UT-103 talks in four tongues
From: Government Computer News - January 21, 2002 - page 38
By: John Breeden II

Speech recognition has reached the point where a universal translator is
feasible. 

The device from Ectaco Inc. of Long Island City, N.Y., recognizes and
translates common phrases in four languages, English, French, German, and
Spanish. 

The 2-inch-wide, 4-inch-high device works much like a digital microrecorder.
First, you set the translation you want - say, English into Spanish. Then you
push a button and speak an English phrase. The UT-103 will alert you if it
cannot understand what you are saying.  

Once recognition s complete, the UT-103 translates and checks with a context
engine to find any odd quirks of meaning. Then it speaks the phrase in the
target language using a digitized voice that sounds fairly natural, with just
a hint of robotic flatness. Simple phrases take about four seconds or less to
translate.  

The UT-103 has a 32-bit, 75-MHz CPU, 16M of RAM and 64M of ROM. Its two
standard AA batteries are supposed to last up to 36 hours. 

http://www.gcn.com/21_2/reviews/17793-1.html
http://www.ectaco.com/ut/about.php3?refid=511