Friday, December 30, 2005

Real time language translator
Today's cooler Digg.com posts include this real time language translator (written using AJAX). Just type stuff in and it translates it on the fly to several different languages. I'm sure it's not going to be long before something like this is pocket sized. One of the side benefits of having wi-fi everywhere, along with having your own mp3's and tv shows anyplace you are, will be things like this. Imagine being anyplace in the world, but still able to communicate with everyone in a reasonable fashion. As the world gets older, it definitely gets smaller.

Also thought I'd mention that I saw a commercial the other day for an Acura car that is using voice recognition to handle all sorts of tasks. I knew it was only a matter of time until this was in use. Voice recognition is something that is becoming more and more feasible as processing power gets faster. The idea of a central computer in your car that handles everything from temperature controls, to voip communications, to being a dj and playing whatever song you want from your home pc just by asking for it, is coming soon.

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