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Category:	Talking bilingual dictionary expandable to include over 50 language combinations
Language pair:	English <-> English, English <-> Croatian,Croatian <-> English
Speech:	English for the Dictionary; English and Croatian for the PhraseBook

Absolutely unique in the world of handheld language and travel assistants iTRAVL includes everything the business or leisure traveler needs to make visiting foreign destinations an enjoyable and easily navigated experience.

• The world's most sophisticated Speech Recognition System that understands and instantly translates any of the tens of thousands of pre-programmed words and phrases contained in the iTRAVL
• Unsurpassed Travel Voice PhraseBook translates and speaks 14,000 phrases using native-speaker voice narration
• iHELP for instant access to emergency and frequently used phrases which can be spoken immediately
• Indispensable travel resources that include Fodor's Travel Guide, CIA World Factbook and Travel AudioBooks
• Exhaustive Translating Dictionary that pronounces English words using state-of-the-art Speech Synthesis
• Customizable multilingual English, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish interface
• Hands free, voice navigation and hi-res touch screen for easy access to information
• Responsive virtual keyboard for each of the included languages
• Extended functionality and responsiveness powered by Windows CE
• Outstanding Mp3 player for your media files to keep you entertained on the road
• Language-learning games including FlashCards, Language Pockets, Translation Test and Spell-It-Right.
• Plus much, much more!

Loaded with a full range of the most useful communication tools. By simply speaking into the iTRAVL, you can have your phrases instantly translated and spoken aloud using a sophisticated combination of speech recognition modules, real human voice narration and speech synthesis. Helping you to enjoy sightseeing more, meet new friends and deal with emergencies, it is loaded with a full range of the most advanced language management tools ever combined and includes iHELP which lets you immediately access a list of emergency or most frequently used phrases instantly. Thanks to its remarkable Speech Recognition modules all you have to do is pronounce a voice tag and iTRAVL will speak the phrase immediately. A real life saver!

Don't let an emergency ruin your vacation!

Lost? Never Again. Detailed maps with destination advice and addresses will help you find your way around in no time. Need a more hands on approach? Now asking for directions has never been easier. The combination of a fully translating Dictionary, PhraseBook and Travel Guide offers a compact and easy to use resource that fits in the palm of your hand. The inclusion of the world-renowned Fodor's Travel Guide lets you benefit from expert advice on hotels, restaurants, local attractions and transportation. Equipped with the CIA World Factbook, detailed information on every nation in the world is now just a click away.

No more books or papers! Now you can leave it all at home, greatly reducing the time and energy necessary to access the information you depend on most while traveling. Before and after your trip you can also use the built-in language-learning games to improve your speech and accent. You can even use iTRAVL to communicate with your non-English speaking housekeeper or construction workers, to impress your visiting business partners with your knowledge of their language or to show your friends and family how much you know. Speaking another language has never been easier or more fun!

The Best of the Best! Easy to navigate and user-friendly iTRAVL offers a hi-resolution touch-screen interface that puts Windows CE powered convenience at your fingertips. A user-friendly and customizable multilingual interface that offers you a choice of English, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish display languages. A responsive virtual keyboard for each of the included languages makes entering text quick and easy. A robust MP3 player lets you enjoy all your favorite media files and AudioBooks. Whether you're on the go, or ready to study, this global travel companion is always at your side. With the inclusion of a convenient metric converter and a talking calculator, you can now verify exchange rates and have them pronounced instantly. In addition, a world clock is now accessible so you can check the time in any time zone just by clicking the location on a virtual map. The newest and best there is to offer, iTRAVL is like no other communication device in the world.

Once you take a trip with iTRAVL, you'll never leave home without it!

