GOOGLE is developing software for the first phone capable of translating foreign languages almost instantly — like the Babel Fish in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Google leaps language barrier with translator phone
Published on February 8th, 2010 by TriMo Staff
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Brian Barker wrote:
Google’s “Babel Fish” translator will in never solve the language problem. Not only does it discriminate against anyone who cannot afford a mobile phone, but against minority language groups as well.
There are 6,800 languages worldwide, not fifty-two !
Moreover, if I met a native in Borneo, and he said to me in Hakka “I’ve lost my mobile phone” how would I understand him
And how many starving Africans can afford a mobile phone !
As English loses its economic power, the answer is not for us to move to Mandarin Chinese, but to Esperanto which puts all speakers on an equal footing.
Have a look at http://www.lernu.net or http://www.esperanto.net
TriMo Staff wrote:
I agree with you Brian. I think that project is a tough undertaking that will have numerous hinderances to success. I guess we can all just chalk it up to Google’s attempted schemes to “dominate”. I took a look at Esperanto and it looks like a great solution. I will be sure to stay tuned to your site for updates on this movement.