Revolutionary handheld device translates and speaks English and Russian

Nov 1, 2007

New York, NY 31 October 2007 (PRWeb) – NY-based Ectaco, Inc., the worlds leading supplier of handheld translation technology to consumers and governments, has just announced the release of a sophisticated pocket-sized translator that is set to change the face of modern communication forever.

With the release of the new Partner ER850, anyone needing to understand and speak English or Russian now has the perfect solution available that can be taken anywhere they go. Featuring state-of-the-art speech recognition modules, real human voice narration and the latest TTS (Text-to-Speech) voice synthesis technology, the talking translator acts as an interpreter and personal language tutor thanks to a built-in Language Teacher system. Helping users to not only communicate instantly without any previous knowledge of a foreign language, the device also helps correct accents and build a complete knowledge of vocabulary and grammar at a fraction of the cost of a private lessons.

“In the past, says Ectaco, Inc. president and CEO David Lubinitsky, “anyone who needed to speak a foreign language had to find either an interpreter or a teacher – both very expensive options. But with the release of the Partner ER850 we give consumers the choice about where they want to go and what they want to do allowing them to be able to learn at their own pace wherever they are or to communicate directly with business associates, family members or even a new romantic partner. The new device provides true freedom of choice that puts the power of information back into individuals hands.”

Bringing together everything necessary to communicate effectively in a single device, the ER850 features an enormous linguistic database of more than 1,000,000 words containing both general and highly specialized professional dictionaries. The incorporated talking PhraseBook includes 14,000 of the most necessary phrases for most commonly encountered situations and a collection of enjoyable learning games has also been integrated to help learners to improve vocabulary quickly and easily.

Designed for busy professionals, travelers or students the ER850 puts the power of its near-limitless resources in a palm-side package that features a color touch screen to make finding information simple and fast whether at home, at work or on the go. Additional features also include a robust Media Player that lets users play mp3 encoded files to listen to entertainment programs and their favorite music or to choose from the thousands of informative AudioBooks that are currently available to increase their knowledge or pass the time while flying to their destination.

To find out more about the new Ectaco Partner ER850, please click here