Ectaco releases a new handheld speech-to-speech translator Partner® ESX5

Jun 15, 2003

ECTACO released a new handheld translator of the most advanced series: English-Spanish Partner® ESX5. The translator features synthesis and recognition of English and Spanish speech.

In addition to the English voice input in the Dictionaries section this model has two parallel input devices: a well-designed keyboard and a high-resolution touch-sensitive display.

The section for the study of English includes an electronic English grammar book, guides for TOEFL and US citizenship exam preparation, a list of English irregular verbs and Learning Cards with words for easier memorizing. The interactive phonetic practice helps to correct the user’s pronunciation.

The Voice Phrasebook consists of more than 1,100 phrases in English, Spanish and German covering typical situations such as checking in a hotel, shopping, visiting a bank, etc.

The 2MB organizer with the two-language interface includes a telephone directory, memos, alarms, a calendar, a scheduler, an anniversary list, an account manager, currency and metric converters, 4 games and a crossword solver. The organizer also features a Drawing Board where simple drawings can be created. The digital voice recorder can record up to 7 minutes of voice messages.