Blog: Next New

The next new media I would like to see is a technology, sort of like headphones, that allow users to hear any language as their own language. Basically, if someone is speaking to me in Spanish, I would hear them in English as long as I'm wearing the headphones. I want to do a lot of traveling after college, so a device like this would be a great form of new media. This is a technology that would allow me to communicate with anyone, anywhere.

Another thing I would like to see is a brand new Apple watch that literally does it all. I'd like to see the Apple watch have capabilities that no one would ever imagine. How great would it be if our Apple watch could track our calorie intake without us entering it in on our phone? Or how convenient would it be if it tracked weight without having to ever step on a scale? I think the Apple watch is very advanced in the market of fitness tracking, but in the future I hope to see it hold these capabilities that don't currently exist.

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  1. UnknownNovember 27, 2017 at 6:56 AM

    I agree the headphones would be a really helpful invention, and a good way to learn new languages.

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  2. UnknownNovember 28, 2017 at 5:28 PM

    Hi Val,

    That's a really good idea! Would these headphones come with a mic for the other person to speak into to pick up their voice and cancel out other background noises?

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  3. Rahim RogatiaDecember 11, 2017 at 8:12 PM

    I like both your ideas, it would be really cool to have live translator headphones. It would be really beneficial for tourist who do not speak the same language. With so many languages and accents this gadget will keep everyone on the same page. For the apple watch i have not used any model of it but it looks really nice and if it did all that automatically it would be such a time saver.

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  4. UnknownDecember 12, 2017 at 8:56 PM

    Hey Val,
    I think this is a really great idea. Additionally, it would be really great if the audio was recorded in case you wanted to listen back to the conversation in the original language and see the translation. Either way, the idea of just putting an ear piece in and being able to understand anyone in the world would be really cool. I'm just wondering how you would communicate if the other individual does not have the headphones?

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