Originally published on October 3, 2013 <br /><br />NTT DoCoMo, Japan's biggest mobile network operator, unveiled its "Intelligent Glass," prototype glasses that perform nearly instant translation of written text and a variety of other tasks, at Ceatec, a technology trade show based in Tokyo.<br /><br />Text is captured by a camera mounted on the device and sent to a cloud server to be analyzed in real time. The translated text is then sent back to the device. This process takes around five seconds for the prototype. <br /><br />The head-mounted display can translate between Japanese, English, both traditional and simplified Chinese, and Korean. It also features facial recognition software, which is able to provide a sort of virtual business card service for any previously inputted names and titles.<br /><br />DoCoMo also introduced a ring that when used with the glasses can turn a flat surface such as a book or a pad of paper into a virtual tablet computer. The ring tracks your finger movements and allows you to play music, watch movies and check the time or weather, among other tasks.<br /><br />The Japanese company says it hopes to have the device ready for foreigners travelling to Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
