# A new level in spam

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-level-in-spam/822899>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 13, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-level-in-spam/822899 "2018-10-13T12:26:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-level-in-spam/822899/41 "2018-10-16T13:37:05Z")

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> [@Riemann](#):
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> Maybe one day they will invent one of those automatic universal translator machines from the sci fi movies. I suppose it might not be a fish that you stick in your ear though.

It’s not quite automatic, as you have to open the app, but we’ve had that for several years now. Was helpful when I worked in a place with a lot of non-english speaking customers. Just hold the camera up to the product and it automatically displays the text in their native language. Pretty neat.

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