We tested CamDictionary by running it over the Hanzi characters in a Chinese-language textbook and found the translations quick and accurate. Available in a free trial version that unlocks more vocabulary features for $1.99, the app also has several downloadable offline dictionaries that can translate text even when you don’t have an Internet connection. Alternative App: CamDictionary also allows you to translate words in real- time just by rolling your phone over them.

While Google Translate can provide translations of foreign writing, it requires you to take a still image and highlight the text you want rather than working in real-time as you move your phone around. So when you’re staring at that all-Mandarin menu, you just point your rear-facing lens at the page and English-language translations appear next to the Hanzi characters. Unfortunately, none of these floating apps allow you to adjust transparency like the LG and Samsung solutions do.Įver wish you had a universal translator like the one Captain Kirk uses? While not able to decode Klingon, LG’s QTranslator app can convert foreign language writing to English (or your native tongue) in real- time via the device’s camera. AirCalc provides a floating calculator, complete with a see-through screen. Floating Mail and Floating Chat promise the ability to put email or IMs on top of your work, but neither app was able to connect to our accounts. Super Video plays local video files in a window, while Floating YouTube plays streaming videos.

Alternatively, Samsung Smart TV owners can view content from their connected devices using Smart View. Simplified controls make it easy to zoom, pause and switch viewing modes while you’re connected to the big screen. Floating Browser Flux is a resizable browser in a window that has tabs and can be activated from the notification drawer. The AirPlay icon is accessible from a number of apps, and allows you to connect to your Apple TV via Wi-Fi. Alternative Apps: While not as attractive as QSlide or Pop-up Play, Android has a slew of third-party floating apps that will put windows on top of your work. Samsung's Pop-Up Play does the same thing, only for video. Even as Microsoft tries to hide the actual windows in the latest version of its Windows operating system, LG's QSlide feature lets you put one or two small windows on top of your work running the browser, video player, memo calendar or calculator apps.

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