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Subject: Palm-sized translators going to Iraq
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 08:00:33 -0000
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The US Military is planning on equipping Gulf troops with two-way translators: 
Palm-sized devices with speech-recognition and automated translation. Tried 
speech-to-text lately? How about Babelfish? Boy, is this technology ever gonna 
suck: "Take he to that chemistry arm vegetable." Link[1] Discuss[2] (_Thanks, 
Nat[3]!_)

[1] http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Northeast/10/06/handheld.translator.ap/
[2] http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/eXMNyidbgPL
[3] http://www.frii.com/~gnat/


