Free Translators, Translation Tools and Computer Translation
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At one point or another most of us wonder if free, computer-generated translation is any good.
The right question would be though: What is it good for? This lens will shed light on this question and point you into the right direction when considering machine translation services.
Online Resources on Machine Translation
- Machine Translation in Short
- This wikipedia entry adequately explains the current capabilities of machine translation vs human translation. It will help you understand what it's useful for. It also includes a lot of background information and links.
- The One-Stop for Free Translation
- On this page you will find several different online translators. It's up to you to test them and see if there is one you like best. A good tip to assess their quality is using them to translate into your own language, or if you translate into a language you don't speak, then back-translate to get an approximate idea of what it's doing.
- InterTran Translator
- If you need automatic translations into less-common languages, you will find here what you are looking for.
- An Academic Overview on Machine Translation
- Interesting resource if you would like a scientific overview on computer translation. It includes many useful links for additional researching.
- Reducing Costs and Retaining Quality
- So free translation doesn't quite match your needs? Wonder if human translation could be done for less? Find out on this lens!
Travelling abroad? Take them with you!
Franklin TG-490 Speaking Translator
Speaking translator including Japanese, Korean and Mandarin Chinese plus French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Portuguese and English.
Amazon Price: $153.67 (as of 12/25/2009) 
Franklin TG-450 12 Language Translator
More affordable, non-speaking translator including Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish.
Amazon Price: $24.39 (as of 12/25/2009)
Franklin Merriam-Webster ((Speaking)) Spanish-English Dictionary (BES-1850)
English-Spanish talking translator.
Amazon Price: $69.95 (as of 12/25/2009)
Franklin CET-180 Speaking 5 Language European Communicator
Talking translator including English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
Amazon Price: (as of 12/25/2009)
Translation Software Helps you get the Gist!
Business Translator 6.0 World Full Version
Amazon Price: $374.99 (as of 12/25/2009)
Office Translator 6.0 World Full Version
Amazon Price: $183.99 (as of 12/25/2009)
Home Translator 6.0 World Full Version
Amazon Price: $162.99 (as of 12/25/2009)
Books and Publications on the Subject
Computers in Translation: A Practical Appraisal
Amazon Price: $190.00 (as of 12/25/2009)
Translation Engines: Techniques for Machine Translation
Amazon Price: $104.00 (as of 12/25/2009)
Machine Translation: A View from the Lexicon (Artificial Intelligence)
Amazon Price: $75.00 (as of 12/25/2009)
Localisation Focus
One-year's subscription to this magazine devoted lo localization, frequently featuring machine translation software and other computer-assisted translation tools.
Amazon Price: $51.63 (as of 12/25/2009)
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