The incredible ECTACO iTRAVL NTL-13AS features include:
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 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 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.
MAIN FEATURES
The smartest way to learn a second language ever invented. A complete system combining speech-enabled dictionary, speech-recognition and analysis, language- learning games and an explanatory dictionary. Provides an outstanding language learning experience that is integrated and customizable to let you develop your skills at your own pace.
Convenient. Use it wherever and whenever you have a free moment. Learn a language in the time it takes you to fly from your hometown to your destination. Windows CE functionality provides an integrated environment that helps you to learn everything from the alphabet to individual words, phrases and dialogues. Prepare for everyday conversation at home and abroad!
Effective. The combination of speech recognition and speech analysis lets you improve your pronunciation and remove your accent based on native-speaker models. If the language teacher understands you, so will everyone else. Increase your command of a second language in less time than almost any other method of instruction thanks to its wide range of integrated resources.
Fun. A choice of 4 language-learning games make increasing your vocabulary as much fun as playing a video game. And just as addictive! Customizable and with full statistical data, you decide on the words you need and eliminate the ones you already know as you progress.
From the most respected name in travel guides. The 2007 version features an interactive way to find the information you need for 50 of the most popular destinations in the world.
Practical. All the information you depend on when visiting another city in one convenient place. Airports, Hotels, Restaurants, Local Attractions and Maps make it easy to plan your day. Or your entire trip! You can even use it at home when visiting a different city to impress your friends and business associates with your knowledge of their town.
Dependable. Featuring the most up-to-date information for 2007. All listings can be trusted to be accurate and relevant and to point you in the right direction. Never again will you arrive at a restaurant that closed two years ago thanks to Fodor's use of local sources to compile its data.
Complete. 50 of the world's most popular destinations at your fingertips. With information on all the subjects it takes to make for an enjoyable trip, it is a complete guide to the good life. An overview of every destination, smart travel tips and Fodor's Choice recommendations, it is the standard by which all other guides are judged by and the first choice of smart travelers.
A 14,000 entry phrasebook of the most necessary expressions that takes the guesswork out of international communication.
Assistance. Divided into 15 intuitively navigated topic areas the remarkable Audio PhraseBook is a handheld communication device that makes it easier than ever to get your message across. All you need to do is find the phrase you want, tap the screen and the device speaks the phrase aloud. Nothing could be simpler!
Confidence. Using professionally-narrated digital recordings of native speakers it does the talking for you. With topics covering just about every situation you are likely to encounter you will be sure to find exactly the phrase you need quickly and easily. And you can be sure to be understood the first time!
Accuracy. Now you never need to worry about getting it wrong again. Built in speech recognition lets you compare your pronunciation against a native-speaker's letting you improve your accent and build confidence. Speaking a second language has never been easier or more trouble free!
Direct access to Emergency and Frequently Used phrases saves valuable time when you don't have a second to lose.
Instant. iHELP phrases are activated instantly via short voice commands. Used to get you the help you need immediately, it provides the peace of mind that only a split-second response will bring.
Practical. Offering a convenient way to access the phrases you use most often iHELP lets you trigger the frequently used phrases you depend on to make life easier and save you time and effort in standard, everyday situations.
Once you take a trip with iTRAVL, you'll never leave home without it!
Specifications:
The entire linguistic content of the iTRAVL is included on a 1GB SD card which comes with the device.
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.
