Quest Visual, creators of Word Lens, acquired by Google to improve Translate product

[Guest Harrison Kaminsky]

 

Quest Visual, the makers of Word Lens, an application which uses your device’s camera to translate words on signs/books/manuals (pretty much whatever) into English, or even other languages, has been acquired by Google.

 

We can only imagine that Google hopes to make use of the patents and technology that Quest Visual has in order to improve their Google Translate product and perhaps even implement some of this technology into other Google apps as well.

 

Hit the break below to see the app in use.

 

 

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Source: Engadget

 

 

 

 

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