I believe something similar was developed at CMU under the name ABBY. I wonder if they are the same; nevertheless, the CMU tech was impressive - real-time trans

I believe something similar was developed at CMU under the name ABBY. I wonder if they are the same; nevertheless, the CMU tech was impressive - real-time translation with voice characteristic preservation. We wanted to use it to develop a plugin for Skype for international business, but it didn't pan out. A missed opportunity in my opinion. However, now that Microsoft owns Skype, maybe we can expect an announcement soon.