Franklin MWD-5002HS Merriam-Webster Dictionary Springboard Module

by Franklin Electronic Publishers

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• ASIN: B000053VGB
• Item model number: MWD-5002HS
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,689 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 2, 2002

Product Description

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This version of the New Merriam-Webster Dictionary is specially designed for Handspring handhelds including the Visor, Visor Deluxe, Visor Platinum, and Prism. This module slides into your handheld's Springboard expansion slot and needs no setup or configuration. It is fully removable, so you don't use up any precious RAM.

The dictionary includes over 100,000 words and 300,000 definitions and allows you to find a word instantly even when you misspell it, thanks to phonetic spell correction. Franklin's inflection technology allows you to type in any form of a word and get its root entry, e.g., typing "has" will bring up "have." Wild-card search capability lets you find entries using prefixes, suffixes, and other common word elements. With the tap of a stylus, you can also look up unfamiliar words from within other applications or Franklin e-books and bookmark entries to create your own study lists.

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than the competition., November 18, 2001

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"marknbob" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin MWD-5002HS Merriam-Webster Dictionary Springboard Module (Office Product)

The best I can say about this product is that it's superior to the dictionaries available for download on the Palm platform--but that's not saying all that much. The interface needs improvement; the definitions do not include tips on the pronunciation of words; and some words are either missing from the database or are only half-heartedly defined. For the price, which is at least double that of the download-able dictionaries, I was hoping for more. Having said that, this product does indeed work--I'm a college student, and the dictionary contains the majority of the words I've needed to look up, including some obscure and technical ones. This product is, for now, the only dictionary out there that's worth spending money on. Despite my three-star rating, I'd recommend it to any owner of a Visor that is looking for a dictionary (this product is MUCH better than the Noah program).

25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good definitions but lacks color and user friendly interface, January 30, 2001

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Alberto Cajigas Jr. "Al" (Modesto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Franklin MWD-5002HS Merriam-Webster Dictionary Springboard Module (Office Product)

I've just got my dictionary module and I've been playing with it for a few hours. It's nice but I was waiting for something much better than the Freeware Noah dictionary. There are no colors and the font options are even too small or too big. The shortcuts are also useless. If you want to go back you have to use < and > for forward. It is very hard to do those symbols in my Visor and I think hardware buttons shortcuts would have been much better. The interface looks boring, like a DOS shell with not colors or anything. The only good thing about it is the search feature that looks for words that are similar to the one you entered if misspelled. I hope they release an update for this module.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best springboard module., June 17, 2001

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"yochin" (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin MWD-5002HS Merriam-Webster Dictionary Springboard Module (Office Product)

For me This is the most useful of all the springboard modules. I usually have to carry a big heavy college-size dictionary around when I want to read something because there's inevitably going to be some obscure word that I don't know and that'll bug me if I don't look it up; but carrying around that size of a dictionary although it's really useful is rather on the cumbersome side. I was skeptical at first as to whether this dictionary had what it takes (as compared to an Encarta dictionary or an American Heritage college-sized dictionary) but the definitions are pretty close to what I'm used to reading the main difference being instead of carrying around a 10 pound dictionary I'm not carrying much more than my Handspring visor! This module mounts flush and even though beyond simply looking words up the navigation is a little lacking; the act of looking up words is much easier and quicker than opening up and looking for the words in a 10 pound dictionary. I don't use the module for anything beyond looking up words so I don't really use any of the navigation (beyond the little left arrow at the top to move from the specific definition to the index of all of the words). Navigation among the words is so easy I even found myself scrolling through the dictionary and looking up words that I knew nothing about; with this module it's sort of fun! So if you like to look up words and you own a handspring visor you should ask yourself this: Would you rather carry around a ten pound dictionary or a flush-mounting pittance of a module? ...And could you use all of the time you waste flipping through pages and running your finger down a column of ink?