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Even though Word Lens was first released over 12 ago, I keep surprising people[0] by showing them the same technology built into Google Translate.

[0] even other tech developers who, like me, migrated somewhere where a language barrier came up



Yes, that is because Google bought the technology from Word Lens in 2015.

Wiki says: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ot%C3%A1vio_Good

    To develop Word Lens, Otávio Good founded Quest Visual Inc., which was acquired by Google, Inc. in 2014, leading to the incorporation of the Word Lens feature into the Google Translate app in 2015.


I think you misunderstand.

The people I show it to are surprised that it's possible in 2023, even though it was demoed at the end of 2010.

Not only have they never heard of Word Lens, they are also obvious of the corresponding feature of Google Translate.




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