Microsoft’s ‘Star Trek’ Skype translator turns English into Spanish

Skype attempts to emulate the Universal Translator or Babel Fish, translating conversations between English and Spanish in real timeMicrosoft has released its first preview of Skype Translator, which allows real-time conversations between spoken English and Spanish and will be extended to more languages.The service was first demonstrated in May, aping Star Trek’s universal translator or the Babel Fish from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, translating a conversation between German and En