Comments on: Google’s Translation Service Adds Dictionary http://cybernetnews.com/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-99501 Ryan Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:31:11 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/24/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/#comment-99501 That would still be interesting to put some sort of expression into the voices, because it also depends on the context of words. I think voice recognition and playback is due for a major overhaul, and with the increase in computing power I think more realistic voices can be created. That would still be interesting to put some sort of expression into the voices, because it also depends on the context of words. I think voice recognition and playback is due for a major overhaul, and with the increase in computing power I think more realistic voices can be created.

]]> By: OldManDeath http://cybernetnews.com/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-99411 OldManDeath Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:39:10 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/24/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/#comment-99411 I was not talking about computer generated voices. They have the money to hire linguists to speak the words to be recorded to a .wav or similar file. It would take a little while, but would be killer for them. I was not talking about computer generated voices. They have the money to hire linguists to speak the words to be recorded to a .wav or similar file.

It would take a little while, but would be killer for them.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-99406 Ryan Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:02:04 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/24/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/#comment-99406 Yeah, I think Pieter is right. The computer generated voices are still too robotic and don't have clear pronunciations all of the time. Although Google does have one of the largest artificial intelligence labs (or so I hear) which means they might be working on a better solution for real translating. Yeah, I think Pieter is right. The computer generated voices are still too robotic and don’t have clear pronunciations all of the time. Although Google does have one of the largest artificial intelligence labs (or so I hear) which means they might be working on a better solution for real translating.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-99372 Pieter Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:03:04 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/24/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/#comment-99372 I don't think that would work. The voice would just sound too robotic. And besides, what if the pronunciation is wrong? These services are not water proof... I don’t think that would work. The voice would just sound too robotic. And besides, what if the pronunciation is wrong? These services are not water proof…

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-99362 Ashley Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:41:57 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/24/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/#comment-99362 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-99357">OldManDeath wrote:</a><blockquote>This is cool, however, it would be even better if there were a link that would be to a .wav file (or such) to hear the word in the language you converted to.</blockquote></div> Ooooh, that would be nice! Sometimes it's hard to know how to pronounce a word. Nice idea. OldManDeath wrote:
This is cool, however, it would be even better if there were a link that would be to a .wav file (or such) to hear the word in the language you converted to.

Ooooh, that would be nice! Sometimes it’s hard to know how to pronounce a word. Nice idea.

]]> By: Alex Killby http://cybernetnews.com/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-99361 Alex Killby Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:31:30 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/24/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/#comment-99361 Google is so awesome! Things like this that they add to their services just make common sense, something that alot of companies don't have. I Agree with "OldManDeath" in that they should have the computer generated word pronounciation or something, it's something that really hasn't been offered for free before, and it might skyrocket Google's service into a dominant dictionary service on the Internet. Google is so awesome! Things like this that they add to their services just make common sense, something that alot of companies don’t have. I Agree with “OldManDeath” in that they should have the computer generated word pronounciation or something, it’s something that really hasn’t been offered for free before, and it might skyrocket Google’s service into a dominant dictionary service on the Internet.

]]> By: OldManDeath http://cybernetnews.com/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-99357 OldManDeath Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:53:12 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/06/24/googles-translation-service-adds-dictionary/#comment-99357 This is cool, however, it would be even better if there were a link that would be to a .wav file (or such) to hear the word in the language you converted to. This is cool, however, it would be even better if there were a link that would be to a .wav file (or such) to hear the word in the language you converted to.

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