Vasco's New AI Redefines Global Communication at CES 2026

WILMINGTON, Del. – December 29, 2025 – As the tech world prepares to descend on Las Vegas for CES 2026, Vasco Electronics is poised to capture the spotlight with a suite of AI-powered solutions designed to dissolve language barriers. The company will showcase its latest software innovations, Vasco Audience and an AI Assistant, built to complement its flagship Vasco Translator Q1 device, signaling a significant leap toward a future of truly seamless, nuanced, and context-aware multilingual communication.

Building on its nearly two decades of experience, the global leader in translation technology is moving beyond simple word-for-word conversion. Its new offerings aim to create a comprehensive ecosystem that addresses complex communication challenges in business, travel, and large-scale events. “At CES, we’ll showcase the latest advancements in AI-powered translation, designed to help individuals and organizations break down language barriers,” said Maciej Góralski, founder and CEO of Vasco Electronics. His vision extends beyond mere utility, aiming to “foster greater cultural understanding and collaboration across borders.”

The End of the Language Lag: Real-Time for the Masses

The most ambitious of Vasco’s new offerings is Vasco Audience, a software solution that tackles the logistical and financial hurdles of multilingual conferences. The system enables automated simultaneous translation during live presentations, broadcasting the speaker’s message in over 50 languages directly to audience members’ smartphones in real-time. This approach democratizes access to interpretation services that have traditionally required expensive equipment and teams of human interpreters.

At the core of Vasco Audience is a technology called “semantic segmentation.” Instead of a continuous, potentially overwhelming stream of translated text, the software intelligently breaks down the speaker’s sentences into distinct, logical blocks. This process, which edits captured speech in real-time, is designed to make the translation easier to read, hear, and comprehend, crucially preserving the speaker's original meaning and flow. The challenge for any real-time translation is balancing accuracy, low latency, and naturalness—a trifecta that competitors like Timekettle have pursued with translator earbuds boasting up to 95% accuracy and minimal delay. Vasco's software-based approach, leveraging the processing power of individual smartphones, aims to deliver this seamless experience on a massive scale.

More Than Words: AI Delivers Context and Vocal Nuance

Moving from group settings to individual interactions, Vasco is also integrating a new AI Assistant into its Translator Q1. This feature extends the device's Voice and Photo translation capabilities by adding a layer of intelligent context. After receiving a translation from a conversation or a photographed sign, a user can tap the AI Assistant to receive deeper, location-aware information. This could range from navigation tips and the history of a landmark to explanations of local idioms, effectively turning the translator into a pocket-sized cultural guide.

The drive for more human-centric communication is most evident in Vasco My Voice, a feature of the Translator Q1 first announced at CES 2025. This technology leverages AI to create a digital clone of a user’s voice, replicating their unique tone and cadence across different languages. The goal is to preserve the emotional nuance and authenticity often lost in monotonous, robotic translations, making cross-lingual conversations feel more personal and genuine. “Our solutions are built to not only enhance communication but also foster greater cultural understanding,” Góralski noted, and features like Vasco My Voice are central to that mission.

However, the rise of sophisticated voice replication technology carries significant ethical implications. The same AI that can preserve a speaker’s vocal identity can also be misused for creating convincing deepfakes, raising concerns about consent, identity theft, and misinformation. Acknowledging these risks, Vasco Electronics emphasizes its commitment to data privacy, stating in its policies that it employs cryptographic techniques and collects only minimal necessary data. For a technology as personal as voice, ensuring user consent is explicit and data is secure will be paramount to building and maintaining public trust.

Carving a Niche in a Competitive Translation Market

Vasco Electronics is launching these innovations into a fiercely competitive market. Software giants like Google, armed with advanced models like Gemini, offer powerful, free translation apps integrated across their ecosystems. Meanwhile, specialized hardware companies such as Pocketalk and Timekettle have carved out significant shares with dedicated handheld devices and highly-regarded AI interpreter earbuds. Timekettle's X1 Interpreter Hub, for instance, offers a sophisticated system for multi-person, bidirectional translation.

Vasco’s strategy appears to be a hybrid approach, creating an integrated ecosystem that combines the strengths of dedicated hardware with the flexibility of advanced software. The Vasco Translator Q1, with its lifetime global internet access in nearly 200 countries, serves as the powerful core. New software like Vasco Audience and the AI Assistant function as specialized applications that expand its utility far beyond one-on-one conversations. Features like the Call Translator, which provides reliable translation for phone calls even in areas without Wi-Fi, directly address real-world pain points that a simple smartphone app might not solve. This focus on a complete, end-to-end solution for specific, high-value scenarios is how Vasco aims to differentiate itself.

“The innovations we’ll showcase at CES 2026 will empower individuals and businesses to communicate effortlessly across language barriers, reshaping global engagement and collaboration,” stated Tomasz Stomski, Chief Product Officer at Vasco Electronics. This focus on practical, real-world empowerment is key to the company’s vision. By providing tools that are not only technologically advanced but also intuitive and reliable, Vasco is making a compelling case for its place in the future of global interaction, from international boardrooms to the winding streets of a foreign city.