Phones to Serve as Doctor, Translator

The Korea Times reports that Samsung Electronics, the world’s third-largest cell phone vendor, looks to transform fourth generation (4G) phones into interpreters and portable doctors.

"A 4G device would act as a simultaneous interpreter. The 4G device should break down communication barriers by providing translation and interpretation functions, Samsung president Lee Ki-tae wrote. He added that a function for recognizing various sign languages and converting them into spoken language will also be introduced.

... "A mobile phone three years from now will become a portable doctor and omnipotent medical device enabling the user to check his or her health condition from home, work or anywhere around the world,’’ Lee said.

Lee projected the interactive service will bring compelling features like m-commerce, which will revolutionize the way people make purchases. "If a viewer is interested in the clothes worn by a certain character in a soap opera, the viewer can simply push a button and receive the information about the clothes,’’ Lee said. If he or she wishes to make a purchase, the same device would take him or her to a (Internet) shopping mall right away (on the cell phone),’’ he added."

emily | 10:26 AM | Technology |
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