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SayHi Translate: How far we have come
SayHi Translate has become something of an overnight success and is currently riding high in the iTunes app store. Nothing special in that you may say because this kind of thing happens all of the time, but a quick look at the app highlights something that is indeed quite special.
The app supports English (United States, United Kingdom, Australia), Spanish (United States, Mexico, Spain), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin (China, Taiwan), Cantonese, Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil), Danish, Dutch, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish with new languages and dialects coming soon and as soon as you pick it up and say something into it, the translation will be spoken back to you.
To date it has been working perfectly for me and is incredibly quick, and most of all deadly accurate. I can see a point where this app will prove itself useful time and time again when travelling and is an example of what can be done with a smartphone in 2012. It needs a back end, however, and so an internet connection is required to use it. You won’t be able to say to someone in a foreign country “Where is the nearest hotspot?” until you are at the hotspot or if you have a mobile data connection abroad. This is not a barrier to usage because this facility alone could be important enough to some people to force them to seek out appropriate connectivity when travelling and it will help any business trip or holiday pass much more smoothly.
This isn’t a review of the app per say because all I can say is that it works exactly as you would dream it should and is surprising in so many ways. From the ease of use to the simple interface to the magical features it offers, it highlights the sheer power of modern-day smartphones and is genuinely one of the best mobile apps I have ever seen.
More information at http://www.sayhitranslate.com/
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