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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: September 09, 2003 Why pen computing could put you out of business -- "The idea is you type something in English, press the send button, and your message appears in German at the other end (ideally in front of someone who speaks German). Your coworker, Hans, then types in a response in German which then appears on your screen in English."
Reader Comments...
> the language barrier to economic prosperity may soon be broken, The glorious new world of instant translation heralding a new era of bountiful commerce because people can understand each others' handwriting and keyboard typing. Yeah, just look at how well that worked for deaf people. Posted by: Angry Little Man on September 9, 2003 09:23 PM
"improved machine translation" is not the same as "good machine translation" "functional" does not equal "usable" Next "technology will save the world" idea? Posted by: Lyle, Lyle, Croc O' Lyle on September 9, 2003 10:25 PM
Hey, sounds like the Universal Translator from Star Trek! Kewl! Posted by: MadMan on September 10, 2003 02:17 PM
Ah, so improved handwriting recognition is somehow going to solve all of the problems that make machine translation a novelty rather than a usable tool? Coursey's train of thought has lost me there.
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