Erase Language Barriers with a Pocket-sized Electronic Translator

As implemented by Ectaco: One of the 6 icons on the translator desktop is "irregular verbs." This brings up a list of irregular verbs in English. If your unit has a dual interface (available for a handful of languages, such as Spanish and Russian), this will still be in English.

Tap the irregular verb of your choice, and you get its equivalent in the target language (per linguistic conventions, for highest accuracy). You will see not just the translated word, but also:

• The various forms in the target language, if there's more than one.
• An example of how its used, for each form.

If dictionary voice is available for that particular language, the unit will also pronounce the translated variations if you tap the speaker icon or push the speaker button.

The MorphoFinder™ function helps you find source words for English past participles, gerunds and plural forms. For example, if you enter "distributes" you will get "distribute" as there is no translation or explanation for "distributes" because it is a form of "distribute."

If your device uses an MMC, then you don't need a PC connection. Simply put your MMC in an inexpensive card reader, and work with that via Windows Explorer.

At the beginning of the game all cards are located in the first pocket. You turn the cards one by one and, if you know the hidden source word, put the card in the second pocket. Keep browsing until all the cards from the first pocket are moved to the second pocket.

At the second stage, you move the cards to the third pocket and, again, if you know the hidden source word, put the card in the next pocket. If you cannot recall the hidden source word, move the card back to the first pocket.

The goal is to move all cards to the fourth pocket. You will aim most of your efforts at learning difficult words, while simple words will shortly jump to the fourth pocket. The game statistics is stored in the device memory so you can resume playing from where you left off.

For example, you can type the word "board" as you hear it: "bord." Follow that by tapping the down arrow icon (or the SHIFT key plus either up or down arrow on the keyboard). A list of suggested similar words will appear on the screen. Select the word "board" to see its translations.

The multilingual spell-checker Vector Ultima™ is one of the most advanced on the market. It's helpful if you are listening to another person in a language you don't understand. But an even better approach is to change the translation direction (simple icon tap) and let that person select a word from the dictionary. You just tap the "Translate" icon or the Enter button to see the English translation.

As in all other games, you can view the source word at any time. The game statistics is stored in the device memory so you can resume playing from where you left off.

The game statistics is stored in the device memory so you can resume playing from where you left off.

Please note that this has nothing to do with dual interface. Dual interface exists on some translators, but not on the iTravl. This feature toggles the entire interface between English and the target language. This allows the other person to operate the unit completely in his/her own language--settings and everything. Without this feature, you can still toggle the translation direction back and forth with a simple icon click.