Tokyo Friendfinder
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
NEC language interpreter for phones includes better Wiener Filter
03:30 PM 
Mark Hiratsuka •
It’s not the first time we’ve seen phones that purport to translate between languages, but NEC’s claims for its new mobile travel interpreter are certainly among the grandest.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Photocopier translates Japanese to English at touch of button
Specialist translators could soon be heading for job centers across the world if Fuji Xerox makes good on the technology it has developed for its latest prototype photocopy machine.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Predictive text killing written word in Japan
Cellphones have been blamed for a multitude of ills from unbearable train rides to brain tumors, but none can be as surprising as the Japanese government’s discovery that they are changing the way its citizens view their own complex writing system.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Scanning pen reads out loud to speed up language learning
Learning a new language isn’t always the most fun activity for many people, especially during the endless hours of repetitive listening to tapes or CDs needed to learn how to understand the spoken word. Fortunately, a novel study aid from Japanese firm Imajinsha aims to make the time-consuming donkey work a little easier with its new polyglot pen.
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