Category: Technology Author : JR Posted: May 20, 2009
Tags : gmail, gmail autotranslate, Gmail Labs, gmail message translation, google
Google has introduced a new autotranslation feature into its Gmail Labs menu. Gmail Message Translation helps you detect what language a message was sent in, then convert it into your own.
Gmail Message Translation
Once you enable Message Translation, any message in a foreign language will have a link at the top: “Translate message to: English” (or whatever your default language is). One click, and the message will be converted.
“If all parties are using Gmail, you can have entire conversations in multiple languages with each participant reading the messages in whatever language is most comfortable for them,” says Gmail Software Engineer Darren Lewis.
“I use this feature everyday to help me work with teammates around the globe (they think my Japanese is much better than it really is…shhhh!),” he jokes.
Gmail Message Translation is now available in the Gmail Labs menu found under the green lab symbol on the top right of the page.
May 21, 2009
I don't agree with the Google guy. I'm a Japanese translator and the translation to Japanese is very bad. I would recommend using “traditional” translators in the near future. There are tools such as OneHourTranslation.com (that I'm one of their member translators) which offers fast and low cost translations made by real people, and very reliable.
May 21, 2009
That’s a good thing to do, yet the main problem I and my friends have with Gmail is that we can’t use it much at all, the reason being there’s no facility to create folders is there or have I missed something?
So it’s pretty useless, as having everything on one page would take you near enough forever to locate it in a busy e-mail box.
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