THE 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was wrapped up Friday amid fast-soaring COVID-19 cases in the United States.

Ran Lingyan, a Chinese woman from Central China’s Henan Province, was one of the young entrepreneurs who took the tech show by storm.

In a tiny booth away from the bustling hub of the central hall, the petite, attractive young businesswoman, whose English name is Tess, welcomed a continuous stream of buyers and the curious to her crowded booth, all seeking to scope out her product by Zhongshan Tess Gift Co.

For many Americans, the device seemed to be a reminiscence of Star Trek’s famous “Universal translator.”

“Tess Gift” is a sleek, ergonomically-designed, wireless smart mouse that can automatically transcribe whatever users say to it into text on their computers and can also instantly translate the words into 150 languages, said Ran.

The gadget combines voice activation, voice recognition, voice-to-text transcription, language-to-language translation, and many more practical features, Ran added.

Ran had seen countless office workers and government employees struggling to do business and communicate in a global marketplace where different languages and dialects are spoken, with no easy or affordable way to bridge the gap. So she wanted to produce a device to help.

“Whether Steve Jobs or me, all entrepreneurs share the same dream: to build something new and special, to create opportunity and wealth, to leave something behind them that might make a difference or even change the world,” Ran said.(Xinhua)