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Voice translation, deeply.

Engineering and product writing from the team building real-time translated phone calls.

·6 min read

Calling family abroad? Talk to anyone in any language, on any phone

No app on grandma’s side. No "what time is it for you?" tutorials. Just a phone call where each person speaks their own language.

·7 min read

How to make a translated business call from any phone

Interpreters cost $1.50–$3.50/min and need to be booked. Owaa is a fraction of that, on-demand from any phone. The trade-offs explained.

·8 min read

The hidden cost of language barriers in customer support — and how AI phone translation fixes it

Hiring native speakers per language doesn’t scale. Real-time phone translation lets the same agent serve 110 languages with one phone line.

·5 min read

Owaa Translate Mode: real-time speech translation for in-person conversations

Beyond phone calls — Owaa Translate Mode handles in-person conversations. Two devices, one shared room. Listen + Talk modes, low latency.

·7 min read

Outbound AI phone agents: when AI dials a business on your behalf

You give the agent a task. It dials a business in their language. It collects exactly what you asked, then ends the call. No more language tax on basic logistics.

·7 min read

Why real-time voice translation on a phone call is so hard

Why a phone call between two languages is harder than it sounds — and what "real-time" actually means in production.

·6 min read

When to use translated phone calls — and when not to

Translated calls are great for many things. Not for everything. A practical decision guide.

·8 min read

Voice-preserving translation: capability, consent, and the ethics of cloning

Voice matching vs voice cloning vs biometric capture — and why consent design matters more than the model.

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