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This is a extract from the episode Communication Breakdown, CSI, NY, originally aired on March 25, 2009. It features a translator which was modeled after multilingual ECTACO iTRAVL NTL (http://www.ectaco.com/products/ECTACO-iTRAVL-NTL-19WLD/) Enjoy!

LingvoSoft Talking PhraseBook for iPhone provides instant bi-directional translation of over 14,000 practical and useful phrases for all common situations. It replaces bulky and inconvenient books and speaks all of its phrases aloud using clear, understandable native speaker voice narration for both languages. With it you will always be understood - even if you can't speak a word of another language.

Key features include authentic human voice narration, 15 easily navigated topic-areas, a choice of six display languages and advanced speech recognition for hands-free navigation.

Culminating 20 years of research and development, Ectaco releases the first 13-language, two-way Communication System, Language Teacher and Translator which makes you feel at home away from home!

After 20 years of research and development in the field of language translation and learning technologies, Ectaco Inc. announces its major breakthrough – a 13-language communication system Partner®P900/13 with more than a 7 million word dictionary, 91,000 phrases via Audio PhraseBook, Full Text Translation, learning tools, entertainment features, and a full navigation system to feel yourself at home in any part of the world!

After decades of nonstop experiments and analysis, Ectaco Inc. can say that the new Partner®P900/13 gives an unparalleled opportunity to learn new languages using highly efficient speech recognition and correction techniques. Developed by professional linguists and psychologists, Partner®P900/13 includes English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian(Farsi), Polish, Portuguese and Russian and is expandable to up to 80 languages.

The user friendly intuitive interface makes it simple to operate the unit. You’ll start by memorizing alphabets, words and situation-oriented phrases, mastering foreign pronunciation and following instructions made by native narrators. With the speech recognition function one can use Partner®P900/13 as a real time two-way interpreter.

The optional Ectaco®C-Pen® pen-scanner helps upload foreign text to the unit and uses the Full Text Translation system to receive translation in a matter of seconds.

The Partner®P900/13 is an advanced entertainment center with a high resolution video player, MP3 player, FM radio, voice recorder, eBook reader and GPS function you can use to navigate in any part of the world, while effectively communicate with locals all the way to your destination.

“When you know one foreign language you usually feel temptation to master one more.” – says Ectaco Inc. CEO David Lubinitsky. – “It’s human nature – one never stops the process of acquiring knowledge. Our award winning and time proven learning technique allows you to start speaking a foreign language in no time and without a noticeable accent. I’m proud to announce our Partner®P900/13 as an ultimate instrument in mastering foreign languages with record breaking efficiency”.