Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Currently with the Primezero i18n Terminal, the next generation of English-Chinese dictionary tools, many users can translate words phrases, quantities, time durations, money and other chunks of information that learners of Mandarin may need while on the move. Allowing multiple sources has made this core dictionary searchbase extensible, but there’s more…
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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.
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