[LINK] Phone app translates conversations

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

A mobile phone app that translates conversations. Hmm, could be excellent!

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New 'Conversation Mode' in Google Translate for Android 

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 
<http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/01/conversation-mode-in-google-
translate.html>


The Google Translate app for Android has added a feature: conversation 
mode.

The new option is experimental and it only works for English and Spanish, 
so it's more like an early preview. 

Conversation mode is a fancy name for making it easy to have a 
conversation in two different languages.

"In conversation mode, simply press the microphone for your language and 
start speaking. Google Translate will translate your speech and read the 
translation out loud. Your conversation partner can then respond in their 
language, and you'll hear the translation spoken back to you. Because 
this technology is still in alpha, factors like regional accents, 
background noise or rapid speech may make it difficult to understand what 
you're saying," explains Google.

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Cheers,
Stephen