My Media Musings

My Media Musings

David Title  //  Fascinated by how our transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age is impacting the flow and economics of information, content and entertainment.

Pursuits include creating and producing original web video and consulting with writers, musicians, artists and small businesses on how they can use the internet to increase both their fan-bases and their revenue.

Always on the lookout for enthusiastic collaborators. Drop me a line - david.title@gmail.com

Oct 29 / 12:10pm

PicTranslator Another Example of Holding the Future in Your Hand



Nearly every day, I read something or use something that makes me feel like I am living in those sci-fi novels I read as a kid.  Sure, we still don't have flying cars but some of the things we have are so damn cool.

While PicTranslator isn't exactly earth-shattering technology, just the fact that it exists and can be used by anyone with an iPhone is certainly cool:

Snap a picture of any menu in question and have it translated on the spot.  Priced at 99 cents, this iPhone application captures text from users’ photos and translates it. In addition to menus, it can handle any form of printed text.  Though not at all a replacement for language skills, it does provide a quick and painless way to avoid the all too routine tourist-guidebook-flip.  (via)
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