Google turns smartphones into real-time translators

[Wireless News]

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SxNMc2XZ7TbzLT4CRjezEg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/40cd9ea5d5334b066a5094286e625ddb477216cf.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/google-turns-smartphones-real-time-translators-081423488.html)Google began turning smartphones into real-time language translators -- of both written and spoken content. The California-based Internet titan is hoping that, along with making it easier for people to understand one another on their travels, Google Translate will serve as a useful tool for teachers, medical personnel, police and others with important roles in increasingly multi-lingual communities. The company on Wednesday began rolling out a new version of a free Google Translate application that, in part, lets people point Android or Apple smartphones at signs, menus, recipes or other material written in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish and see it in English. The feature builds on Word Lens technology that Google acquired last year when it bought Quest Visual, a startup founded by former video game developer Otavio Good.



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