In our experience, about the only thing
Google Goggles is good for is telling you that your can of Coke looks like someone's face, but the company's just-released version 1.1 sounds like it might be on a whole new level of awesomeness. Basically, Goggles can now recognize text within the "region of interest" that you specify on the screen then give you the option to translate it to any language of your choosing. Between this and Google's already quite good Translate app, Android devices are getting dangerously close to letting monoglots (thanks for the great word, Google) travel safely and effectively in foreign lands. Other improvements in Goggles 1.1 include better barcode and image recognition (thank goodness), an improved UI, and the ability to initiate identification from your gallery, so it sounds like a must-download if you've got a phone running
Android 1.6 or better. It's available now.
posted May 6th 2010 11:43AM
Ok, now I'm really closer than ever throwing my Hero out of the window. Fucking 1.5
@poddo
Same with my Cliq!
Well, I wouldn't trust Google to translate anything more than a short line. It sounded funny sometime.
Can't wait to get my first Android device :). Will be quite handy here in Korea, even help me learn.
gagagagles
Very impressive software! (just watched the vid)
Can't wait till this hits the iphone.
I wish it had support for hanzi and cyrillic letters. As far as I can tell it only does Latin alphabet languages.