Google Delivers On Real-Time Translate Interpreter (1 Viewer)

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Google Delivers On Real-Time Translate Interpreter

by Laurie Sullivan, 33 minutes ago

Google will roll out during the next few days the latest version of Google Translate, running on its Android and Apple's iOS operating systems. Two key features allow users to instantly translate someone speaking in a different language, as well as convert words on street signs and other images into their native language.

Integration into Word Lens enables the user to automatically translate written text on street signs or menus and other printed items into their native language. The new Google Translate app also adds improved real-time conversation translation.

In May 2014, Google acquired Quest Visual, which makes Word Lens. The new feature allows users to tap the camera button in Google Translate, point the phone at the foreign-language text, and a translation appears on the screen, even if the user doesn't have an Internet access or a data connection. This will translate from English to and from French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Google expects to release more languages coming soon.

The translator tool has been available, but Google's goal in the latest version of the app is to simplify and enhance the features, so they work more quickly and fluidly without any lag time.

Barak Turovsky, product lead for Google Translate, explains in a blog post that the new version improves functions by automatically recognizing the language being spoken. This eliminates having to press the button required to interrupt a conversation in previous versions.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

I'm sure there are some bugs with this and it'll Bablefish stuff for awhile, but once they get the kinks worked out and the technology catches up with the concept... how wild will it be to be able to talk to almost anyone in the world at any time?

 

[(HULK)]

Google is awesome.

 

[SacramentoBob]

I won't care until it can translate alien languages never before encountered by humans.

 

[Scoresman]

I won't care until it can translate alien languages never before encountered by humans.

Darnok and Jalad at Tanagra

 

[[icon]]

I won't care until it can translate alien languages never before encountered by humans.

Or obscure regional dialects like Coonass or Long Islandeese.

 

[Quez]

:RIP: 2nd languages.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Google is awesome.

I'm sure they know more about my life than I do but I don't care. Their services are fantastic.

 

[Brony]

I'll finally be able to speak jive!!!

 

[Osaurus]

I won't care until it can translate alien languages never before encountered by humans.

Darnok and Jalad at Tanagra

When the walls fell: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/osaurus/2258420873_d27c183892.jpg

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

We'll finally be able to know exactly what James Brown was actually saying.

 

[jon_mx]

I have not really been too overly impressed with their translator. Making it real time will just give you a poor response faster. I am sure it will be helpful for basic stuff.

 

[gmbacm]

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[Soulfly3]

Just wait til they only make this available to Android users.

Apple should be ####ting themselves right now...

Once this has the kinks ironed out, gonna be insane.

 

[captain_amazing]

Can it translate SWC?

 

[Tick]

Just wait til they only make this available to Android users.

Apple should be ####ting themselves right now...

Once this has the kinks ironed out, gonna be insane.

Maybe they'll make one that reads OPs for people

Google will roll out during the next few days the latest version of Google Translate, running on its Android and Apple's iOS operating systems.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

So you mean this is a way around the language filter these paskiaiset put in place here?

 

[SacramentoBob]

I have not really been too overly impressed with their translator. Making it real time will just give you a poor response faster. I am sure it will be helpful for basic stuff.

I've been extremely impressed with their automatic translator in Chrome.

 

[Gr00vus]

Cool, Google will be able to data mine your actual conversations now in addition to your email, your documents and everything else. Sign me up.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Cool, Google will be able to data mine your actual conversations now in addition to your email, your documents and everything else. Sign me up.

Exactly.

 

[tdoss]

It's crazy how good this thing is already...I can see how it'll evolve quickly into seamlessly translating.

I ran it through it's paces with signs, verbal and text...had it looking at text on my laptop and in books...crazy good.

Revolutionary...and the speak to translate is insane.