XS2TheWorld: Use Your Mobile As A Translator On Holiday

July 17th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

Filed Under: Mobile & Telecoms

Tags: guide, holiday, Mobile, Mobile News, TechDigest, translation, travel

There have been a number of services in the past that have tried to deliver a mobile translation or phrasebook service designed for holiday-goers, but none were any good.

XS2TheWorld might change all that. The service is claiming to be the world’s first mobile phone application that turns your phone into a multilingual holiday or business phrasebook. Up to 300 phrases are available for each of the seven languages supported, displaying each phonetically and fluently speaking them in the local language. The range of words is based around a number of activities from local customs, travel, doctors or emergencies to general conversations, flirting and fun.

There are also city guides available. If you’re quick you can download the application for free from www.xs2theworld.com - normally it would cost £5.

Source: TechDigest

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   Comment by Bush Mackel on 17 July 2007:

   Verizon needs to jump on this. Seems like it would be the perfect compliment to their already impressive list of VZW apps.
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   Comment by Shashank on 17 July 2007:

   cool innovative idea…
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   Comment by 3gp on 17 July 2007:

   Mobile tech is getting better and better each day. And i believe it will be the next big medium for advertisers.
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   Comment by Bush Mackel on 17 July 2007:

   I’m sure you’re right considering advertisers 3gp, and I’m sure “soon” us bloggers will have to worry about the mobile platform too.
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   Comment by George SE on 17 July 2007:

   Sure this will be future. Big advantage not going online every time..

   Thid anyone downloaded this app.

   I installed it on my NOkia 73: very usefull and actual voices,
   Am going 2 spain in 3 weeks so think this is very great.
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   Comment by Marc on 18 July 2007:

   curious of the content of xs2 is sponsored already.
   Don’t think so cause the quality of xs2Paris is very good (happen to lived there last year and this would have been great for me),
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   Comment by george on 18 July 2007:

   @Marc

   I think my info is very usefull.

   Also, i realy like the fact that i can start to learn some basics of a language since it is written phoneticly and spoken phrases, ideal way to practise.
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   Comment by Shashank on 19 July 2007:

   @3gp
   Mobile advertising is still in its infancy stage …
   i remember i signed up one service which gives money for reading ads on mobile phone ..after being registered i ve not get any single ads …
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   Comment by George SE on 25 July 2007:

   advertising is coming (mobile).
   exiting to know if xs2theworld already contains hidden or sponsered information.
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    Comment by dbartolome on 6 August 2007:

    you can also try this translator http://www.tauyou.com/mobile/mt.php

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