Windows Live Translator beta

Recently I was trying out the Yahoo and Google Translator tool for putting it on my blog, and was thinking why not Microsoft also provide such a facility?
And here it is Windows Live Translator beta. Thanks to Darren who has been keeping an eye on it.

There are 3 URLs working now:
http://translator.live.com
http://translate.live.com/
http://windowslivetranslator.com

UPDATE : Came across One more URL: http://translator.start.com/


This also is being powered by Systran as does some of the other similar tools.
You have the option to enter a block of text and then get it translated to other language. Or you can enter the URL to translate the web page.
There's an option of checkbox 'Computer-related content' to check it while we were using such terms to make the translation more relevant.

And when you translate a web page you can view it in four different views, keeping the two languages web page,

• Side by side
• Top/bottom
• Original with Hover translation - where the original web page is kept as it is and moving the cursor over it , highlights the portion and that portion's transalation shown as Hover.
• Translation with Hover original - that is the whole web page is translated with Portion highlighted being seen in Hover original.

Side by side

Top/bottomOriginal with Hover translation - where the original web page is kept as it is and moving the cursor over it , highlights the portion and that portion's transalation shown as Hover.
Translation with Hover original - that is the whole web page is translated with Portion highlighted being seen in Hover original.