Learn a new language with your cell phone - edioma

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Posted on: October 23rd, 2007
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“We’re not at the point yet where we have machines that can translate our speech into another language in real time. But the good people at edioma are working to leverage the cell phone to help bridge the language divide.

The company on Monday released a new service with Spanish language cellular operator Movida that allows Spanish speakers to learn helpful English phrases through their cell phone.

The service works in two ways: you can have up to ten kits that have dozens of phrases and words tied to situational needs like banking or shopping. “*

*From: http://www.sfgate.com
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