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How will a laptop do this?

When will US military leaders realise that technology can be as much a hindrence as a help. The soldiers on the ground know this - they have to struggle with tech that doesn't work, and they don't have the training to deal with situations the 'traditional' way]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/19/darpa-testing-laptop-based-translation-system-for-iraq/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/19/darpa-testing-laptop-based-translation-system-for-iraq/
you and all your sick Scientologist friends.

a better example predating that one in sci-fi would be the babelfish from Hitchhikers Guide... or the more obvious Universal Translator from even the earliest of Star Trek.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/19/darpa-testing-laptop-based-translation-system-for-iraq/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/19/darpa-testing-laptop-based-translation-system-for-iraq/Dec 19th 2005 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/19/darpa-testing-laptop-based-translation-system-for-iraq/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/19/darpa-testing-laptop-based-translation-system-for-iraq/Dec 19th 2005 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/19/darpa-testing-laptop-based-translation-system-for-iraq/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/19/darpa-testing-laptop-based-translation-system-for-iraq/Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM