June 2, 2004
SMS translation service for travelers launched
The Dutch motoring organisation ANWB, and Van Dale, a prominent dictionary publisher, have launched an SMS-based service that translates between French, German, English, Spanish, and Dutch, reports DMeurope via we-make-money-not-art.com.
How does it work?
"A user, for example, in a French restaurant can discover in Dutch exactly what the specialty of is for 55 euro cents by typing the French word into an SMS message and sending it to ‘ANWB' (or ‘2692' in digits). He will receive its Dutch equivalent back in seconds".
Related article on SMS translation services/technologies:
-- My Taylor is Rich: Translation cell phone - A groundbreaking cell phone that automatically translates the speaker's language from Japanese to English and vice versa could be on the market by 2007.
-- Ligophone - Lingophone allows mobile users to translate English text into numerous European languages while on the move.
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