You would think Bic Camera could afford to hire a native speaker, at least part-time, to tell them the accuracy of their translations. lol
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Google Adding 'Word Lens' Camera Translation and Conversation Mode to Translate App
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You would think Bic Camera could afford to hire a native speaker, at least part-time, to tell them the accuracy of their translations. lol
Hah. The translation on sign in front is funny enough but did anyone notice the translation on the sign in the background?
This was actually the one that got a chuckle out of me.
Although to be fair, the original Japanese sign is a bit weird too (it's missing a character and should really be 男の子のおもちゃ or 男の子用おもちゃ).
At least they try- Yodobashi translates almost nothing in spite of the hordes of foreign tourists that go there.
I've been to several academic conferences in the past few years where they had simultaneous translation. Knowing two of the languages (English and Polish) I would sometimes listen in on what the translator was saying to judge how accurate they were. I also have experience translating from Polish to English (though not simultaneously, which is much harder). I'd be shocked if a computer could come anywhere close to that level of complexity in the next decade. This kind of tech may be nice for a casual tourist whose life doesn't depend on it, but its no more than a party trick for now.
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Yes world lens was fantastic idea, poorly executed and remains quite limited in terms of language supported. Think google could make this huge, with wider support for more languages, however i loved how world lens will translate things on the fly, no need to scan and no need for an active internet connection
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