The British newspaper The Guardian has a website called ` `European word translator '' that translates English words into various languages used in Europe, so I tried it out. Simply visit the page ...

Word Lens translates printed words in real time on your iPhone. Can our jet packs be far behind? Developed by Quest Visual, Word Lens is an augmented-reality translation app that uses your phone's ...

One of my great regrets in life is failing to become fluent in another language. My only consolation was that I figured, someday, someone in Silicon Valley would create a universal translator, like ...

Ever been confused at a restaurant in a foreign country and wish you could just scan your menu with your iPhone and get an instant translation? Well as of today you are one step closer thanks to Word ...

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Google Translate has received an update that adds support for Japanese to the iOS app's augmented reality Word Lens feature, one that allows users to see Japanese words and phrases replaced by English ...

A new app for the iPhone called Word Lens can apparently translate text instantly through the iPhone’s camera. Allowing you to simply point your camera at anything you require to be translated and ...

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