Google Translate’s App Update Should Make Pocket Dictionary Publishers Nervous
Photo Credit: The Word Lens instant translation update to Google Translate's app. Google
Skift Take
This has huge potential to impact how we travel, and since the language barrier is a worry for many travelers it would be great to see Google partner with destinations to help soothe those qualms.
Deciphering the meaning of a street sign in Berlin or communicating with a waiter in Bangkok got much simpler this week with Google Translate's new app update for Android and iOS users.
Word Lens instant translation, introduced in this update to both Android and iOS, lets users point their phone cameras at foreign text and within seconds translate to and fr
