Google Translate just got Word Lens, basically. The new feature in the latest update of the Google Translate app lets you take a picture in-app, and highlight text you want translated from one language into another. It's pretty cool. Read More >>
The anticipated hotbed of indie development we were hoping to see triggered by the Raspberry Pi really has delivered some incredible concepts so far, and here's another stunner -- a real-time Google Glass-style wearable translator that generates subtitles when speaking to foreigners. Read More >>
Siri is more powerful than Apple lets on, so it's up to the tweaking, hacking, tinkerish souls of the jailbreak community to unleash her full potential. Like this latest Siri hack, Lingual. It's a jailbreak-only tweak that turns Siri into a translation device. Just say what you want to Siri, name the language you want to translate it to and Siri will display it in its translated glory. Read More >>
Featured comment by tsjmcgrath:
"Neat. I hope Apple takes note of all these hacks and tweaks, many of them look like they should appear in the final version of Siri! I also hope that ..." More »
This is really weird. Apparently Google Translate seems obsessed with Angelina Jolie. Which, mind you, is completely understandable. Try the following: Read More >>
Featured comment by Logit:
"Agreed, not all phrases. As to why, it is quite simple. Some person is translating from English to French (with a Google account) and setting the "cor..." More »
Google has one of the best language translation technologies around, which they've continually improve it over the past few years. And now their Android app has the ability to support speech-to-speech translation in 14 languages. Read More >>