KEEP CALM and CARRY ON - Translated Machine Speech (Beta)

What a time to launch a beta! Right in the middle of a lock-down from a global pandemic. Even while we are all indoors grappling and making adjustments to the current situation, we need to live and work as normally as we can. Our team had a long chat about this and decided that we must press on, including innovation. 

The objective of this beta is rather simple - To convert a video into multiple languages using machine speech. 

Perhaps you have read my COVID-19 message a couple of weeks ago, here's the short version in Hindi (with machine speech). Or you can listen to the same message in 9 different languages HERE

The video is based on my original English version, but I have no idea how accurate it is since I don't understand Hindi. However, to improve accuracy, users can edit both the original and target language text before finalizing the audio. 

There is a story to this beta. The idea came from a client about a year ago. They needed to overcome the language barrier so to spread their message to different countries and communities. While subtitling helps, but it's just not the same as speech. We were too engaged with other work then to do anything about it, but it has always been on the back of my mind. So fast forward one year, the beta is born. 

Translated Machine Speech is available in 45 languages. Some languages are available in both male and female voices. 

We think this can solve some real world problems. It is particularly useful for global engagements, speeches, announcements, lessons, training, sermons, news, etc. But we are limited by what we know. Thus, we would love to work with some real world scenarios and shape this into something useful. 

If you can think of a scenario, please write to me! Or forward this to someone whom you think might be useful. Please note that my COVID-19 message applies. 

Stay indoors! Stay safe! Stay healthy! But most importantly, stay positive!

Yours sincerely,

Alex Chan
CEO, Babbobox

Our response to COVID-19. A message from Babbobox CEO Alex Chan

Dear all,

These are extra-ordinary times. Schools closed, businesses shut, events cancelled, classes cut, etc. because of COVID-19. Businesses globally are being affected... and I fear is many wouldn't survive this crisis.

I'm just going to put it out here. If you, or anyone you know, need a Video AI platform like Videospace (www.videospace.co) to keep your business going, write to us HERE.

We can't make it free, but we promise to make it as close to cost as possible. In particular, if you are an SMB, event organiser, in training/teaching, NGO, etc. MNCs need not apply because it’s the small businesses that are most at risk.

In times like this... I believe we need to help each other to ride this out. Business is an eco-system, no one wins by being the last one standing. I much rather we stand together till the end of this crisis.

I wish you good health, remain resilient, keep positive, and most important of all, stay safe. Let’s ride this one out!

Yours sincerely,

Alex Chan

Babbobox CEO

Announcement: Videospace and AIspace are now registered Trademarks

We are happy to announce that Videospace and Aispace are now officially registered trademark.

“A registered trademark provides protection for both ourselves and our customers, making it an important part of running a successful service” said Alex Chan, Babbobox CEO. “This shows our pride and commitment in making Videospace and AIspace robust and reliable services for our customers.”

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your support. We look forward to many more successful engagements in the future.

Videospace is the official Video AI platform for Singapore Fintech Festival 2019 (11 - 15 Nov 2019)

We are excited that Videospace is the official Video AI platform that will be powering Singapore Fintech Festival 2019 (11 - 15 Nov 2019), which is Asia-Pacific’s leading Fintech Industry event with an expected audience of 45,000.

The annual event itself is transforming digitally by providing a AI-infused video platform (SFFxSwitch GO) where subscribers can discover fresh concepts and ideas by viewing presentations with searchable and translatable subtitles of speakers from the best of the industry.

“We are excited that Videospace is handpicked as the official Video On-Demand platform for SFF 2019.” says Alex Chan, Babbobox CEO. “We understand the importance of this event for Singapore and around the region. Thus, we are thrilled that the audience will experience SFF in a transformational way.”

We believe this will transform conference as an industry:

• Who? Especially beneficial for those who can't attend.

• How? Physically or virtually attending.

• When? During and beyond the event dates.

• What? It is impossible to attend every talk during an event, this will allow one to.

• Why? It is just a natural extension of an event like SFF.

Videospace is enabling the journey of journey of digital transformation of the conference and events industry.

Note: Videospace runs on Microsoft Azure.

Videospace is powering the ITAP 2019 (Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC 22 - 24 Oct)

We are excited that Videospace is the Video AI platform that will be powering the Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC, a HANNOVER MESSE event which is Asia-Pacific’s leading trade event for Industry 4.0 with an expected audience of 18,000.

Not only is the event about Industrial Transformation, the event itself is transforming digitally by providing a AI-infused learning platform (ITAP Academy) where subscribers can discover fresh concepts and ideas by viewing presentations with searchable and translatable subtitles of speakers from the best of the industry.

We believe this will transform conference as an industry:

• Who? Especially beneficial for those who can't attend.

• How? Physically or virtually attending.

• When? During and beyond the event dates.

• What? It is impossible to attend every talk in an event, so why must we make the attend choose what?

• Why? It is just a natural extension of any event. We know there is a demand for knowledge.

AI is just enabling the supply... in the journey of necessary transformation.

P.S. In case you are wondering, it's running on Microsoft Azure.

Digitally Transforming GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums)

Some problems are so complex today that they can only be solved using AI. This certainly applies to what many consider to be the last frontier in Search technology - Audio Visual Media.

By using a combination of AIs (like speech and face recognition), Videospace unlocks hundreds and thousands of hours of knowledge within your media libraries by making them accessible and discoverable.

With the World's First Translated Video Search, we can further unleash the full potential of your media library by making them searchable in other languages! Extending its assessibility and discoverability!

