Have you ever wondered why almost every species in Star Trek can understand each other? Here's the fictional technology that ...

Calling all Star Trek fans out there: The iPhone 3Gs has a universal translator — Jibbigo. Speak into your iPhone in any of the five supported languages, and the iPhone speaks the translation back.

Apple introduced the new AirPods Pro 3 on Tuesday, which have a live translation feature that converts French, German, Portuguese, or Spanish to English in real-time. The AirPods join other devices ...

A technology straight out of science fiction is coming to your video calls, provided you're willing to pay for it. Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops ...

The first iterations of something akin to the universal translators used on Star Trek may soon be arriving via your smartphone. A merger of two companies on Tuesday, Dial Directions in San Francisco ...

Microsoft Research has shown off software that translates your spoken words into another language while preserving the accent, timbre, and intonation of your actual ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the most convenient pieces of technology in the "Star Trek" universe, from a writer's perspective, is the universal translator.