Company:Quest Visual

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Quest Visual, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryTranslation software
Founded2009 (2009)[1]
FounderOtavio Good[1]
Headquarters
San Francisco , California
,
United States
Number of locations
1 office
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Otavio Good
(Programmer and CEO)
John DeWeese
Eric Park
Bryan Lin

Maia Good
(Software engineers)
ProductsWord Lens
Number of employees
4 (2014)
WebsiteQuestVisual.com

Quest Visual, Inc. was an American private company that developed Word Lens, an augmented reality translation application.[1] In May 2014, the company was acquired by Google, Inc.[2][3][4]

Company

Quest Visual was founded by a former video game developer Otavio Good[5][6][7] in 2009.[1] At the time of acquisition the company had 4 full-time employees, Otavio Good, John DeWeese, Bryan Lin, and Eric Park, as well as a contractor, Maia Good.[7] The details of the acquisition have not been released.[2][3][4][8]

Products

Main page: Software:Word Lens

Quest Visual's first product Word Lens 1.0 was released on December 16, 2010,[5] and is currently available as Word Lens 2.2.3[9] for Apple's iPhone, iPod, and iPad through iTunes,[9] as well as for a selection of Android smartphones through Google Play.[10] At Google's unveiling of its Glass Development Kit in November 2013, translation capabilities of Word Lens were also demonstrated on Google Glass.[11][12][13][14] According to the January 2014 The New York Times article, Word Lens is currently free for Google Glass.[15] Moreover, following acquisition Google made all Word Lens language packs freely available for a "limited time".[3][4][8][16][17] Word Lens capabilities were incorporated into the Google Translate app and released on January 14, 2015.[18][19][20][21] The company did not have any other products by the time of acquisition.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Armstrong, Natalie (April 19, 2011). "Word Lens app developer builds on social media buzz". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-entrepreneur-wordlens-idUSTRE73I63P20110419?type=smallBusinessNews. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Etherington, Darrell (May 16, 2014). "Google Has Acquired Quest Visual, The Maker Of Camera-Based Translation App Word Lens". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/16/google-has-acquired-quest-visual-the-maker-of-camera-based-translation-app-word-lens. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rosenblatt, Seth (May 16, 2014). "Google buys Word Lens maker to boost Translate". CNET. http://www.cnet.com/news/google-buys-word-lens-maker-to-boost-translate/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hall, Zac (May 16, 2014). "Google acquires Word Lens app recently featured in Apple's iPhone ad "Powerful"". 9to5Mac. http://9to5mac.com/2014/05/16/google-acquires-word-lens-app-recently-featured-in-apples-iphone-ad-powerful. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tsotsis, Alexia (December 16, 2010). "Word Lens Translates Words Inside of Images. Yes Really". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2010/12/16/world-lens-translates-words-inside-of-images-yes-really. 
  6. ↑ Milian, Mark (December 20, 2010). "New iPhone app translates foreign-language signs". CNN: Tech. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/12/20/word.lens.iphone.app/index.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Olson, Parmy (December 22, 2010). "Hot, New 'Word Lens' App Is Founder's First Project In Augmented Reality". Forbes. https://blogs.forbes.com/parmyolson/2010/12/22/hot-new-word-lens-app-is-founders-first-project-in-augmented-reality. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Winkler, Rolfe (May 16, 2014). "Google Tries Another Reality With Quest Visual Purchase". The Wall Street Journal. https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/16/google-tries-another-reality-with-purchase/. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Word Lens on the iTunes App Store". itunes.apple.com. 2012. https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/word-lens/id383463868?mt=8. 
  10. ↑ "Word Lens on the Google Play Store". 2012. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.questvisual.wordlens&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEwMiwiY29tLnF1ZXN0dmlzdWFsLndvcmRsZW5zIl0.. 
  11. ↑ Gannes, Liz (November 19, 2013). "Next Google Glass Tricks Include Translating the World From Your Eyes". All Things Digital. http://allthingsd.com/20131119/new-google-glass-apps-will-translate-the-world-from-your-eyes-and-other-tricks. 
  12. ↑ Honan, Mat (November 19, 2013). "Google's New Tools Show How Deep Glass Will Embed in Our Lives". Wired: Gadget Lab. https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/google-glass-sdk. 
  13. ↑ Rosenblatt, Seth (November 19, 2013). "Google Glass throws open its doors to developers". CNET. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57613010-93/google-glass-throws-open-its-doors-to-developers. 
  14. ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (November 24, 2013). "Glass Just Got Way More Interesting". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/24/glass-just-got-way-more-interesting. 
  15. ↑ Rosenbloom, Stephanie (January 23, 2014). "Google Tools for Globetrotters". The New York Times : Travel. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/travel/google-tools-for-globetrotters.html?_r=1. 
  16. ↑ Tschorn, Adam (May 22, 2014). "Say what? Word Lens translation app is easy and free (for now)". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-google-word-lens-translation-app-free-20140521-story.html. 
  17. ↑ "Quest Visual is joining Google!". questvisual.com. 2014. http://questvisual.com. 
  18. ↑ Turovsky, Barak (January 14, 2015). "Hallo, hola, olá to the new, more powerful Google Translate app". Google: Official Blog. http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/hallo-hola-ola-more-powerful-translate.html. 
  19. ↑ Dougherty, Conor (January 14, 2015). "Google Translate App Gets an Upgrade". The New York Times : Bits. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/google-translate-app-gets-an-upgrade/. 
  20. ↑ Rosenbloom, Stephanie (January 14, 2015). "Updates for Google Translate (Just Hold Up Your Phone)". The New York Times : In Transit. http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/updates-for-google-translate-just-hold-up-your-phone/. 
  21. ↑ Ulanoff, Lance (January 15, 2015). "Hands on with Google Translate: A mix of awesome and OK". Mashable. http://mashable.com/2015/01/14/hands-on-with-google-translate/. 
  22. ↑ "Quest Visual website". QuestVisual.com. 2011. http://questvisual.com. 

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