Besides running Videospace on a world-class video platform (the same platform used by the 2012 and 2016 Olympics), we are using a combination of following advanced technologies:

• Speech Recognition (over 100 languages)

• Translation (over 60 languages)

• Face Recognition

• Video OCR (up to 26 languages)

• Natural Language Processing (over 20 languages)

• Video Search Engine - index and search video in time-series

• World’s First Translated Search Engine – searches over 6,000 different language pairs

To find out more,

ANNOUNCEMENT: Babbobox and Ricoh enter into a strategic partnership to drive Digital Transformation in Asia with Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Storage for every Enterprise

Singapore, 15 May 2019 - Babbobox announces the strategic partnership with Ricoh Asia Pacific for the official launch of AIspace (www.aispace.co, pronounced as “i”space) in Asia. This partnership is aimed at providing an innovative enterprise-grade Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) storage solution that enables digital transformation in the Asian workplace. 

Enterprises know the need for digital transformation. They also know the importance of A.I. in staying competitive and being future-ready. However, many enterprises perceive A.I. to be out of reach because they think it is either too costly or have little knowledge about its benefits to them. AIspace will be challenging that perception with its mission “to make A.I. accessible to all enterprises”. 

The Babbobox and Ricoh Asia Pacific partnership is aimed at making A.I. accessible and affordable to Asian enterprises by introducing A.I. to something every enterprise need - Storage. AIspace applies numerous A.I. like Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing to digital assets (documents, images, media) that already exist within enterprises; making them discoverable with the World's First Unified Search Engine. 

AIspace’s Document AI capability allows users to automatically identify the main points of a document without the need to read the document. Using techniques from class-leading Natural Language Processing (NLP) toolkits, AIspace automatically extracts information (about people, places, events, and much more) from text documents. Imagine the time saved for enterprises that handles large volumes of documents daily. 

The biggest storage challenge for images is that you cannot search them. Current platforms that allows image search requires users to tag all images manually. AIspace is changing that by applying A.I. to automate this process where it analyzes images and return results based on thousands of recognizable objects, living beings, scenery and actions. Along with our search engine, images are indexed with tags created and made searchable automatically.

"We are excited about this partnership with Ricoh Asia Pacific," according to Alex Chan, CEO of Babbobox. "We believe that our partnership enables Ricoh customers to further extend the usage of their Ricoh Multifunctional Printers (MFP), thus creating more value. We also believe AIspace is a game-changer in this enterprise space because we are making A.I. accessible and affordable to enterprises, and thus, allowing Ricoh’s customers to reap its benefits." 

With this partnership, AIspace will be exclusively available in nine Asian countries via Ricoh Asia Pacific channel networks. These 9 countries are Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

About Ricoh

Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. For more than 80 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems. 

Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ended March 2018, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,063 billion yen (approx. 19.4 billion USD).

For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com 

About Babbobox

Babbobox developed one of world's most advanced AI-infused Unified Search Engine where it combines numerous advanced technologies (Speech Recognition, Video OCR, Cognitive Services, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Search) into a single platform. In 2017, Babbobox launched VideoSpace - the next generation of Video AI Platform. Babbobox has evolved, transformed and has become a global leader in Video Search Engine technologies by creating Four World's First. Babbobox is using these breakthroughs into their data and video platforms to enable enterprises unleash the true value of their digital assets. 

For further information, please visit www.babbobox.com

To find out more about AIspace, please contact us.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Global Launch of AIspace – The Next Generation of A.I. Storage

Singapore, 19 April 2019: - Babbobox officially announces the global launch of AIspace (pronounced as "i"space) – The Next Generation of A.I. Storage in Singapore.

Enterprises know the need for digital transformation, they also know that Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) will play a big role in that transformation. However, many perceive A.I. to be out of reach because they think it is either too costly or they have little knowledge about its benefits to them. This is about to change.

AIspace’s Mission is “To make A.I. accessible to all enterprises”

In AIspace, we are infusing A.I. into the something all enterprises need - Storage. By applying A.I. to digital assets (documents, images, audio and video) that already exist within your organization. For the first time ever, enterprises will be able to index and search inside all your documents, images, audio and video in a single platform using the World's First Unified Search Engine. 

Beyond Search, you can now apply A.I. to documents and images for analysis. This will open up a whole world of future possibilities, especially in Big Data. 

AIspace is simply what enterprise storage should really be - Intelligent!

About Babbobox

AISpace is a service fully owned by Babbobox. Babbobox developed one of world's most advanced A.I. Video Search Engine where it combines numerous advanced technologies (Speech Recognition, Video OCR, Cognitive Services, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Search) into a single platform.

Babbobox started as a Cloud Document Management System focusing on helping enterprises to organize their digital assets. In 2017, Babbobox launched VideoSpace - the next generation of Video A.I. Platform. Babbobox has evolved and transformed to become a global leader in Video Search Engine technologies. We are using these breakthroughs in our data and video platforms to enable enterprises unleash the true value of their digital assets. 

AIspace is launched in 2019 with the mission of making A.I. accessible to all enterprise by means of infusing A.I. into storage.  

To find out more, please CONTACT US

AIspace - it's going to be launched into orbit soon!

The countdown begins.
1 launch date. 9 countries.

AIspace is going to be launched into orbit soon! Watch out for it!

Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a Fantastic New Year!

2018 has been another breakthrough year for us as we traveled the world and launched another TWO World's First:

• World's First Video Search with Interactive Results

• World's First Translated Video Search   

We would like to thank all of you for taking this sensational journey with us! We just can't wait to take on 2019! 

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Fantastic 2019!

Yours sincerely, 

All of us at Babbobox