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July 10, 2012 12:38 pm GMT

Ukrainian Students Win Microsofts Imagine Cup With Their Sign Language-To-Speech Translation Gloves

Imagine CupDuring an awards ceremony in Sydney today, Ukraine's team quadSquad won this year's Microsoft Imagine Cup student technology competition thanks to its gloves that can translate sign language into speech. The team beat out 75 other teams that made it to the worldwide finals in Australia where they had to present their projects in front of a group of judges. This was Microsoft's 10th Imagine Cup and the event, which combines the energy of a soccer World Cup with a pitch competition. This year's Imagine Cup's theme was "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems," and most teams focused on healthcare and the environment.

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