Translation technology has advanced significantly over the years. However, there is still a long way to go before we can enjoy instant universal translators, let alone ones that can be implanted.
Translation Technology Will Put Foreign Languages in Your Ear, Allowing Instant Communication
OK, how does everyone envision the UT working?
In the shows, and in books that I've read, it seems to me that it just translates language as it comes in and the characters hear the translation. In reverse, they speak in Federation Standard and that spoken language is then translated into...
Translation technology has advanced significantly over the years. However, there is still a long way to go before we can enjoy instant universal translators, let alone ones that can be implanted.
Sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie! It is a good idea, though.