BEIJING, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sogou Inc. (NYSE:
SOGO) ("Sogou" or "the Company"), an innovator in search and a
leader in China's internet industry, today announced that
its AI-powered, portable translation device, dubbed the Sogou Smart
Recording Translator, is now available for purchase. The Sogou
Smart Recording Translator logged over 110,000 in pre-orders
between May 8-15, with shipments to
customers starting today.
The Sogou Smart Recording Translator supports the recording,
transcription, translation and interpretation of both real-time and
recorded conversations. The device enables users to record
information in classes, meetings, and other similar occasions, and
simultaneously translates spoken content into the target language
via Sogou's translation software. The Sogou Smart Recording
Translator is the second product in Sogou's family of translation
hardware devices, and follows the successful launch of the Sogou
Travel Translator in March.
Xiaochuan Wang, Chief Executive
Officer of Sogou, said, "We are excited to launch the Sogou Smart
Recording Translator that offers higher-quality voice recordings
compared with traditional models thanks to a dual microphone array
that suppresses background noise and improves voice recognition,
even at 6 meters from the speaker. The Sogou Smart Recording
Translator is another example of how AI is enabling us to transform
hardware devices into service-oriented products. Designed to
overcome a wide range of challenges that students, journalists and
business people face every day, the Smart Recording Translator can
automatically transcribe conversations that users can easily edit
and share at one click of a button as well as serve as a personal
interpreter and translator for everyone."
Mr. Wang added, "It is part of the next generation of portable
translation devices and we are pleased to see strong early demand
for this product. We will continue to focus on developing and
leveraging our language-centric AI capabilities to bring more
consumer-friendly and practical applications to consumers."
The Sogou Smart Recording Translator offers a range of
functions, including:
- Bluetooth connection to smart phones with 10-meter remote
control function;
- Real-time interpretation between Chinese and English at a rate
of 400 words per minute;
- Translates dialogue to and from 18 different languages,
including Chinese, English, German, Arabic and Russian;
- Recordings automatically uploaded to smart phone for easy
management, playback and sharing of recordings;
- Transcription of Chinese recordings at a rate of 400 words per
minute;
- Capacity to save up to 40 hours of voice recordings and support
4 hours of recording without recharging;
- Built-in dual microphone array effectively filters out and
suppresses background noise, while improving voice
recognition;
- Voice recognition accuracy rate of 97%;
- Highly portable, ergonomically designed, lightweight device
weighs 30 grams and measures 12cm in length.
Sogou's leadership in natural language processing and machine
translation has been widely recognized on the global stage. Sogou's
machine translation technology debuted at the World Internet
Conference in 2016 – the first time that simultaneous machine
translation technology had been used in a commercial event. Sogou
was ranked first in the highly regarded 2017 WMT Chinese-to-English
machine translation competition and similarly received first place
in the 2016-2017 13th NTCIR Chinese short text conversation
competition that evaluates the ability of a machine to generate
human-like responses to text queries. Sogou's industry-leading
machine translation technology has been effectively integrated into
its search, Chinese input method and browser services, as well as
its translation hardware devices.
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Statements that are not historical facts, including statements
about Sogou's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking
statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates,
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on them. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statement. Information regarding
risks affecting Sogou's business and prospects is included in
Sogou's Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration Number
333-220928) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on November 6, 2017.
About Sogou
Sogou Inc. (NYSE: SOGO) is an innovator in search and a leader
in China's internet industry. With a mission to make it
easy to communicate and get information, Sogou has grown to become
the second largest search engine by mobile queries and the fourth
largest internet company by MAU in China. Sogou has a wide
range of innovative products and services, including the Sogou
Input Method, which is the largest Chinese language input software
for both mobile and PC. Sogou is also at the forefront of AI
development and has made significant breakthroughs in voice and
image technologies, machine translation, and Q&A, which have
been successfully integrated into our products and services.
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