SEATTLE, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheetah Mobile Inc.
(NYSE: CMCM) ("Cheetah Mobile" or the "Company"), a leading mobile
internet company with global market coverage, today announced the
upcoming release of the international version of CM Translator, a
top-selling handheld AI translation device in China. Set to release later this month, CM
Translator features an easy-to-use "One
Click · One
World" one-button design, ultra-long battery life with 180
days of standby time and 24 hours of continuous use per charge, and
support for six languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, and Thai.[1]
"CM Translator has been a huge hit in China, so we're thrilled to bring this handy
device to international customers, starting with the U.S.," said
Solomon Lee, VP of AIoT at Cheetah
Mobile. "CM Translator's one-click to translate feature makes it a
must-have accessory for overseas travelers and multi-lingual
families."
Cheetah Mobile announced the upcoming launch at the Microsoft
Build developer conference in Seattle,
WA. CM Translator is powered by AI technology from Microsoft
Azure Cognitive Services, including machine translation and neural
TTS capabilities, as well as Automatic Speech Recognition from
Beijing OrionStar. Beijing OrionStar is an AI company in which
Cheetah Mobile holds about 40% of equity.
"Azure Cognitive Services is proud to work with partners like
Cheetah Mobile to bring our industry-leading translation and speech
services to customers around the world. CM Translator is an example
of how Azure Cognitive Services opens up new ways of easily
communicating across language and culture," said Xuedong Huang, Technical Fellow, Cloud + AI,
Microsoft.
Attendees of Microsoft Build 2019 can visit the Azure Cognitive
Services booth for a hands-on demo of the international version of
CM Translator. Microsoft has highlighted
CM Translator as a customer success story in
an online case
study.
The international edition of CM Translator will retail for
$129.99 when it launches later this
month. Interested customers can visit www.cmtranslator.com to learn
more about CM Translator and sign up to get notified when the
device goes on sale. CM Translator is available for in-store
previews at the following B8ta stores: Hudson Yards - New York, Macy's 34th Street - New York,
Hayes Valley - San Francisco,
Santa Monica Place - Los Angeles, The Shops at North Bridge -
Chicago, Santana Row - San
Jose, The Galleria - Houston, and University Village - Seattle.
[1] CM Translator requires a
Bluetooth-enabled mobile device and internet connection.
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About Cheetah Mobile
Cheetah Mobile is a leading mobile Internet company with global
market coverage. It has attracted hundreds of millions of monthly
active users through its mobile utility products such as Clean
Master and Cheetah Keyboard, casual games such as Piano Tiles 2,
Bricks n Balls, and live streaming product Live.me. The Company
provides its advertising customers, which include direct
advertisers and mobile advertising networks through which
advertisers place their advertisements, with direct access to
global promotional channels. The Company also provides value-added
services to its mobile application users through the sale of in-app
virtual items on selected mobile products and games. Cheetah Mobile
is committed to leveraging its cutting-edge artificial intelligence
technologies to power its products and make the world smarter. It
has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since May 2014.
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