http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/ Engadget Comments for Google working on voice translator phone, redefining synergy http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
Man it looks weird to see the words "engineering school" and "girls" in the same paragraph]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
I have to walk over to the college of business once in a while to remind myself that girls still exist]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
Google don't even had voice translator in their web version, but if they manage to has it I would definite get a Android cause Iphone doesn't had good voice translator it usually cost arm and leg for a decent translator.]]>Feb 8th 2010 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Statement so true, it hurts.]]>Feb 8th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/im in engineering also, oddly i turned to the person next to me just now and she's a girl...]]>Feb 8th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/im not trying to boast i just thought it would be a funny comment]]>Feb 8th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/But how many branches did she hit as she fell out of the ugly tree?]]>Feb 8th 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://bit.ly/nexus-one-disadvantages-compiled]]>Feb 9th 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
break out the tinfoil hats!]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.jibbigo.com/website/index.php

And yes, they even have an app for that.]]>Feb 8th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
They are giving so much away for free which is great! ]]>Feb 8th 2010 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
In the article, Engadget made a link to the source (which was in japanese) via the google translation service.]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Ohh I see!]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
You must be thinking of a voice recognition app for your iphone. The voice to text service for the Nexus One is about as close to perfect as you could ask for. ]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
My comment wasn't to put down the N1 or promote the iphone. I do not own either. I just know from various usages that translation apps tend be very poor, and relying on them overseas could lead to an international incident.]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
This project makes sense though since even if people don't use the full speech-to-speech, improving the two individual parts (voice-to-text and text-to-voice) would help improve many other different applications.]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
All i said was GV translation SUCKS.

Hello != HXsaxxaaxzczxc

and that they should do some real phonetic searching. ie what nexidia et al do.]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Engadget is like the gestapo now when it comes to comments, LOL.]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Ssssssshhhhh or they might hear you! *shifty eyes*]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
Comments complaining about deletions should be automatically deleted.

Issues with Engadget moderation shouldn't be hashed out in public. Take it up directly with the editors.]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/agreed with you there.
as soon as your dictation diverges even slightly from teh perfect "queen's english" none of these tools manages.

here in US, working with indians, french, south and latin american, the accuracy of one sentence, the same by everyone, of no more than 7 words (including articles) was so bad , not once was it even close to spot the correct speach to text.

tried with a few guys from louisiana and from texas: a bit better a result.

tried with the google search app, and the dragon dictate app.
tried also dragon dictate on the PC: no better, cannot even finish the training, it stucks at a few words and there is no articulation attempt that gets it through, unless a full diction re-learning.

once they fix that , or allow you to train the tool, but 100% of it, then it might be usefull, 'til then : pipe dream.

and that is speach to text, not mentionning speach to speach translation in different languages, with the different accents in each one

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Don't be jealous people, Google will make this available for everyone eventually.

]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
not only will they make it available for everyone. They'll make it available FOR FREE.]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
You don't understand the Google business model, do you?

NOTHING is free. Tracking, sorting and analyzing your search and surfing data and then targeting you with specific ads is not what I call "free".

Just because you aren't paying a dollar amount for a piece of software or service does not mean it is even remotely free... there are other ways to pay the Piper.]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
Turn off cookies, problem solved.]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/mhmmm cookies...]]>Feb 8th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
I understand how it works perfectly.

We differ. I consider it free, because no money is coming out of my pockets.

We also differ because I actually PREFER targeted advertisements to advertisements that I will have absolutely no interest in, and I don't buy into the whole "zomg they're harvesting my anonymous data" argument.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess.]]>Feb 8th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/
Also, I'd consider it free the way other things are considered free such as radio, OTA tv, and I could come up with similar or diverging cases. Now, they don't have the same "data mining" but they are free, and actually worse in their cost, these take up our spectrum which is an opportunity cost that will only grow overtime. Meanwhile, we have alternatives, so they are costing me future innovation while not giving me a better product. ]]>Feb 8th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/

As you can see above Google Translate is not ready yet.]]>Feb 8th 2010 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/google-working-on-voice-translator-phone-redefining-synergy/Feb 8th 2010 11:06AM