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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Primezero English-Chinese Dictionary Ready for iPhone 3G AND BEYOOOOOOND!!! 
The new iPhone introduces new capabilities including quick access to the web. Now you take Primezero’s Chinese Dictionary with you … just point your iPhone to http://m.primezero.com
The interface is sleek, fast and expandable. However, for now, let’s just do baby steps on the iPhone.
Remember, most of the key features of Primezero are integrated into the mobile version for iPhone or Nokia smartphones:
- Chinese number conversion
- Chinese decimal/fraction conversion
- Chinese time conversion
- Chinese money conversion
- Chinese date conversion
You can also jump into Chinese searches on:
If you have any questions or special requests for iPhone apps, just let me know. Several releases for iPhone and Nokia are scheduled between now and December 2008.
Posted in 3g, 4g, apple, chinese, chinese characters, chinese conversion, chinese dictionary, chinese dictionary for your mobile phone, chinese language, dictionary, english chinese dictionary for iphone, iphone, iphone 3g, iphone dictioanry, iphone dictionary, language, learning chinese, use iphone to learn chinese | No Comments »
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Primezero i18n Terminal converts this for you so you don’t need to remember the format: June 30, 2008.
But…., just in case you want to know why it is what it is…
In Chinese, people say there year first. Then the month. Then the day.
2008 is the year. 二〇〇八年
The month is the 6th month. 六月
The day is the 30. 三十日
Put them all together? 二〇〇八年六月三十日
Posted in 2008, calendar, china, chinese, chinese-english, dates, english, english-chinese, from dual, june 30, language, new year, primezero i18n terminal, year | No Comments »
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Everyone is looking for the next big thing in English-Chinese Dictionary design and development.
Unfortunately, I don’t have it.
Instead, I have a good idea about which companies will do well in the next 6 months with the Beijing Olympics approaching and the huge interest in Chinese languages this entails.
My two favorite companies right now are Nokia and Apple. They are attempting to penetrate the enterprise market where Blackberry dominates, so they are really taking some bold steps.
One area I am sure will grow is translation. Two people in two different timezones in two different languages should be able to communicate basic protocols and business objectives without fancy software. Nokia and Apple both provide new exciting opportunities for software developers, as the phones are bringing human machine interaction to a whole new level.
Personalized English-Chinese Dictionaries will help individuals build vocabulary. Combined with digital language tutors, the dictionaries will provide a new channel of interoperability and understanding.
Maybe.
Posted in apple, business, china, chinese, developers, english chinese dictionary, english-chinese, enterprise, from dual, iphone, language, learning, learning chinese, mandarin, mandarin chinese, n72, n73, n80, nokia, phone | No Comments »
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
English to Chinese translators use Primezero i18n Terminal for a few key tasks:
- to remind them about other words — they can click any character to find word branches
- to find mistakes within the terminal and find them — this exercise is great practice for proofreading
- to discover new ideas about words to be added to lexicon — it is wonderful to see more and more translations from different points of view, from different parts of the world, from different contexts
By building the The Terminal as a simple platform, there are several uses for each creative user.
Posted in chinese, chinese english pinyin dictionary, english to chinese translator, from dual, i18n terminal, language, primezero | No Comments »
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Primezero Research is now expanding the custom Chinese flash cards printing program beyond college campuses and select financial services companies.
Now, many more users can order single flashcards starting from 8 cents per card. You can order directly from the Primezero i18n Terminal in the search results.
Posted in chinese, chinese flash cards, chinese language, chinese study aids, chinese study materials, chinese study supplies, instruction support, language, learning aids, learning chinese, studying chinese | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Happy St. Patrick’s Day is easy to say in Chinese.
Logon to the Primezero Terminal and learn:
- how to say it
- how to write it
Posted in chinese, english chinese dictionary, language | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Posted in character, characters, chinese, chinese dictionary, chinese translation, dictionary, english chinese dictionary, information architecture, language, product development, quality function deployment, search, semantic web, semantics | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
MIT OCW Language and Mind
MIT Open Courseware is quite interesting. It levels the playing field. If you take the time to read, you learn what other learn minus the tuition and pressure to do mindless homework assignments.
Recently, I finished Language and Mind. It is totally awesome!
Nothing further because it doesn’t matter what i say after this. You have the gist of the post and will now move on to another portion of the page and shortly to another website. It’s not your fault. It’ my fault. I haven’t placed your attention as my top priority, so my language is dull and mundane. To scare you way.
Posted in chomsky, language, mind, psychology | No Comments »
