Google also created a new application called Translate for Animals. "Have you ever felt stressed or lonely, and the only conversation you’ve had has been a one sided one with your cat or dog? Well now it could be possible for your pet to communicate back,
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The search engine giant also finally got around to creating a language translator tied to Google I mean Topeka Maps, in case you're ever Down Under. "Language and translation is a major focus of our work at Google because it’s so intimately connected to our mission of making the world's information accessible to all. Australia, with its highly idiomatic local language, was found to be a perfect test bed for the next generation of language translation technology developed locally in the Sydney office."
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By synthesising millions of aggregated search inputs from Australians as well as scanning 23 seasons of Home and Away scripts, we are able to Optimise for Colloquial Cultural Articulation (OCCA) - which means our products can now be tailored specifically for the typical Strayan user. To give you an example, we already know that if someone searches for ‘cricket’ in Australia they’re more likely interested in the sport than the insect. With our new OCCA framework, we can now go further and tell that if an Aussie searches on "automatic wiki," they’re probably referring to the automatic wicket keeper common in backyard cricket and not an automatically updated bulletin board or "wiki."If you need internet service but aren't anywhere near cabling, thanks to Google TiSP (Toilet internet Service Provider) you can use sewer lines to connect. "Want WiFi around? Just flush it down!"
OCCA greatly reduces the latency between a user's thought and ability to pinpoint information; a boon for local users who’d have Buckleys makin’ sense of American English.
For the musician at heart, Google Japan developed drum-set keyboards to let you rock out on the clock.
I'm sure there are more fun tricks afoot today; these are just a few that made me giggle at Google. Happy April Fools' Day!
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