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279954	2004-10-10 22:55:00	Device translates spoken Japanese and English www.newscientist.com 12:32 07 October 04 A handheld device that enables a user to chat in another language - without having to learn any words or phrases for themselves - has been developed by Japanese electronics firm NEC. The system is about the size of a handheld PDA and converts spoken Japanese to English and vice versa. It is planned for launch in Japan in the next few months. www.technewsworld.com Sony rivals Toshiba, Sanyo and NEC are working on HD-DVD rather than Blu-ray. Both are designed to have much more storage capacity than the current generation of discs. Blu-ray offers more capacity than HD-DVD, but the latter costs less to produce. The companies are working on a rewritable, 3-inch (8-centimeter) disc. Currently available discs are 12 cm, but they also have 25 GB of memory compared to the smaller disc's 16 GB. Smaller discs, however, are easier to fit in handheld devices. www.technewsworld.com Song-swappers beware: Lawmakers appear determined to put a serious dent in online file-sharing. www.technewsworld.com Google's short message service (SMS) is accessible immediately to beta testers. The service will enable users of mobile phones and other handheld devices to send text message queries and receive phone book listings, dictionary definitions, prices and other information.	Steve_L (763)
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