Ask HN:applications you would love to see in cell phones
tocomment: 1. Universal translator *
2. Scale
3. way to measure calories
4. Always listening so I can ask it questions and have it google them for me and read out the answers.  All without taking it out of my pocket.* Honestly I'd be happy with a good enough approach here.  Just recognize whatever words it can (even 10% or less) and show the google translate translations scrolling down my screen.  If I can just discern the subject of a conversation once in a while, I'm still way better off than understanding nothing.