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Sign Translator

March 13, 2006 at 12:26 PM | 0 Comments

Now this is cool. A PDA-type device called the Sign Translator, which is now a reality, at least as a prototype, can take a picture of a sign in Chinese, recognize the characters, and then provide a translation into English. It's been developed by engineers at Karlsruhe University, in Germany. No word on how much it'll cost, when it's coming to market, anything like that. We can hardly wait for Sign Translator to tell us "Straight ahead for the Temple of the Characters Not Recognized."

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