Google India unviels products for local languages

  Google has started targetting the users in south asia who are uncomfortable with English. Google india released two product for south asian local languages. These two products are:

1. Mouse based tool to type in local language: Users can directly see the characters in local language and click on it. By clicking on letters ,a query will be made in local language which will search all local language related stuff on net.

2. Transliteration tool from english to hindi: In this product users don't need to click. They can directly type in phoentic base. This tool will convert from english to hindi.This tool is only available for hindi. Try it at http://www.google.com/transliterate/indic/.

These products can be seen at Google's India Lab website.

On net , other sites are also providing such tools. Guruji.com , an indian search engine provide virtual keyboard for local languages. There is also a dedicated hindi site hinkhoj.com which allow users to directly type in Hindi. 

Google's this move is good for people who like to surf interent with local languages. In future , competetion will increase in this space and we will see good quality of local language products.