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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

NEC language interpreter for phones includes better Wiener Filter
Read the full story R&D | Wireless 03:30 PM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink

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.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Japanese language 2.0 with iKnow
Read the full story Internet | Japan 04:44 PM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink

Anyone learning Japanese who also happens to spent a lot of time wasting away in front of a computer will definitely get a kick out of a bunch of new Nihongo courses on iKnow from Cerego Japan.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Photocopier translates Japanese to English at touch of button
Read the full story 01:29 AM Mark Hiratsuka • 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 Mark Hiratsuka • 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.



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