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Softbank releases voice translation tool for iPhone
Despite the naysayers the iPhone continues to gain steam in Japan. The latest evidence of this trend comes via Softbank's latest software announcement promoting Speeek, a voice-enabled electronic dictionary application that translates Japanese to English or Chinese.
Using voice recognition technology the application can translate up to 1,500 spoken phrases mostly centered on travel/tourist situations and basic communication. Although designed specifically for Japanese speakers, the tool could also be effectively used as a study aid for advanced native English speakers studying Japanese. The application is available now for just 1,800 yen ($19.88) here.
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By Will@allthebestofthenet at 1:26 PM ON 12/29/08
That is so cool. When is the Storm going to come out with something like this?
By iphonedev at 8:03 PM ON 12/29/08
Embedded voice translation is a really cool attempt. However the performance needs to be tested out. Read more at iPhoneDev.in including the funny Google translation of the press release :
"Speeek!", The iPhone 3G users want to talk and to recognize the voice, vocal electronic dictionary software applications use the voice of the Chinese translated into English.
By Ian at 10:17 PM ON 12/29/08
This is a good attempt. But $20 is steep.
By pheer6224 at 11:25 PM ON 12/29/08
This is like AT&T releasing voice translation for the c139. They have much better hardware and reporting on their iteration of the iphone seems kinda distracted and provincial.
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