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Google Translate for Android translates speech in real-time [video]

January 12, 2011 No Comment

This… is awesome. Google on Wednesday announced a new version of its Google Translate app for Android devices. There are several changes in the new build, but one in particular has the Internet buzzing — and rightfully so. The app now features a Conversation Mode that will record speech and quickly translate it into a language of your choosing. Meaning, should you find yourself abroad, a local can… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Boy Genius Report Discovery Date : 12/01/2011 22:34 Number of articles : 7

Google Translate for Android translates speech in real-time [video]

January 12, 2011 No Comment

Exclusive: SwiftKey tweaks its Android keyboard for tablets (hands-on with video)

January 12, 2011 No Comment

SwiftKey for Android was one of the breakout stars in the virtual keyboard business last year, thanks to a unique predictive phrase system that learns how you talk (or write, as it were) and recommends entire words based on your personal style. It sounds weird, but it’s surprisingly helpful — and even if you don’t use the phrase prediction aspect at all, it’s simply a well laid-out, easy-to-use keyboard. The company has big plans for 2011 with talks of OEM deals in the pipeline, UI and functionality tweaks, new utilities for learning your writing habits by ingesting RSS feeds, Facebook posts, Gmail, and other sources… oh, and this: a new app customized for use on Android tablets. Text entry on tablets is a challenge that manufacturers and software vendors have been trying to solve for a long, long time , and one look in a busy airport with dozens of people trying to type on iPads carefully-balanced on their laps will tell you that we’ve still got a long way to go. We’re not sure how SwiftKey’s new version will work on 10-inch tablets (take the Xoom , for instance), but we had a chance to check it out on a Galaxy Tab — and we have to say that it’s probably the best landscape virtual keyboard we’ve used on a 7-inch tablet so far. Swype and other tracing keyboards seem out of place on a screen this big, but SwiftKey takes advantage of the fact that your thumbs are so far apart by splitting your QWERTY into two parts and placing the lesser-used numbers in the center. The keyboard isn’t ready for prime time just yet — SwiftKey still bills it as a prototype — but we imagine it’ll be available before too long. Follow the break for a hands-on video! Gallery: Exclusive: SwiftKey tweaks Android keyboard for tablets Continue reading Exclusive: SwiftKey tweaks its Android keyboard for tablets (hands-on with video) Exclusive: SwiftKey tweaks its Android keyboard for tablets (hands-on with video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

NSAID Pain Relievers Raise Heart Risks

January 12, 2011 No Comment

A new study is weighing in on the debate over the relative safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) commonly used to treat musculoskeletal aches and arthritis pain.

Cross-eyed Opossum Catches Public’s Gaze

January 12, 2011 No Comment

A cross-eyed opossum in Leipzig, Germany is becoming the latest animal sensation in that nation. Heidi is already spawning stuffed toys and glances from admirers. (Jan. 12)

Twitter Fights the Man

January 12, 2011 No Comment

When the Justice Department hit Twitter with a court order demanding the private data of certain users associated with WikiLeaks, the g-men might have expected that the social networking site would wilt like the half-dozen easily bullied companies that have cut off the whistle-blower, but Twitter, in the words of Wired’s Ryan Singel , “beta-tested a spine.” Not only did the government want this data, but it wanted Twitter to keep quiet about handing it over. To that end, Justice secured a gag order. Twitter fought the gag order in order to inform those users under investigation and give them a chance to organize a defense. Twitter has been integral to WikiLeaks’ attempts to stay afloat in the face of relentless attacks on its servers, finances and personnel. It is also a private company, and those tend to react rather cowardly to government pressure. Behold, Amazon, PayPal, Facebook, Mastercard, Visa and Bank of America. Surely the United States government would claim vital interests in its pursuit of Twitter data, but so, too, would the government of Iran. Let us not forget how Twitter enabled protesters in that country to resist their government. For the most part private corporations own the means of communication, and the only avenues for resistance and free expression. It is nice to see one consider the interests of its users, for a change.

‘Daily Show’: Jim Gets a Promotion in the New ‘Huck Finn’

January 12, 2011 No Comment

Once we start taking offensive yet instructive language such as nigger out of literature, as is the case with Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” what’s next? Senior Black Correspondent Larry Wilmore peers unflinchingly into … Related Entries January 11, 2011 How Many Bullets Do You Need? January 11, 2011 A Tale of Two Sheriffs

AT&T ‘evaluating’ support for iOS Personal Hotspot, no plans yet

January 12, 2011 No Comment

Although you’d think AT&T would be all over the Verizon iPhone ‘s new personal hotspot feature if only just to keep feature parity with its biggest competitor, the carrier is taking a more measured approach — an AT&T spokesperson just told us that they’re “evaluating the feature, but have no plans to announce at this time.” Given that the iOS 4.3 beta just brought hotspot support to the GSM iPhone, we’re guessing that the holdup is more tactical than technical — Verizon still hasn’t announced its iPhone data plan pricing or hotspot tax, and we’re assuming AT&T’s just waiting for some numbers before announcing support sometime around, say, February 10th. We’ll see. P.S.- We’re also thinking it would be sweet it AT&T supported WiFi hotspot with 3G iPad and its contract-free data plans, but we’re just wishing one wish at a time here. AT&T ‘evaluating’ support for iOS Personal Hotspot, no plans yet originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Gig is "Four-Track Furniture" For Small Spaces

January 12, 2011 No Comment

I am really beginning to look forward to the Interior Design Show in Toronto in two weeks; all kinds of interesting stuff is coming in over the transom. Designer Davide Tonizzo shows his new Gig , transformers that he calls “four-track furniture.” He tells us: “As the world becomes more urbanized and energy efficient, spaces will become co… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Twitter Shows Backbone Over First Amendment

January 12, 2011 No Comment

When the US government told Twitter to hand over its information about WikiLeaks figures, the company did what is so unfortunately rare these days, writes Ryan Singel at Wired . It “beta-tested a spine” and stood up for the First Amendment. The easiest course of action would have been to quietly…

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