Comments on: Google Working On Live Speech-To-Speech “Babel Fish” Translator For Smartphones http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/ Deliciously Geeky... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: iTranslation http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-410115 iTranslation Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:13:40 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34855#comment-410115 Very interesting article, thanks for sharing! Very interesting article, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Hamza Ahmed http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-408774 Hamza Ahmed Wed, 19 May 2010 13:06:49 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34855#comment-408774 It is a nice feature but i guess google should introduce disqus for blogger.!!! It is a nice feature but i guess google should introduce disqus for blogger.!!!

]]> By: Jessicat http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-407133 Jessicat Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:37:14 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34855#comment-407133 The idea is great for Google to dip in. They are part of everything there is to improve on. I look forward to the final output. The idea is great for Google to dip in. They are part of everything there is to improve on. I look forward to the final output.

]]> By: Jessicat http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-402960 Jessicat Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:37:14 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34855#comment-402960 The idea is great for Google to dip in. They are part of everything there is to improve on. I look forward to the final output. The idea is great for Google to dip in. They are part of everything there is to improve on. I look forward to the final output.

]]> By: EspritOuvert http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-402843 EspritOuvert Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:42 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34855#comment-402843 While it seems like a great idea, I just cannot see how it'd translate on the fly. Your conversation would be slow and filled with awkward pauses... While it seems like a great idea, I just cannot see how it'd translate on the fly. Your conversation would be slow and filled with awkward pauses…

]]> By: Brian_Barker http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-402761 Brian_Barker Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:02:47 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34855#comment-402761 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.<br><br>There are 6,800 languages worldwide, not fifty-two !<br><br>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 :) <br><br>And how many starving Africans can afford a mobile phone !<br><br>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.<br><br>Have a look at <a href="http://www.lernu.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.lernu.net</a> or <a href="http://www.esperanto.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.esperanto.net</a> 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

]]> By: Brian_Barker http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-402760 Brian_Barker Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:49:34 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34855#comment-402760 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.<br><br>There are 6,800 languages worldwide, not fifty-two !<br><br>Moreover, if I met a native in Borneo, and he said to me in Hakka "I've lost my mobile phone" how would you understand him :) <br><br>And how many starving Africans can afford a mobile phone !<br><br>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.<br><br>Have a look at <a href="http://www.lernu.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.lernu.net</a> or <a href="http://www.esperanto.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.esperanto.net</a> 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 you 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

]]> By: Nikkita Croix http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/09/google-working-on-live-speech-to-speech-%e2%80%9cbabel-fish%e2%80%9d-translator-for-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-402758 Nikkita Croix Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:36:48 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34855#comment-402758 James Dot is an awesome alias, but like everything else on the internet, it's already an adult only website.<br> <br>I think I'll call up 411 asking for James Dot, and start hounding poor sap with that name for release dates of vaporware.<br> <br>The google thing is good for helping other people understanding you, but what does it do to help you understand them? Are they purposely making it only work one way thinking that they would sell twice as many? It won't help because everyone will be reluctant to buy it, smart consumers would know it would be a useless waste of money unless all of the other people that they might ever want to talk to also bought one. James Dot is an awesome alias, but like everything else on the internet, it's already an adult only website.

I think I'll call up 411 asking for James Dot, and start hounding poor sap with that name for release dates of vaporware.

The google thing is good for helping other people understanding you, but what does it do to help you understand them? Are they purposely making it only work one way thinking that they would sell twice as many? It won't help because everyone will be reluctant to buy it, smart consumers would know it would be a useless waste of money unless all of the other people that they might ever want to talk to also bought one.

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