The buzz around the new or should I say the first Google phone, “Nexus One” is increasing rapidly. Will Google revolutionize the mobile industry as they did to the online industry or is it another Google product that will stay on lab? Time will tell…
As you probably know, we are into the translation business here in Tomedes and as a professional translator I believe that the recent translation tools developed by Google have a tremendous contribution to eliminating language barriers. They have been implemented quite effectively all around the web including on Google Wave and having the option to translate any web page to any language.
But think about the potential mobile translation apps, application that may be and probably will be implemented in the Nexus One.
1. A voice translation application which will make it possible to speak any language with anyone because a translation middle-ware will eliminate the language barrier.
2. A SMS translation application which will make it possible to send SMS in any language making sure the recipient gets it in his own language.
We, in Tomedes, believe in a strong and healthy relationship between Machine translation like the one provided by Google and human translation like the one provided on http://www.Tomedes.com .
Providing a human translation service on the Google phone might be real killer application.
Think about a tourist carrying a Google phone having an option to find the nearest interpreter and contact him for an instant service. Providing a real time translation by professional translators worldwide of any text sent via the Nexus One might also succeed.
This was not a Nexus One review and we do not have any idea of the exact Nexus One release date. These were just some thoughts of the inevitable mixture of the Google phone and translation.
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As I’m writing this, Nexus one is released. It doesn’t have all the features we’d like, but the Nexus One greatly enhances the Google Android family with a fast processor, good call quality, and improved voice control features. What’s more, we love that all versions of the phone will be unlocked.