Learning Spanish
Dec 18th 2014, 9:08 am
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Learning Spanish
Dec 18th 2014, 12:32 pm
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Re: Learning Spanish
Great. So next time I'm in the shop and wanting to talk to the salesperson, I'll hand them a phone and then dial its number!
You would need to do this Fred so that you can ensure both phones have skype installed.
You would need to do this Fred so that you can ensure both phones have skype installed.
Dec 19th 2014, 1:52 pm
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Re: Learning Spanish
Marvellous technology
Dec 19th 2014, 2:14 pm
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I would imagine if this is successful then shortly someone will develope an app that allows only one phone to be used.
I.E. you talk into it in English, press a button and hand it over to the other person who listens and replies in a language of their choice.
I.E. you talk into it in English, press a button and hand it over to the other person who listens and replies in a language of their choice.
Dec 20th 2014, 7:15 pm
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Re: Learning Spanish
Have you experienced Bing? It's based on Bing ...and therefore will be useless. I'm sure one day it will be possible but for now, probably better to learn a bit of the lingo.
Jan 20th 2015, 10:42 am
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Re: Learning Spanish
Update
Google Translate adds instant voice and sign translation
Brazilian Otavio Good puts his smartphone on the table, presses a button and says a few words in his native Portuguese. Russian speaker Barak Turovsky, who is sitting across from him, waits a few seconds, and then hears a voice repeat the same words in his own tongue, to which he responds; his reply is in turn translated in the same robotic tones into Portuguese.
The colleagues, who normally use English to communicate, work for Google Translate on a language recognition project, and wanted to personally demonstrate their tool’s capabilities.
The technology is similar to what Skype unveiled a month ago, but the translating takes place in the same room; it doesn’t work in video conferences but in the real world, with two people present. It is not a new application, neither is it a service. In theory, it is simply an update of Google Translate, but could prove very useful in a variety of situations.
Google Translate adds instant voice and sign translation | In English | EL PAÍS
Google Translate adds instant voice and sign translation
Brazilian Otavio Good puts his smartphone on the table, presses a button and says a few words in his native Portuguese. Russian speaker Barak Turovsky, who is sitting across from him, waits a few seconds, and then hears a voice repeat the same words in his own tongue, to which he responds; his reply is in turn translated in the same robotic tones into Portuguese.
The colleagues, who normally use English to communicate, work for Google Translate on a language recognition project, and wanted to personally demonstrate their tool’s capabilities.
The technology is similar to what Skype unveiled a month ago, but the translating takes place in the same room; it doesn’t work in video conferences but in the real world, with two people present. It is not a new application, neither is it a service. In theory, it is simply an update of Google Translate, but could prove very useful in a variety of situations.
Google Translate adds instant voice and sign translation | In English | EL PAÍS
