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Mymanu Clik+ offers real-time translation in 37 languages

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Mymanu's Clik+ headphones come with a big promise: live translation between 37 languages. We saw something similar recently from Google and Bragi , but both of those are operating as a middleman, serving up the audio with an app doing the heavy lifting. Let's be clear, Mymanu also uses an app for translation, but the Click is designed to bring us one step closer to the app-free translation device we really want. Prototypes of the Clik have been around for a while, but here at CES we were able to finally test it for ourselves. After a successful Indiegogo campaign last fall, the headset is poised to go into production, with an expected delivery date of March this year. When we asked how the translation worked, we were told that it's a combination of the app, the cloud, and when Clik is involved (the app is available on its own), there is a processor inside that improves the experience. We tested the service with one of our Chinese speaking editors, and she claims the t...