Google Reader Now Auto-Translates Stuff. Read Anything You Like

Ichingcarpenter

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Tue Nov-11-08 09:48 PM
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Google Reader Now Auto-Translates Stuff. Read Anything You Like

Google just made the world a slightly smaller place today. They�ve added a feature to their highly popular Google Reader that will auto-translate any site with a feed to your native tongue. Not only that, it�s very easy to use and it works really well.

Just subscribe to a blog or other feed like normal, then pull down the feed settings menu on the right and choose �Translate into my language.� The text is instantly translated.

We tested it with TechCrunch Japan, and the translations came through well enough to understand. Definite winner.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/10/google-reader-auto-translates-stuff-read-anything-you-like/

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Orrex

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Tue Nov-11-08 09:55 PM
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1. That is very please me

I happiness from these news.

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Ichingcarpenter

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Tue Nov-11-08 10:07 PM
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2. Yes it is pretty cool

More here from google blogspot.

http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-your-web-truly-world-wide.html

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bananas

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Tue Nov-11-08 10:17 PM
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3. Firefox has an extension which does this

It's very useful, lets you select from several translation sites.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3361

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prioritymale

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Tue Nov-11-08 10:26 PM
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4. Automatic translation tools suck greatly

Take this article, for example, about Obama\'s team adopting new ethic rules. I will translate Google\'s \"english-to-spanish\" translation back to english for you:

President-elect Barack Obama of the transition team of raising $7 million to cover the costs (mispelled), but to avoid the donations by enterprises and pressure groups

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Common Sense Party

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Tue Nov-11-08 10:51 PM
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5. I agree with you--robotranslations are a crime against humanity.

But I love that you misspelled mispelled.

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Ichingcarpenter

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Tue Nov-11-08 10:53 PM
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6. You need a google account access this feature

Its not like automatic translation from google search

You are not using google reader in your translation attempt.

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prioritymale

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Tue Nov-11-08 11:31 PM
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9. I used google reader

Upon reading this thread I went and tried the service. That\'s where I translated the little piece of the ethics article.

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TennesseeDem

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Tue Nov-11-08 10:55 PM
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7. All your base are belong to us.

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Canuckistanian

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Tue Nov-11-08 11:02 PM
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8. Great! I've always wanted to read those Albanian websites

Edited on Tue Nov-11-08 11:02 PM by Canuckistanian

Or catch the Basque sports scores. Or laugh over those Mongolian blogs.

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