Word Lens: the next generation of translators?

Posted by ifs ands & butts on December 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Picture yourself, strolling the beaches of Spain. You are ready for lunch and walk up to a nearby cantina, but cannot read anything on the menu. Well, there’s an app for that. Just before the holidays, all the buzz in the technology world involving applications was the  new iPhone application Word Lens. This innovative app uses … Continue reading →

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iPhone can help children with learning Chinese

Posted by Jana Jaeger on July 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Two mothers created an Apple iPhone application to help children practice their Mandarin and Cantonese! The tool is called, Chinese for Munchkins, and is a flash card app. This colorful application uses animals, numbers, memory, and pigs to help children learn. The app does a particularly great job with tones and is an easy tool for children to … Continue reading →

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