Nyrius Global ENTOURAGE7 Talking Travel Translator for 7 International Languages | 
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Rating:  55 reviews
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Color: Black
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Dimensions (in): 2.5 x 0.7 x 3.9
MPN: ENTOURAGE7
Model: ENTOURAGE7
UPC: 871363007025
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| Features:
| • | Use the LCD screen to display translated phrases or let the built-in speaker pronounce it for you. | | • | Cross-Translates 7 International Languages - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese. | | • | 8 conversational categories with 5,040 travel-related phrases allow you to find your desired phrase quickly | | • | Switch Languages with the Press of a Button -Be confident in areas with more than one national language. | | • | Sleek & Compact - Don't weigh yourself down while you travel. |
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Product Description
Travel with this translator and ditch the dictionary! Save valuable time and luggage space if you're going on the trip of a lifetime or travelling on important business. Bulky travel dictionaries weigh you down while sightseeing and computer translating software is inconvenient to access when you really need it. The answer to these travel accessories is an Innovations award winning electronic translator that is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand (smaller than most PDAs) and contains over 4,900 travel related phrases for seven international languages! Eight conversational categories allow you to find your desired phrase quickly, and you have the choice of letting the translator display or speak any phrase you choose. If you are shy or unsure of the pronunciation, you can simply let the translator speak the phrase and communicate for you. Don't ever get stuck flipping through pages every time you want to order dinner or ask the cost of admission.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 55
 Packed with Functionality for the Traveler December 25, 2008
Phyllis Staff (Dallas, Texas USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Several years ago, I spent a couple of months working in Paris. I was a non-French speaker. What I would have given for the Nyrius Talking Translator!
Nyrius has programmed in almost 5000 phrases to help you communicate in a variety of situations. You can ask about costs and prices, schedule excursions and side trips, go to the theater, book a hotel, understand a menu and order a meal, and buy tickets for boats, planes, or any other mode of transportation you might require. It's all in there.
The most entertaining phrases ("I would like to speak to a lawyer" or "I would like to speak to a woman.") require that you are able to converse more fluently and understand the reply of a native speaker, so it helps to have at least minimal familiarity with the language before you go. Nevertheless, this tiny translator will help you speak so it can be understood. Just listen to the spoken words as you read the translated sentence. Repeat what you've heard, and you're able to communicate at a rudimentary level.
Nyrius makes three versions of their translators, all surprisingly inexpensive. The one I have includes seven languages:
English
French
Spanish
German
Mandarin Chinese
Italian
Japanese
You choose your native language from the list and the language you want translated. The translator will speak a phrase you choose in your native language and in the language you want translated, so you don't even have to say the phrase yourself.
Power is provided by two lithium batteries. I could not find an estimate on how long these batteries would last an average traveler, so I will take a couple of extras along on any international trip - insurance, you know.
In addition to the translating functions, my Nyrius has an alarm clock, a light to back light the screen, and an address book. That's a lot of features for a translator that's about the size of a package of cigarettes.
What else would I like to see included? A wrist strap so it's not quite so easy to lose would be nice, but in all in all, this translator is a tiny wonder.
I'm impressed. And I can't wait to try it out in China! Good job, Nyrius.
Five stars
For the price, this translator can't be beat. December 30, 2008
Alexander Lucard (Arlington, VA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This was actually a fun product to review. I speak pretty decent French, mediocre Japanese and pretty poor Mandarin. As such I'll be focusing on those languages since I have experience with them.
This pocket translator is light, fits in your pocket easily and is amazingly cheap. I would call up random words and phrases in each of the languages I know and the French and Japanese were excellent in terms of enunciation and pronunciation. The Mandarin was a bit weak but that's because Mandarin uses four Different tones for each syllable and the dialogue recorded into the translator sometimes doesn't use the appropriate tone. A fun example of this is the word in Mandarin for mother, "Ma." Ma spoken in the first tone is mother, but the translator speaks it in the third tone, so it's actually saying, "horse." You can probably imagine the incidents that will occur if you use this to talk for you overseas.
I'm still a bit mystified at how cheap this translator is. Most translators that offer this many languages and these functions go for around $100. At $29.99, this a great purchase for those of you who spend a lot of time abroad in Europe or the Orient. Even the best might forget a key word or phrase that ends up being essential to a conversation. That's where this comes in. As the Nyrius Global actually speaks the phrase you plugged in, native speakers will be able to understand exactly what you're looking for, within reason of course. This also makes this device a necessity to those of you who don't speak a foreign language or have poor pronunciation techniques. I'm not saying you should have this machine speak for you when ever you are dealing with the residents of the country in question, but this will help you at times, and with repeated usage, you can pick up a few importance words and phrases to use when abroad. I can't emphasize enough how just trying to speak a foreign tongue in its home country can help dispel the "Ugly American" Stereotype. A little sign of respect goes a long way.