Specifications:

• 459,550 entry English <-> Croatian translating dictionary with voice synthesis
• Audio Travel PhraseBook with speech recognition that translates and speaks 14,000 travel-related words and phrases
• Audio Travel PhraseBook includes the following topics: Basics, Traveling, Hotel, Local Transport, Sightseeing, Bank, Communication means, In the restaurant, Food/Drinks, Shopping, Repairs/Laundry, Sport/Leisure, Health/Drugstore, Beauty Care, Calling for Police
• iHELP pronounces Emergency or frequently used phrases instantly
• Fodor's Travel Guide with maps and essential information for 50 cities and CIA World Factbook for 180 countries around the world: Maps, Flags, Country Profiles, People, Geography, History, Economy, Essential Statistics, International Organizations and Groups and more
• 70,000 WordNet English explanatory dictionary
• Windows CE powered for advanced functionality and responsiveness
• Hi-resolution touch-screen and hands-free speech navigation functionality
• Mp3 player, games, calculator, metric converter, and word time clock utilities.

AC adapter, rechargeable battery and two LCD protecting films are included in the standard package.

The entire linguistic content of the iTRAVL is included on a 512 MB SD card which comes with the device.

Price: £299.95

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Category:	Talking bilingual dictionary expandable to include over 50 language combinations
Language pair:	English <-> Croatian; Croatian <-> English; English <-> English
Speech:	English for the Dictionary; English and Croatian for the PhraseBook
Number of words:	over 505,000 words
Size:	6.6 x 3.9 x 0.9 in
Weight:	11 oz
Battery Type:	Li-Polymer rechargeable battery (3.7V, 1400mAh), included

The ECTACO Partner Dictionary and Travel Audio PhraseBook ECr800 is the most popular and powerful bilingual travel companion available. With its sleek modern design, hi-res colour touch-screen and state-of-the-art language tools, it is truly in a class of its own. The exhaustive vocabulary features an extensive dictionary with more than 505,000 entries. Yet the most remarkable feature of this sophisticated handheld is the inclusion of the most advanced voice facilities in the world. As you would expect from the industry leaders, this unique device features both an advanced speaker independent speech recognition system and highly advanced English voice capabilities powered by the latest TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology. This allows for numerous learning and communication options available to frequent travellers and students alike. This impressive Audio Travel PhraseBook even goes as far as to include crystal-clear professionally narrated native-speaker voices for both languages in its arsenal of tools to help you get the most out of using another language. Smart, flexible and responsive in the extreme, this new-generation handheld is virtually packed with information and utilities that help you to maximise your foreign language skills for business, educational or leisure needs.

Highlights:

• Colour display: a hi-resolution colour screen with adjustable colour schemes that displays colour-coded parts of speech, samples of use and much more
• Expandable vocabulary: over 505,000 words are included in the general and specialized dictionaries – our largest vocabulary ever! Easily add more than 50 other language pairs available as ECTACO MMC Cards!
• Advanced English speech synthesis provides the pronunciation of any word you input or find
• Instant reverse translation
• State-of-the-art English speech recognition. As an additional advantage of this function you may even test your pronunciation against the machine’s speech-recognition module.
• Designed for the serious traveller, the Audio PhraseBook is useful for both leisure or business trips. It provides real human voice output in English and Croatian for over 14,000 travel-related phrases. It also displays the usual responses you might receive in the 'You May Hear' section

Dictionaries:

• Princeton WordNet English-English dictionary of contemporary English contains more than 70,000 head words with detailed definitions
• Over 505,000 entries in the English-Croatian general dictionary
• Synthesized English TTS voice output
• Advanced word recognition and MorphoFinder™
• Custom 'Add new word' function allows users to create and add personal vocabulary to existing dictionaries
• Slang lock allows users to exclude slang from translations
• Advanced search functions helps to navigate quickly and easily through the massive database
• Replaceable MMC/SD cards allow the addition of a variety of language pairs and exclusive linguistic content from ECTACO, Inc.

Language-learning:

• SAT 200 and SAT 5000 vocabularies help in preparation for these US standard English-language proficiency tests
• Language-learning games: Flash Cards, Pockets, Spell It, an a Translation Test all let users learn at their own pace, while expanding vocabulary and improving spelling
• Princeton WordNet English-English dictionary of contemporary English contains more than 70,000 head words with detailed definitions
• Over 505,000 words in the English-Croatian general dictionary, featuring synthesized English voice
• Phonetic transcription helps learners to speak and write properly
• Vector Ultima™ is an award-winning spell-checker

Travelling:

• English <-> Croatian Audio PhraseBook with natural, native-speaker narration of thousands of travel-related phrases
• FlashCards is a classic language-learning game that lets you improve your vocabulary while you play!

