Breaking Language Barriers via Skype

Skype, the online phone service is making cross culture communications even easier.  The Microsoft subsidiary is planning to offer language translation services to it's 300 million customers.

The translating feature can be seen in action in the video below.  It's very impressive and a bit freaky.

Capitalism and Healthcare Services, A Great Mix!

The Huffington Post tips it's hat to capitalism in India.  David Bank writes about free-market healthcare services:

The health care startups are driving down costs for eye care, dental care, preventive screenings and all manner of basic procedures in order to bring private health services to smaller cities and towns, and to the five-sixths of Indians with household income below 200,000 Indian rupees, or about $3,325 a year.

Only capitalism can provide high quality services at a low price.  Let's hope this trend towards economic freedom in India continues.

Check out Bank's full post titled "Investing in Private Health Care for All in India" here.