Google Bought Word Lens Languauge Translator App Maker Quest Visual

I don't know if any of you remember Word lens app on iOS and Android that translates foreign language into english and vice versa, Thats impressive language translator app has now got a new home, which is none other than Search Engine Giant Google. Word lens maker Quest Visual and Google were in talks since a long time and has worked on many projects together. Visual Quest launched Lens Maker right after when Google added a special functionality in Google Glass of language translation, the two companies have worked together to bring text translation to many devices beyond smartphones. Quest Visual announced publicly about the acquisition on its site.

Quest Visual announced,

With Word Lens, we've seen the beginnings of what's possible when we harness the power of mobile devices to "see the world in your language".By joining Google, we can incorporate Quest Visual's technology into Google Translate's broad language coverage and translation capabilities in the future. As a thank you to everybody who supported us on our journey, we've made both the app and the language packs free to download for a limited time while we transition to Google.We're looking forward to continuing our work at Google - stay tuned!

The acquisition details from Google and Quest Visual are not yet disclosed , however Google for sure will be utilizing the app in the Google Glass apps and its upcoming smartphone handsets. For now , the additional translation packs in Word Lens are made free , so interested users can download the app free from iTunes and Google Play Store.