Word lens - an augmented reality application that recognizes printed words using its optical character recognition capabilities.It translates printed words from one language to another with smartphones's video camera, in real time.
It was developed by Otovio Good (a former video game developer), John DeWeese, Maia Good, Bryan Lin and Erin Park.
Initially released on December 16, 2010, only English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English were supported.
Later on December 14, 2011, English-to-French and French-to-English were released.
In 2012, English-to-Italian and Italian-to-English
2013 - English-to-German, German-to-English, English-to-Portuguese and Portuguese-to-English
2014 - English-to-Russian and Russian-to-English were released.
Current version : Word Lens 2.2.3(43.3MB)
Word lens is available for Apple iPhone, iPod, iPad and also for some selected android smartphones.
It does not require internet connection to translate the languages which adds value to it.
Click to watch demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OfQdYrHRs
Click to watch demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OfQdYrHRs
