The app that lets deaf people 'hear' phone calls

The Pedius app was created to help deaf people speak to friends, family and businesses on the phone using voice recognition and real-time speech translation.
Pedius (pictured)  uses voice recognition and speech translation to make calls more natural. When a call is made using the app the user types a message on the screen. This is translated to speech in real time, so the recipient can 'hear' them. The recipient's spoken response is then immediately translated into textScroll down for video 
Pedius (pictured) uses voice recognition and speech translation to make calls more natural. When a call is made using the app the user types a message on the screen. This is translated to speech in real time, so the recipient can 'hear' them. The recipient's spoken response is then immediately translated into text

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