Chinese-Traditional ECTACO Handhelds

This amazing Smartphone is the essence of entertainment, functionality and value joined in one stylish device. A successful combination of a mobile phone and a PDA, our G18 will let you stay connected to the net and your friends, be organized, read books, learn languages and even take pictures! Connect to your desktop to download Mpg4 movies. Use the G18 to send English or Chinese short messages. It recognizes Chinese handwriting and will store a photo album, linked to your address book great for the caller ID purposes; the 32-polyphonic melodies will be good to your ears.

Bonus CD with ECTACO Dictionaries and Flashcards

Additional Device features

• Built-in English-Chinese Dictionary of 50,000 entries
• Supports Chinese handwriting recognition
• Built-in 16MB memory
• SDRAM - 16M Bytes, Flash - 4M Bytes
• Option to install Palm OS 4.1 software, maps, games, etc.
• Built-in digital camera CIF (352 x 288) with 2X digital zoom
• Picture caller ID function
• Supports 850 MHz and 1900 MHz GSM networks (functional in the US and Canada only)
• GPRS class 10
• Supports E-book, E-mail, WAP, SMS, MMS, STK, Java
• Touch screen speed dial-up of up to 40 numbers
• Bilingual Chinese (traditional/simplified) English organizer
• IrDA 1.2
• GSM Talk Time (2 hours), GSM standby time (100 hours)

The GSM Mobile Phone w/Palm OS PDA comes boxed with a PC-link cable (serial port), 100-240V -0.18A 50/60Hz adapter, Li-Polymer Battery, headphones, CD PDTalk G18 with software manuals and games, a leather cover, plus the ECTACO bonus CD.

The 13 language multilingual iTRAVL NTL-14AS makes visiting or relocating to foreign destinations truly enjoyable. Travel once with iTRAVL and you'll never leave home without it!

Innovation Award 2008 from the Consumer Electronics Association

Language Learning

iTRAVL contains everything you need to start speaking another language fluently. The Language Teacher system takes you from beginner to advanced speaker in no time at all and makes speaking another language easier than ever before. It's like having your own personal tutor!

Instant Help

iTRAVL provides real help when you are on vacation or moving to a new country. Detailed maps with destination advice and addresses help you find your way around in no time at all. The included iHELP resource gives you immediate access to a list of emergency or frequently used phrases. All you do is say a phrase and iTRAVL speaks the translation back instantly.

Full-text Translation

Get fast translations of longer texts. Now you can translate just about anything and get a readable, understandable translation every time. iTRAVL provides accurate 2-way Full-text Machine Translation between English and Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish!

Speech-to-Speech Translation

Speak into the iTRAVL and have your phrases translated and spoken aloud instantly using a unique combination of Speech Recognition, real human voice narration and speech synthesis. The world's most advanced Speech Recognition System understands and speaks any of the tens of thousands of pre-programmed words and phrases contained in iTRAVL.

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Fully Upgradeable

iTRAVL offers an almost unlimited choice of language combinations available on SD cards (purchased separately). Each card contains the entire linguistic content for each language combination for immediate updates. Now extend the usability of your device simply by adding a new SD card!

iTRAVL contains:

• 6,352,485 entry Multilingual Translating Dictionary with voice synthesis translates words and phrases from English to Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese (kana), Korean, Thai, Hindi, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian and back!
• Audio Travel PhraseBook includes 15 different topic areas for every language pair and recognizes and speaks 91,000 travel-related phrases using real native speaker voices
• 70,000 WordNet English dictionary with explanations
• Hands free, voice navigation and hi-res touch screen for easy access to information
• Windows CE powered for advanced functionality and responsiveness
• Enjoyable and effective language learning games let you learn while you play
• MP3 player, games, talking calculator, metric converter, and word time clock utilities.
• Plus much, much more!

AC adapter, headphones, USB cable, case and bonus CD are included in the standard package.

The entire linguistic content of the iTRAVL is included on a 1GB SD card which comes with the device.

The iTRAVL is available in different colors: the iTRAVL Alpine (white), the iTRAVL Corrida (red) and the iTRAVL NTL (black). Find your favorite here:

Alpine (white) Buy now!	Corrida (red) Buy now!	NTL (black) Buy now!

Absolutely unique in the world of handheld language and travel assistants the multilingual iTRAVL NTL-19WLD includes everything the business or leisure traveler needs to make visiting foreign destinations an enjoyable and easily navigated experience.

