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Mobile phrasebooks 'offer security'
27 Oct 2008
Mobile phone phrasebooks could prove increasingly popular among travellers in the future as they offer added security, according to technology company Steape.
The firm is currently working with Lonely Planet to develop an audio phrasebook for Java-enabled mobile phones, which will offer English translations of phrases in ten different languages.
There will be approximately 200 phrases for each language, which will be available in text form and also as audio translations that will be played through the phone's loudspeaker.
Bas Jaburg, a technical officer at Steape, said that the guides are expected to prove useful as the vast majority of modern travellers use mobile phones.
'For travellers, having a means of communication gives them some security and backpackers will probably be going to countries where people don't speak English, and they can't speak the language or read the signs,' he said.
'In an emergency or even if you just need to get to the airport and have no idea how to get there it could be a lifesaver.'
The audio phrasebook will be sold as a download for €4 (£3.20).
Lonely Planet also publishes print phrasebooks, which are the company's second biggest profit driver after its travel guides.
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The firm is currently working with Lonely Planet to develop an audio phrasebook for Java-enabled mobile phones, which will offer English translations of phrases in ten different languages.
There will be approximately 200 phrases for each language, which will be available in text form and also as audio translations that will be played through the phone's loudspeaker.
Bas Jaburg, a technical officer at Steape, said that the guides are expected to prove useful as the vast majority of modern travellers use mobile phones.
'For travellers, having a means of communication gives them some security and backpackers will probably be going to countries where people don't speak English, and they can't speak the language or read the signs,' he said.
'In an emergency or even if you just need to get to the airport and have no idea how to get there it could be a lifesaver.'
The audio phrasebook will be sold as a download for €4 (£3.20).
Lonely Planet also publishes print phrasebooks, which are the company's second biggest profit driver after its travel guides.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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