DS translator terrific for traversing Thailand
Posted Apr 17th 2006 7:55PM by Ludwig Kietzmann
Filed under: Fan stuff
A pair of Nintendo commercials illustrates just how useful their new
"traveler's notebook" translation software is when it comes to communicating to the people of a strange and foreign country. After a few taps on the touch screen, the DS displays a translated version of whatever message the young lady is trying to convey and is promptly shoved into the face of some hapless local. If that doesn't work, it can also read the sentence to you in a non-threatening electronic voice.
Allowing one to haggle a hat-seller or carefully avoid ordering food that might explode halfway down your throat are just more examples of how the DS is spreading its tendrils into the realms of non-gaming.
[Thanks yoorin!]
Tags: DS, DS Lite, DsLite, Nintendo DS, NintendoDs, Thailand, Translation, Travel
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-18-2006 @ 9:20AM
Dunebug38 said...
Sounds great, but when is it gonna be available in English and not just Japanese? I'm not talking about the japanese to english translator but the other series that includes 5 different asian countries.
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4-18-2006 @ 11:21AM
sushi said...
English please... we love Thailand too! ^_^
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