English PDA Electronic Dictionaries

This upscale electronic eBookman device will be your linguistic assistant, helping you in communicating with foreign partners, reading memos and translating business correspondence.

The language pairs available are English-Dutch, English-French, English-German, English-Italian, English-Portuguese, English-Spanish and English-Swedish. Each of the seven bidirectional dictionaries has a word base of 520,000 and is built using the latest technology and can act a great learning tool and an extensive multipurpose linguistic resource.

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If you need to communicate in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish regularly, and want to read, write and translate – this dictionary is for you. The language database is specially developed considering professional translators’ experiences, and is equipped with express search function helping you to quickly find the words you need. The dictionary features clear, context-sensitive word recognition.

Your eBookman features a large graphic screen, high resolution makes for natural smooth font appearance and it’s easy on your eyes. Install the dictionary on your eBookman using the standard installation procedures.

Our expanded dictionary will allow you to:

• start searching for entries as the first few characters are entered;
• enter a word into the special window you will be able to view all articles relevant to that entry in both directions, and easily scroll through these articles;
• if you make a spelling mistake - the Spell Correction System will automatically be launched and it will give you several spelling options to choose from.
• With with one click you will be taken to the start page where you can select a dictionary

Additional Device features

• Display: 16-level grayscale display and high-resolution touch screen with enhanced polarizers
• Hardware features: USB port • MultiMediaCard (MMC) slot • Headphone jack • Speaker • Microphone • Backlight
• Accessories: Stylus • Removable lid • Cradle with USB connector (serial cradle sold separately)
• Memory: 16 MB SDRAM • MMC slot for expandable memory
• PC system requirements: IBM-compatible 486 PC or higher • 256 color VGA monitor • Mouse or other pointing device • Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® 98, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP• 50 MB free disk space • 32 MB RAM (recommended) • available serial or standard USB port • Internet connectivity • Microsoft Internet Explorer® 4.0 (or later) OR Netscape Navigator® 4.02 (or later)
• Desktop software: eBookMan Desktop Manager with Outlook® synchronization powered by Intellisync® for eBookMan
• Core applications: Franklin Viewer • Franklin Reader • Audiobook Player • Music Player • Date Book • Address Book • Voice Memo • Memo Book • ToDo Book • Calculator

The eBookMan®-911 differs from the 900 and 901 models in color (it comes in translucent black/black). It also has 16MB of RAM and a backlight. This model is compatible with Windows XP – you will be able to upload MP3 music and books through your desk top. However, address book and organizer synchronization is not available.

The User’s Manual is available in English.To download the Desktop Manager for eBookMan, please follow this link.

This is the most enduring eBookMan device and features 7 different dictionaries. Offering the best, most comfortable reading experience to be found in handheld electronic devices, the Franklin EBM-901 consistently surpasses expectations. Using the exclusive eBookMan cartridge for which thousands of book titles are available, you can also play downloaded music and read downloaded books so that you are free to read and listen anytime, anywhere. A fully functional PDA, the eBookMan lets you make voice notes, write directly onto its screen, and create lists, appointments and schedules thus managing your time more effectively.

Our extended dictionary allows you to:

• begin searching for entries once the first few characters have been entered;
• enter a word into the special window where you are able to see all articles relevant to that entry in both directions, and easily scroll through these articles;
• if you make a spelling mistake - the Spell Correction System will automatically be launch and offer you a choice of several spelling options.
• With a singleclick you will be taken to the start page where you may select a dictionary

Additional Device features:

• Display: 16-level grayscale display and high-resolution touch screen with enhanced polarizers
• Hardware features: USB port #8729; MultiMediaCard (MMC) slot #8729; Headphone jack #8729; Speaker #8729; Microphone #8729; Backlight
• Accessories: Stylus #8729; Removable lid #8729; Cradle with USB connector (serial cradle sold separately)
• Memory: 8 MB SDRAM #8729; MMC slot for expandable memory
• PC system requirements: IBM-compatible 486 PC or higher #8729; 256 color VGA monitor #8729; Mouse or other pointing device #8729; Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, or Windows 2000 #8729; 50 MB free disk space #8729; 32 MB RAM (recommended) #8729; available serial or standard USB port #8729; Internet connectivity #8729; Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later) OR Netscape Navigator 4.02 (or later)
• Desktop software: eBookMan Desktop Manager with Outlook synchronization powered by Intellisync for eBookMan
• Core applications: Franklin Viewer #8729; Franklin Reader #8729; Audiobook Player #8729; Music Player #8729; Date Book #8729; Address Book #8729; Voice Memo #8729; Memo Book #8729; ToDo Book #8729; Calculator

The eBookMan-901 is different from the 900 and 911 models in that it comes in a black/grey case, has 8MB of RAM and a backlight. The user’s Manual is available in English. The Desktop Manager for eBookMan may be downloaded by following this link.

This remarkable English dictionary from ECTACO is a truly useful reference and studying aid. It features the 70,000-word WordNet dictionary with phrase read-back capabilities, user friendly look-up options, and detailed explanations for each term. Multiple reverse explanations make navigating the dictionary more convenient.

The dictionary is also complete with WordNet 5,000 – à Thesaurus that is always ready to satisfy your paraphrasing needs. This product is great for those looking to improve their word knowledge, need help with writing skills, or simply want to have a great reference tool at the touch of a button.

An additional highlight is the SAT Words tutor, a fun but educational vocabulary training aid that is perfect for all students of English. Supporting English speech synthesis and providing transcriptions for all entries, it comes in the form of five entertaining games, Flash Cards, Pockets, Sentence Completion, Spell It and Chose It. Bonus features include an MP3 player, an address book, and everything to give you universal assistance.