If you’re at a restaurant in a foreign country, or stranded at a bus stop, you probably don’t have access to a computer. Translation lends itself particularly well to mobile because the pressing need for it often happens while you’re on-the-go. Waygo’s mobile app lets you translate text just by hovering your smartphone camera over it - no data connection required. Advances in speech and optical recognition have paved the way to translate words and phrases by speaking into your phone, or snapping a picture of an unfamiliar word. However, the technology is getting more sophisticated.
Google Translate has been around for years, and the App Store is filled with other options, such as iTranslate and iHandy. Translation apps are hardly a new or novel concept. “Not relying on a machine like the other players in the market, but getting from the best source, the person that’s been speaking the language and living with it every day.”
“It’s giving a channel to the world for helping one another translate and communicate by giving the most accurate translations, human versus machine,” Chrysanthou said. People can also solicit better translations from the community, and on the other side, earn points and badges for helping.Ĭhrysanthou said the goal is to blend machine and social translations, so users get the benefits of both worlds. Its technology translates words, but also draws from a community of 2 million registered members to ensure translations are accurate. takes a crowdsourced approach to translation. “We’re a bit like the ‘ Waze’ of translation - users can tap into the community when it will make a big difference, but they can still get from A to B on their own.” “Our goal is to be everyone’s private translator and facilitate conversations that could not happen before,” said founder and CEO Anthos Chrysanthou.
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The company released iOS and Android apps today, which can translate text, voice, and images of text between 75 different languages.
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