Time Translator cuts the ‘what time is it over there?’ line from your international calls

Calling overseas can be a bit of a bother, especially when you can’t quite remember what time zone whoever you are calling lives in. That friendly ‘hi I haven’s spoken to you in ages’ opener could be met with a frosty reception if you accidentally call in the dead of night.

A new piece of smartphone software called Time Translator solves this problem by flashing the local time of your recipient on the screen after you have dialled their number. You can then disconnect the call before it starts to ring if you discover that you are calling someone who by rights should be fast asleep.

The program has to be downloaded to a PC then sideloaded to your phone for installation and is available internationally now for $19.99 (about 10 quid). It’s more expensive than just memorizing the time difference between you and your overseas friend but pretty useful if your contact list is scattered across a bunch of different time zones.

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