• Unique multilingual handheld translates words and phrases from English to Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese (kana), Korean, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese and back!
• 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 133,000 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 Travel Guide, CIA World Factbook and Travel AudioBooks
• Amazing Language Teacher system to help you learn foreign language in the time it takes to fly to your destination.
• Reliable and accurate 2-way Full-text Machine Translation between English and Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish!
• Exhaustive Translating Dictionary that pronounces Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese (kana), Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish words using state-of-the-art Speech Synthesis
• 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!

Innovation Award 2008 from the Consumer Electronics Association

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!

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 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 speech enabled Language Teacher and 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 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:

• 10,468,450 entry multilingual translating dictionary with voice synthesis
• Audio Travel PhraseBook with speech recognition that translates and speaks 133,000 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 for every language pair
• iHELP pronounces Emergency or frequently used phrases instantly
• Consistent Full-text Machine Translation for all languages including English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
• 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, headphones, USB cable, case and bonus CD are included in the standard package.

The entire linguistic content of the iTRAVL is included on a 1GB SD card which comes with the device.

  Speech Recognition Enabled!  

The ECTACO Partner E15C800 Talking Electronic Dictionary and Travel Audio PhraseBook is a powerful multilingual travel companion. One of the most impressive language management handhelds available anywhere, it is the clear leader in the field of portable translation devices. With its sleek modern design, hi-res color touch-screen and state-of-the-art voice capabilities, it is our most advanced model. The extensive dictionary features a huge vocabulary with more than 10,000,000 entries. But the most impressive feature of this sophisticated handheld has to be the inclusion of some of the most advanced voice functions available anywhere. This one-of-a-kind device includes both sophisticated speaker independent speech recognition system that lets it understand what is said to it in Arabic, Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian and crystal-clear, professionally narrated native-speaker voice output in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, English, Farsi, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian. Providing frequent travelers and students alike with plenty of learning and communication options, this extraordinary device also includes cutting edge Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese Russian, and Spanish voice synthesis powered by the latest TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology in its collection of essential tools. Built to help users feel confident and relaxed when using a second language, it is intelligent, flexible and quick to respond. This latest-generation handheld is full to capacity with valuable information and indispensable utilities that help you to make the most of your foreign language skills whether traveling, studying or conducting business.

Highlights:

• Superior Arabic, Chinese, Czech, English, French, Farsi, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian speech recognition. An additional advantage of this function is that you can use it to test your pronunciation. Hi-resolution adjustable color touch-screen that displays color-coded parts of speech, samples of use and more
• Expandable vocabulary: over 10,000,000 words included in the general dictionary – one of our largest vocabularies ever! Any you can easily add more than 50 other language combinations that are available as ECTACO MMC Cards!
• Advanced Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese Russian, and Spanish speech synthesis pronounces any word
• Instant reverse translation
• Designed for the serious traveler, the Audio PhraseBook is useful for both pleasure or business trips. It provides real human voice output in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, English, Farsi, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian for over 210,000 travel-oriented phrases. It also displays the responses you can expect to your questions in the 'You May Hear' section

Dictionaries:

• Over 10,000,000 entries in the English<>Arabic, English<>Bulgarian, English<>Chinese, English<>Czech, English<>Farsi, English<>French, English<>German, English<>Hebrew, English<>Hungarian, English<>Italian, English<>Polish, English<>Portuguese, English<>Russian, English<>Spanish, English<>Ukrainian dictionaries
• High-quality Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese Russian, and Spanish TTS synthesized voice capability
• Advanced English, Polish, Russian, Spanish MorphoFinder™ word recognition system
• WordNet Princeton edition English-English dictionary of modern English - over 70,000 headwords and details explanations
• Custom 'Add new word' function permits users to add personal vocabulary to existing dictionaries
• Slang lock allows users to ‘lock out’ slang from translations
• Advanced search functions helps users to navigate effectively throughout the entire database
• Exchangeable MMC/SD cards allow for the addition of numerous language combinations and extensive linguistic content from Ectaco, Inc.

Language-learning:

• SAT 200 and SAT 5000 vocabularies help anyone preparing for these standardized proficiency tests
• Language-learning games: Hangman, FlashCards, Pockets, Spell It, an a Translation Test all allow users to learn at their own pace to expand vocabulary and improve spelling
• Over 10,000,000 words in the English<>Arabic, English<>Bulgarian, English<>Chinese, English<>Czech, English<>Farsi, English<>French, English<>German, English<>Hebrew, English<>Hungarian, English<>Italian, English<>Polish, English<>Portuguese, English<>Russian, English<>Spanish, English<>Ukrainian dictionaries general dictionary, featuring synthesized Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese Russian, and Spanish voice
• Features the award-winning Vector Ultima™ spell-checker

Traveling:

• English<>Bulgarian, English<>Chinese, English<>Czech, English<>Farsi, English<>French, English<>German, English<>Hebrew, English<>Hungarian, English<>Italian, English<>Polish, English<>Portuguese, English<>Russian, English<>Spanish, English<>Ukrainian Audio PhraseBook with professionally recorded, native-speaker narration of more than 210,000 travel-oriented words and phrases
• Contains the classic Hangman language-learning game that lets users improve vocabulary while playing!

