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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Photocopier translates Japanese to English at touch of button
Read the full story 01:29 AM J Mark Lytle • PermalinkComments

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
Read the full story Japan | Wireless 06:16 PM J Mark Lytle • PermalinkComments

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
Read the full story Audio | Household | Japan 07:24 PM J Mark Lytle • PermalinkComments

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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