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It seems Word Lens was destined to join Google Translate and is a perfect match for Glass. At least they're not killing the app. Yet.
by unreal37 12y ago
It seems Word Lens was destined to join Google Translate and is a perfect match for Glass.
At least they're not killing the app. Yet.
- higherpurpose 12y agoI'm only surprised it took them this long.
- rev087 12y agoMy thoughts exactly. Also, I wonder what ever happened to Google Goggles, which as I recall was very similar technology.
- troymc 12y agoGoogle Goggles, the Android app, is still in the Google Play Store. The latest update came out in November 2013. Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.unveil https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... P.S. Looking at the above URL, it seems Google Goggles may have been called "Unveil" at some point.
- josu 12y agoIt has also been integrated into the iOS Google app
- higherpurpose 12y agoThey integrated it into the Translate app.
- mortenjorck 12y agoI imagine the app will come down within a month or two of the transition, but it poses an interesting question: The Google Translate app is a native front-end to the Google Translate service. Word Lens actually does its translation on the device itself, with no need for cellular service in whatever country you may be exploring. Will Google add an offline photo translation mode, or will the Word Lens tech move to the cloud?
- ape4 12y agoNot relying on the cloud is really important when you are traveling. Roaming is killer expensive and figuring out how to get a native phone plan in a new country without being able to read the signs is hard.
- abraham 12y agoGoogle Translate has had offline support for a while. http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-worlds-languages-in-your-pocket-no.html http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-worlds-langu...