Google Home has hit a home run in pronouncing te reo place names. After videos of Alexa choking its way through the world’s longest place name “Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu” emerged online, Google Home users then put their speakers, to the test.
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How accurate is te reo Māori on Google Translate?
The common greeting ‘kia ora’ translates into English as ‘to live’ and not ‘hello’ on Google Translate. The shortcomings of the translation service have provoked a range of online discussion since Te Ao aired a story on the issue on Sunday.
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New reo app Kupu translates images in real-time
A mobile app has been launched to help people learn te reo by translating the names of objects in real-time.
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Wahine Māori warrior game to be released
A new app game called Guardian is about to launch and the main character is a wahine Māori warrior.
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East Coast students embark on a journey to Google’s headquarters
For some students, the toughest subjects at school were maths and science. But what if you were given an opportunity to visit some of the most famous headquarters in America such as Google and Facebook. A group of East Coast students are already embarking on that journey to the States, thanks to Ngāti Porou leaders who are aiming to build a better future for their people.