And more…

• English interface
• Media Player with MP3 support - to help you at study and in play. Thousands of Audio Books are currently available to be stored in this MP3 player.
• Currency and metric conversions
• World Time
• Daily Alarm
• Calculator
• And More…

This device is powered by rechargeable battery and AC/DC adapter (both included in the standard package)

ECTACO Partner ECr800 is an English <-> Croatian translating device from the P800 series.

Price: £349.95

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The Ectaco C-Pen is an affordable and reliable handheld data entry alternative to fixed desktop scanners. Letting you capture the exact segment of the text you need, it instantly inserts scanned data into the desired field within your applications. Seamlessly integrating with translation, word processor, database or spreadsheet applications, you can now scan and insert text from curved, laminated and patterned surfaces - something standard scanners just can't do.Significantly faster and more flexible than a desktop scanner it connects easily with your laptop or Win XP based handheld device and is lightweight and extremely portable. You can use the Ectaco C-Pen in the library, at the office or even on a plane. Able to read printed text in over 238 languages it lets you send a phrase or a whole paragraph from foreign books or documents to your PC for phonetic pronunciation or to speed up translation and learning. Now you need never again copy-type long sentences or number combinations from contact sheets, business cards or any other printed surface, eliminating the costly and time-consuming mistakes which often occur during manual data entry. In the warehouse, Ectaco C-Pen enables the creation of custom inventorying and tracking solutions that target the specific needs of your business. Now scan data from any surface directly into standard applications on your computer and continue to process it within the application of your choice. It couldn’t be easier.

Features:

• Selective data entry
• Better data control
• Increased scanning speeds
• Portability
• Scanning from irregular surfaces
• Recognizes 238 languages
• Learning aid
• Inventory/Tracking Solutions

Technical specifications

Processor:		Custom Argus
Reading speed:		15 sm/s (6 in/s)
Dimensions:		5.1 x 0.74 x 1.2 in
1D Barcode types:		Check Code 39, Check Interleaved 25, Code 128, Code 39, EAN 13, EAN 8, Interleaved 25, CODABAR (without checksum), UCC Code 128, Code 2 of 5 (Industrial, lATA, Matrix), Code 93, UPC-A, UPC-E and Postnet.
Main languages:		Armenian (Eastern, Western, Grabar), Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (The Netherlands and Belgium), English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German (new and old spelling), Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian (Nynorsk and Bokmal), Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tatar, Turkish and Ukrainian.
Character Size:		5-22 pt.
Battery:		Uses USB port
Weight:		83 g (3 oz)
Banking fonts:		OCR-A, OCR-B and MICR (E13B)
Image Resolution:		Grayscale 330 DPI
Scan Area Size:		10 x 6 mm
Additional Languages:		133 Additional Languages with Latin, Cyrillic or Greek characters
Compatibility:		Windows 98/2000/Me/XP/Vista
System requirements(Windows):		IBM compatible PC Intel Pentium 200 MHz or higher processor, 64 MB RAM, 290 MB free hard-disk space, USB connection.

Price: £129.95

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Category:	Non-talking dictionary
Language pair:	English<->Croatian; Croatian<->English
Vocabulary:	450,000 words
Size:	5.3 x 2.3 x 0.5 in
Weight:	4 oz
Battery Type:	2 x CR2032 batteries, included

This Language Teacher features an extensive English <-> Croatian <-> English bidirectional dictionary and a large English <-> Serbian bidirectional dictionary. Hundreds of common phrases, idioms and useful expressions make it a great language tool and an affordable learning resource.

Linguistic functionality

Main dictionary gives you access to over 450,000 words and their translations. They include general vocabulary, as well as medical, technical, legal, and business terms, and slang.

• Dictionary can be expanded via the new words recording function
• Additional English <-> Serbian dictionary
• Instant back translation
• Vector Ultima™ spellchecking system: you can enter words the way you hear them and select a spelling from the list of suggestions

Organizing features

• Business scheduler, universal organizer, and calculator consistent with highest industry standards
• Built-in currency and metric converters

Price: £129.95