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Word Lens goes viral
zridling:
Taking us one step closer to Star Trek's "universal translator":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OfQdYrHRs
But will it eventually translate a page from a German book into English?
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[via engadget]:
Augmented reality and optical character recognition have just come into their own, beautifully intertwined into an instant translation app for the iPhone. Download Word Lens, pay $4.99 for a language pack, then point it at a sign and watch as it replaces every word with one in your native tongue. It's a little bit like Pleco, but without the whole language learning stuff. We just gave it a spin, and while it's not quite as accurate as this video claims, it's still breathtaking to behold -- especially as it doesn't require an internet connection to do any lookup. Sadly, it only translates to and from English and Spanish for now. Still, Babelfish, eat your heart out.
techidave:
awesome!
JavaJones:
Thank god "the future" finally arrived! :D
- Oshyan
Deozaan:
That's cool!
jaden:
This really is amazing. I was incredulous while watching the video.
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