Category:	Talking multilingual dictionary expandable to include over 50 language combinations
Language pair:	English <-> English, 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
Speech:	Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese Russian, and Spanish for the dictionary; Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, English, Farsi, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian for the phrasebook
Number of words:	over 10,000,000
Size:	6.6 x 3.9 x 0.9 in
Weight:	11 oz
Battery Type:	Li-Polymer rechargeable battery (3.7V, 1400mAh), included

  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 - to help you at study and in play. Thousands of Audio Books are currently available to be stored in this 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.

This model is normally operated in a silent mode and you will need to press the "Speaker" button or to choose the corresponding option from the menu in order to hear the translation spoken out loud.