And more…

• English language interface and user’s manuals
• 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…

Power is supplied by rechargeable battery and AC/DC adapter (both included in the standard package)

This product employs the Pinyin system for input of text.

Pinyin input is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.

The ECTACO Partner EC300T is an English <-> Chinese talking electronic dictionary. Its English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries hold a total of 430,000 words. This model also provides an explanatory English dictionary of 12,000 words. In addition, the EC300T is a great reference tool: aside from the English voicing function, it provides English irregular verbs, the most popular American idioms, and a 12-topic English-Chinese phrasebook. With about 5,000 entries in its TOEFL dictionary, this handheld device will also prove a great help to those getting in shape for the exam. The examination section offers you the option to test your knowledge of any of the newly acquired words. This ECTACO Partner features all the traditional ECTACO handhelds' features you have come to expect including instant reverse translation, dictionary Look-up and Fuzzy search, advanced word recognition and, of course, a bilingual interface.

More Functionality:

• Four thrilling games
• Built-in speaker (with volume control)
• Headphone jack
• Scientific calculator, currency and metric conversion
• Local and world time, alarm and calendar

This product employs the Pinyin system for input of text.

Pinyin input is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.

Featuring an absolutely unique combination of language pairs and voice output capabilities, it is the only handheld dictionary to contain synthesized TTS (text-to-speech) functionality in English, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish within the same device. A giant leap forward for modern electronic translation, the ECTACO Partner XL-1500 Multilingual Talking Dictionary is absolutely one-of-a-kind. Never before has it been so easy to communicate in so many languages. Thanks to its advanced synthesized voice output capabilities, the Partner XL-1500 makes traveling almost anywhere in the world enjoyable and all your communication effective. Its ability to speak translations aloud using the latest TTS modules lets it act as your own personal language assistant and interpreter. With an astonishing vocabulary database of over 3,367,000 words, you will always find something to say. And the inclusion of a 14-topic phrasebook containing travel-related words and phrases means that it can also speak 31,000 phrases in 15 languages to help get your message across in almost any situation. All the features are accessed via an intelligent, user-friendly interface and are located quickly using the fastest and smartest search functions yet deployed. Exceptionally powerful, effective, and affordable, the Partner XL-1500 is the first choice for outstanding international communication.

Highlights:

• English<->Arabic, English<->Chinese, English<->Dutch, English<->French, English<->German, English<->Greek, English<->Hebrew, English<->Italian, English<->Japanese (Kana and Kanji), English<->Korean, English<->Polish, English<->Portuguese, English<->Russian, English<->Spanish dictionaries with a total of over 3,367,000 words, including general words and idioms, medical, technical, legal, business terms, as well as slang and useful expressions.
  Bonus Feature: the XL-1500 translates to/from all included languages via English.
• 14-topic English<->Arabic, English<->Chinese, English<->Dutch, English<->French, English<->German, English<->Greek, English<->Hebrew, English<->Italian, English<->Japanese, English<->Korean, English<->Polish, English<->Portuguese, English<->Russian, English<->Spanish audio PhraseBookTM with a total of 31,000 phrases in 15 languages for daily communication designed exclusively for frequent travelers
• Unlimited TTS voice function in English, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish in the dictionary
• Reverse translation
• Multiple input methods for typing in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian entries
• Look-up function
• Award-winning Vector UltimaTM spell-checking system
• Phonetic transcription for English and Romanization for Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, and Korean
• Metric and currency converters
• World time clock
• Slang lock
• External power jack for AC operation
• Headphone jack

Plus! Super Value Bonus CD!Get access to millions of words. This amazing bonus CD includes numerous LingvoSoft dictionaries for Windows, Palm OS, and Pocket PC.

This product employs the Pinyin system for input of text.

Pinyin input is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.

