Mobiles, pocket PCs set to benefit from faster dictionary browsing

Details: Category: Consumer Ecosystems; 04 September 2008; 7002 views

Paragon Software has released its new SlovoEd 7.0 engine which is claimed to offer fast browsing and highly compressed content for its talking e-dictionary...

Paragon Software has released its new SlovoEd 7.0 engine which is claimed to offer fast browsing and highly compressed content for its talking e-dictionary.

Paragon Software Group, a software developer and content provider for mobile devices and PC desktops, has released the new SlovoEd 7.0 engine for its dictionary series on Windows Mobile smartphones and Pocket PCs. The intention is to bring mobile dictionary browsing to high levels of speed and accuracy while occupying a minimum amount of space on a device. Developed specifically for each type of hardware, the functionality of the SlovoEd dictionary can be enjoyed equally on either the Pocket PC or Windows Mobile smartphone without any loss of attributes.

The SlovoEd series – from monolingual reference encyclopedias to bilingual translation dictionaries in 30 languages, including Chinese – offers features and learning tools along with audio pronunciations for the most difficult words, which fits every learner’s level and learning style. Paragon’s technology makes it possible for mobile users around the globe to work and communicate in 30 languages even more easily and, with licensed pre-installed software, SlovoEd increases the value and attractiveness of mobile devices to end users worldwide.

Due to Paragon’s state-of-the-art SlovoEd 7.0 engine, the dictionaries' most comprehensive databases can now be browsed even more rapidly, speeding wireless translation for language learners of all levels. The high compression capabilities of the engine minimise even the most comprehensive unabridged dictionaries, and can even be installed to memory cards in order to economise memory space on the device.

The add-on sound module pre-recorded by native speakers makes full use of mobile audio with the most difficult words in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, enabling the user to listen to pronunciations with live speech quality. One can look up words in a dictionary, in any grammatical form and in any application running on the device, while finding a specific term in an email one has just received – all without switching between programmes.

SlovoEd dictionaries are based on the most reliable linguistic databases, developed through years of extensive research, and coming directly from the world’s leading publishers such as Merriam-Webster, Oxford UP, Duden, PONS and Harrap, to name a few. The multilingual on-screen keyboard layout for 30 languages enables users to enter and translate words and letters in different languages, even if it is not supported by device. Users can look words up with wildcards ("*", "?", etc.) when the exact spelling is unknown, while the Search History saves a list of the last 30 translations. Special learning tools such as Flash Cards allow users to add new words to flash cards and test their knowledge as many times as desired.

The SlovoEd series is currently compatible with all Windows Mobile 5, 6, 6.1 devices. All online content updates are free of charge to users who purchase SlovoEd programs. SlovoEd Deluxe retails for US$59.95; SlovoEd Classic for US$39.95; and SlovoEd Compact for US$24.95.

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