If you have ever done any traveling in a foreign country, you know how difficult it can be to read or understand all the signs or writings you come across. You are going to love what Quest Visual has come up with.
We already have a fair amount of great translation applications out. Some will take spoken words and translate them into the desired language, others will take what you type in and translate it on screen and even speak it out loud. None of these solutions have what Word Lens has. Quest Visual has taken the idea of language translation and augmented reality to make reading a sign, a menu, or anything else that you can’t read and make it simple. All you do is point your camera at it and the application will translate it right on your screen instantly.
The app is currently only available for the iPhone through the AppStore. It’s free to pick up but the language packs cost $4.99 each. Â Quest Visual has 2 packs available right now, English – Spanish and Spanish – English. They have big plans to add many more languages as well as bring it cross platform to Android, WindowsPhone 7 and Blackberry.
Take a look at one of the videos from their website demonstrating how amazing and instant this software is.
Thanks for the heads up on this application Nate.