The ECTACO Partner Dictionary and Travel Audio PhraseBook RC800 is a powerful bilingual travel companion. One of the most impressive language management handhelds available anywhere, it is the clear leader in the field of portable translation devices. With its sleek modern design, hi-res color touch-screen and state-of-the-art voice capabilities, it is our most popular model. The extensive dictionary features a vocabulary of more than 150,000 entries. But the most impressive feature of this sophisticated handheld has to be the inclusion of some of the most advanced voice functions available anywhere. This one-of-a-kind device includes both a sophisticated speaker independent speech recognition system that lets it understand what is said to it in Russian and Chinese and crystal-clear, professionally narrated native-speaker voice output in both Russian and Chinese. Providing frequent travelers and students alike with plenty of learning and communication options, this extraordinary device also includes cutting edge Russian and Chinese voice synthesis powered by the latest TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology in its collection of essential tools. Built to help users feel confident and relaxed when using a second language, it is intelligent, flexible and quick to respond. This latest-generation handheld is full to capacity with valuable information and indispensable utilities that help you to make the most of your foreign language skills whether traveling, studying or conducting business.

Highlights:

• Superior Russian and Chinese speech recognition. An additional advantage of this function is that you can use it to test your pronunciation. Simply speak a phrase in the foreign language, if the Partner speech recognition module understands you – then everyone else will!
• Hi-resolution adjustable color touch-screen that displays color-coded parts of speech, samples of use and more
• Expandable vocabulary: over 150,000 words included in the general dictionary! Any you can easily add more than 50 other language combinations that are available as ECTACO MMC Cards!
• Advanced Russian and Chinese speech synthesis pronounces any word
• Instant reverse translation
• Designed for the serious traveler, the Audio PhraseBook is useful for both pleasure or business trips. It provides real human voice output in Russian and Chinese for over 14,000 travel-oriented phrases. It also displays the responses you can expect to your questions in the 'You May Hear' section

Dictionaries:

• Over 150,000 entries in the Russian<->Chinese dictionary
• High-quality Russian and Chinese TTS synthesized voice capability
• Russian explanatory dictionary
• Advanced MorphofinderTM Russian word recognition system
• Custom 'Add new word' function permits users to add personal vocabulary to existing dictionaries
• Slang lock allows users to ‘lock out’ slang from translations
• Advanced search functions helps users to navigate effectively throughout the entire database
• Exchangeable MMC/SD cards allow for the addition of numerous language combinations and extensive linguistic content from Ectaco, Inc.

Language-learning:

• Language-learning games: Hangman, FlashCards, Pockets, Spell It, an a Translation Test all allow users to learn at their own pace to expand vocabulary and improve spelling
• Over 150,000 words in the Russian-Chinese general dictionary, featuring synthesized Russian and Chinese voice
• Features the award-winning Vector Ultima™ spell-checker

Traveling:

• Russian<->Chinese Audio PhraseBook with professionally recorded, native-speaker narration of more than 14,000 travel-oriented words and phrases
• Contains the classic Hangman language-learning game that lets users improve vocabulary while playing!

And more…

• Russian language interface and Russian user’s manuals
• 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…

Power is supplied by rechargeable battery or AC/DC adapter (both included in the standard package)

ECTACO Partner RC800 is an Russian <-> Chinese translating device from the P800 series.

This product employs the Pinyin system for input of text.

Pinyin input is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.

This trilingual English <-> Chinese <-> Spanish Partner handheld is among the most capable and flexible of all our translating solutions. These trilingual business class models are extraordinarily versatile, functional and accomplished. Able to synthesize Spanish and English speech, this powerful text-to-speech dictionary combines all the features you have come to expect from a top of the line business organizer. Incorporating the extended functionality of our multidirectional dictionaries in one reasonably priced and indispensable package, you won’t want to travel without it ever again!

Effective learning curve

• Trilingual interface
• QWERTY keyboard, standard and phonetic keyboard layouts
• Over 1,100 commonly used and emergency phrases grouped into 12 topics for easy navigation
• Vector Ultima™ spell-checker allows you to enter words as you hear them and choose a spelling from the suggestions list
• English and Spanish voice synthesis functions in the dictionaries
• New words recording function will allow you to customize your dictionary
• Advanced searching

Added functionality

• English/Chinese/Spanish personal organizer for schedules and telephone numbers, equipped with search functions that comply with highest industry standards
• Built-in metric and currency converters are indispensable tools for the business traveler
• AC adapter, PC-link options available; purchased separately

For complete information on this model, please refer to the instruction manual available in PDF format.

In addition to the electronic dictionary itself, included are two replaceable batteries, a carrying and storage pouch, an extra CD with supplementary software applications and the user’s manual.

This product employs the Pinyin system for input of text.

Pinyin input is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.