of translated texts in search for the best possible match. Stop here. Do you know how huge these amounts are? So huge, that it is not yet possible to put it on a mobile device. That\u2019s why I need to disappoint you. If you\u2019re looking for something that will translate offline and the translation will be accurate – you won\u2019t find it. I guess that somebody will do it quicker than we think but at the moment – nada!<\/span><\/p>\n

All of the translators available on Amazon, Ebay, webshops etc. need the Internet. Why? Because the Internet allows them to access the data aforementioned. As a result, translations are so great and they get better.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Second of all, I took into consideration HOW those devices connect to the Internet. And you know what? Most of them could be thrown away immediately. They need WiFi. Do you know how hard it is to get WiFi in the middle of Albanian nowhere? Sometimes it\u2019s even difficult to get one in Downtown Manhattan! I had to reject most of the findings from the first page of Amazon.\u00a0<\/span>Then, I left with a few that can use a SIM<\/strong> card and just one that had this SIM card included! Fortunately, someone intelligent added a card that can be used everywhere and at the lowest possible costs.\u00a0<\/span>But I didn\u2019t finish my research with this one. I ordered a couple of Amazon stuff to get familiar with the range of translators. My findings astonished me. A device called by its seller \u201cinstant offline translator\u201d appeared to be an online one and translating in just one direction! What a stupid thing. You can say something to a Japanese but you\u2019ll never understand the answer!\u00a0<\/span>The rest of them were not as bad as this one, but translation was mediocre\u2026 sometimes even awful. How do I know? I told you at the beginning that I\u2019ve been learning foreign languages all my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speak More Languages Now<\/a><\/p>\n

I returned all of them and I started to look at those \u201cin progress\u201d. Kickstarter and Indiegogo are full of this stuff. Give me money and you\u2019ll understand your French girlfriend! Pay me and I\u2019ll give you an earphone translator<\/a>! Yeah\u2026 sure\u2026 can you also give me a spaceship and send me to Mars? <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll clarify this for you. THEY DO NOT EXISTS! THE DO NOT WORK THE WAY YOU THINK! I dare to say most of them are FRAUD! Never donate them or you\u2019ll regret it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, finally, I ordered the one I mentioned with the SIM card. It\u2019s called a Vasco translator.<\/strong> It works. It\u2019s not as good as I could imagine it might be (I always expect too much I guess) but it works. The SIM card allows me to use it everywhere.<\/strong> It works fast and in most cases it\u2019s very accurate, especially when translating to English or from English to French, German, Italian.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Recently I used it in Poland. Have you ever heard a Pole speaking? If not, you should. I guess this is the most difficult language to understand. I wouldn\u2019t even dare learning it. And you know what? My voice translator<\/a> did it for me. I could freely have a conversation with a Pole. It was really nice.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was so nice that I don\u2019t regret those couple of dollars I spent more on Vasco than I could\u2019ve spent for other stuff. I know it because I tested it. If you don\u2019t believe me – you should try it yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Josh Haley<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a nutshell:<\/h3>\n

The author has been researching electronic translators in order to find a good one to buy, as they travel a lot for both fun and business. They found that most of the translators available need the Internet in order to work, and connecting to the Internet can be difficult in some places. They also found that many of the translators available only work in one direction. The author finally found a translator called Vasco that they were happy with.<\/p>\n

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