Word Lens - Real Time Visual Text Translation on Smartphone

[Anenome]

Welcome to the future:
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I can hardly believe this is real. This is a practical application of augmented reality. For version 1, this is damned amazing. Looks like it's iOS only right now.

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(src (http://singularityhub.com/2010/12/18/word-lens-translates-the-text-you-see-in-real-time-amazing-to-behold-video/))

Now I -never- have to learn Spanish, SCORE! Won't be long until you can wear a hearing aid that will do real-time audio translation too ;)

[Agnostic Pope]

What if your phone gets broken and 10 guys jump you and ask you for your culo? Will you give them your culo? :P

[lockwoodx]

Now here is a perfect app for a phone, because you're expanding on the tool it is, instead of mindless entertainment.

[Agnostic Pope]

The masterplan is working. Soon people will never take their eyes off their "smart" phones...THAT IS WHEN WE WILL ATTACK.
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INTERWEBS...SRS FUCKING BUSINESS.