Translate Signs and Menus Instantly Using Word Lens’ Crazy-Amazing iPhone App [Video]

Holy crap. Sometimes do you just about pinch yourself, because you simply can’t believe you’re witnessing such creations to your lifetime? Word Lens , which uses augmented reality to translate things in front of you, has given me that specific feeling.

Working just like Google Goggles in that it translates real-time images into readable information, Word Lens is a free download but language packs cost $5 as an in-app purchase. To this point, it only has Spanish-to-English (and English-to-Spanish), but it surely will certainly help someone abroad (or maybe in their own country).

Ever Used Google Translate, or Babel Fish? The translations aren’t perfect, however it’s certainly enough to get you by. Word Lens produces similar word-for-word conversion, but if it’ll help me avoid ordering a meaty dish from a menu accidentally, that’s worth $5 right there. Possibly the suitable thing is that it doesn’t require Wi-Fi or a knowledge connection, as it translates instantly (as the video below shows).

If Word Lens doesn’t launch on Android soon, I would just need to buy an iPhone. I don’t think I’ve ever said that before about an app. [ iTunes via Gizmodo Australia ]

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