For those in need of technical bits, the translator boasts 705 phrases that you can call up by number or by browsing through various categories. You can turn the backlight on and off to make reading easier or to conserve battery power respectively. You can set the target language to whatever you want so you can, for example, hand the translator over to an Italian when abroad and they can ask or answer you with it as well. One of my favorite features is the abilities to save your preferred phrases. This way you can quickly access them for an easier attempt at conversation.
Overall, I highly recommend this translator to anyone going abroad. There are hundreds of uses for this and there are times in my past where having something like this would have been a boon. By no means should this be a replacement to learning another language, but it will help you when travelling throughout Eurasia, and that's what is important.
Excellent Touring Tool May 14, 2009
Janine L. Gilley (baltimore md)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This travel translator exceeded my expectations. It has all the phrases you would want for an average tourist. It is extremely user friendly. The translator is easy to hear and understand the translation as it is spoken. I did extensive research on talking translators and this one is the best value out there. I would highly recommend this travel translator to anyone travelling that knows nothing about the native language of the country they are visiting.
Excellent value and performance December 23, 2008
Mike (San Jose, CA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The unit comes with two instruction sheets, one for travel-related phrases, and the other for operating instructions. On first use, when you pull the small plastic strip from the battery compartment, the unit is turned on. There is a power switch and the unit automatically turns itself off when idle for more than five minutes...always a plus when it comes to battery life.
The stored phrases (705 in all, or a total of 4935 once all seven languages are taken into account) are broken down into the following categories: General Speech, Emergency & Medicine, Shopping & Entertainment, Sightseeing, Immigration & Directions, Restaurants, Transport, and Hotel & Accomodation. This product is designed for "survival" and conversational speech, so what you will find here are the most commonly used phrases.
Before using, you set the "home" and "target" languages, which can easily be changed. The choices are English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish and German. There is a "Home" button on the left, and a "translate" button on the right. Using the keypad, you navigate through the categories (which are convenient buttons on the face of the unit) and phrases (which are displayed after you press a button). You can have the "home" language and "target" languages displayed in the LCD readout, and you can also have them spoken for you. The sound from the unit is clear, so you have the choice of listening to the spoken phrase and repeating it, or...if you're feeling self-conscious or simply in a hurry, you can press the "Translate" button and have the unit speak directly to the person you are trying to communicate with. I found it helpful to have the phrase spoken several times while I read the words in the display.
It is very lightweight and fits easily in a pocket, purse, etc. Depending upon how you feel about scratches to the display and the face of the unit, you may wish to shop around for a generic, protective iPod case that fits.
There's a headphone jack, so you could use the unit for a "cram session" as a passenger on your way to a destination (no, don't do it if you're driving). There is a backlight switch (a wonderful addition). You can save and quickly recall frequently used sentences. There is a world clock, an alarm, and a phone / address book. In short, this little unit is feature-packed and an excellent value for the price. I was actually quite surprised...my tendency would be to have very low expectations of a product like this, especially in its price class, but Nyrius deserves accolades for offering a translator that is useful and user-friendly. I highly recommend it.
A very helpful tool, especially for the price. December 30, 2008
Brad Willis (San Diego, CA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I believe that this translator could come in extremely handy for both travelers as well as those trying to learn words and phrases in a foreign language. There are a total of 705 different phrases and words which cover everything from "There is no toliet paper" to "There are cockroaches in my room".
Someone earlier dinged the score because the writing over several category buttons was tiny. While that's true, when you actually push the button, the category name lights up on the relatively large display, so I thought that criticism was not really warranted. The translator is small and lightweight, so it would be unobtrusive to carry around.
You probably already know the languages that it covers, but just in case, it translates to or from English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. It also features a handy international clock where you can click through the various time zones with a push of a button, as well as an alarm, an address book, and the ability to save certain phrases that you'll use often.
Even though I'm giving it 5 stars, there are a few things I'd change. The written translation does not light up when the unit is speaking. Once it's done speaking, the light comes back on. I'd change that so that the light stays on during the spoken language, so you can see how the words actually look in case you are trying to learn the phrase. Also, the sides are smooth and I've dropped the device a few times. I'd add some sort of ribbing or texture to the sides to make the item easier to handle and less slick. Also, I'd prefer that they use AA or AAA batteries rather than the button-type lithium batteries that are more expensive and harder to find.
But the bottom line is that this translator is inexpensive, very useful, works as advertised and could literally or figuratively be a lifesaver should you require assistance in a foreign land. It's well worth the nominal cost.
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