Throw some Chrome on those Dubs!
The latest beta release of Google Chrome is helping to bridge the shrinking language gap for all.
The latest version of Google Chrome has a built in tool bar that automatically detects the users default language and allows them to choose a default translation.
Google’s Pitch
Whether you’re catching up on your favorite Arabic gameshow, getting up to speed on the latest Korean mobile gadgetry, or researching the local perspective for a dream trip to Machu Picchu, we’re all constantly reminded that the internet is an amazingly multilingual place. The Google Chrome team is excited to introduce a new beta feature to help our users navigate the multilingual web: instant machine translation of webpages, without the need for any browser extensions or plug-ins.
This niffty feature will more than likely become present in more browsers like Firefox in the coming months as there is already a high demand for translating plugins. Google tends to have a do-it yourself mentality and likes to have their take on features people want most. Usually this comes out well, perhaps maybe not the Nexus One, but when Google hits the Web with new features, it often becomes a standard.
According to their site, “How does it work? When the language of the webpage you’re viewing is different from yourpreferred language setting, Chrome will display a prompt asking if you’d like the page to be translated for you using Google Translate.”
To view a video demo of the translating Chrome in action check out their blog or just download it yourself.
