Or sharks with frickin' laser beams on their heads... On Dec 17, 2010, at 2:18 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wow. That is unbelievable. That's like something out of a science fiction > movie. I can hardly believe that's possible nowadays. > > If they can do that nowadays, why can't they make jetpacks and rayguns as > accessible? > > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Word Lens augmented reality app instantly > translates whatever you point it at > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, December 17, 2010 2:05 pm > To: Unique Geek Google Group <[email protected]> > > > > Augmented reality and optical character recognition have just come into their > own, beautifully intertwined into an instant translation app for the iPhone. > Download Word Lens, pay $4.99 for a language pack, then point it at a sign > and watch as it replaces every word with one in your native tongue. It's a > little bit like Pleco, but without the whole language learning stuff. We just > gave it a spin, and while it's not quite as accurate as this video claims, > it's still breathtaking to behold -- especially as it doesn't require an > internet connection to do any lookup. Sadly, it only translates to and from > English and Spanish for now. Still, Babelfish, eat your heart out. > Word Lens augmented reality app instantly translates whatever you point it at > originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:09:00 EDT. Please see > our terms for use of feeds. > Permalink TechCrunch | Word Lens (iTunes) | Email this | Comments > > > http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/17/word-lens-augmented-reality-app-instantly-translates-whatever-yo/ > > > > Sent with MobileRSS HD > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
