Microsoft’s annual developer conference, //build/, was held March 30th to April 1st in San Francisco. During the conference, we unveiled a new version of Microsoft Translator API that adds real-time speech translation capabilities to the existing text translation API.

Powered by Microsoft’s state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technologies, speech translation has been available on Skype for over a year, and in the Microsoft Translator apps for iOS and Android since late 2015. Now, businesses will be able to add speech translation capabilities, including speech to speech and speech to text, to their applications or services to offer more natural and effective user experiences to their customers and staff.

In case you weren’t able to attend the conference in person, we wanted to give you a chance to view some of the presentations that you may have missed and give you a sneak peek into how the new API works. In the videos, you can also view some of the great demonstrations from our partner companies, Tele2 and ProDeaf, that tested the API and integrated into their own apps.

To get started with the new Microsoft Translator Speech API, just sign up for a free 10-hour trial https://azure.microsoft.com/services/cognitive-services/translator-speech-api/

Microsoft Translator Technical References:

• Microsoft Translator API Documentation
• Microsoft Translator on GitHub
• Feedback and Support Forum