Talking French English Arabic Electronic Dictionary ECTACO EAF430TX

by Ectaco

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• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002A5DB4
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 15, 2006

Product Description

This model is the result of the combined efforts of Ectacos linguists engineers and programmers and represents the last generation of the high-performance integrated educational tools available. Main vocabulary (English-French English-Arabic French-Arabic bidirectional dictionaries) of approx. 650 000 words including medical technical legal and business terms as well as slang idioms and general expressions. Dictionary updates are available via the Internet. Unlimited voice synthesis in English and French is able to pronounce any text not only dictionary entries. Over 1 100 commonly used and emergency phrases on 12 topics will help you feel comfortable in almost any situation on a foreign trip. Usage of this model will make your working with a foreign language easy and convenient. Just type in a few letters of a word and the dictionary will automatically display words starting with these letters. When you are unsure of the proper words spelling the Vector Ultima spell-checker allows you to enter the word as you hear it and to choose a spelling version from the suggestions list. The device also contains a 128 KB trilingual business organizer with a telephone directory a scheduler and a password security function. You may exchange data between your EAF430T and a personal computer to keep a backup copy of the your organizer data. There is also the Hangman game that will help you study English Arabic or French.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Voice synthesis is very bad, June 29, 2005

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Brian W (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talking French English Arabic Electronic Dictionary ECTACO EAF430TX (Electronics)

Don't buy this if you are looking for a translator that pronounces (speaks) words. It sounds like early 1980's computer voice synthesizers and the result is very poor. Enligh is my first language, and it is difficult for me to understand the English words it speaks. Some of the words, I could only understand because I was looking at the written word on the screen at the same time I was listening to the spoken word. When I tried the French words on several native French-speaking people, it was difficult for them as well. It does written translations OK. The user interface is a little bit awkward and not very intuitive.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A RIP OFF, October 8, 2005

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piajmc "piajmc" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talking French English Arabic Electronic Dictionary ECTACO EAF430TX (Electronics)

Don't buy it--WAAAY OVERPRICED!! The buttons are cheap, and the voice is not clear. There is no French dictionary, contrary to the advertisement. I wasted my money, and I can't send it back. By the way, G. Hallaq, who writes a good review of this computer, is the guy selling them!!! Cheat!!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ectaco is bad in general, December 10, 2005

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Venus A. "essensual" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talking French English Arabic Electronic Dictionary ECTACO EAF430TX (Electronics)

don't know about this version but I got the english-french one and yes I agreed with other reviewers that buttons are cheap...voice is not clear and not durable. I ended up having to buy a new one from another company later on because it's just horrible. now I am taking up a new language and I am surprised I have not found a good arabic - english dictionary out there.