A pocket-size translator tackles the world

Article by: THOMAS LEE , Star Tribune
Updated: June 7, 2008 - 9:10 PM

Plymouth start-up Kwingo hopes to mitigate language barriers in the workplace.

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waitaminuteJun. 8, 08 8:44 AM

the competitor who says there's no difference between a service on a cell phone versus a paper dictionary is living in the past - companies that have to produce and print all kinds of customized stuff like this for their workers are spending way more for that than the pricing quoted for this service hello? the world's changing! some 5 billion people have cell phones, and Spanish-speaking folks in particular love theirs

ave8o1Jun. 8, 0812:15 PM

idea by a woman with a vocabulary limited to "cheat sheets suck" and thinks there's a market for a mandatory 18-month contract at $950/month. Let's hear from one prospect willing to pay instead of seven of her family member/co-investors. Give me a break!

kenderJun. 8, 0812:24 PM

First, stop hiring people who do not speak English! Problem solved. If the workplace is so dangerous then adding works who cannot communicate is a very real problem. However, in the current marketplace; why not have a service in which a person can use their cell phone and get a live human person to do short translations? In an emergency no one has time to do text translations. I am sure that there are English / Spanish translators (persons) out there that could be made available for such a service. Hospitals (ER rooms and other medical facilities) would be prime candidates for a telecommunications service. Why have translators on staff if you only need a service once in a while? Such a service would be cheaper for hospitals and such than the cost of an employee.