Features

• Over 274,000 word dictionary with complete definitions and phonetic spell correction
• Thesaurus with over 500,000 synonyms and antonyms
• Nine interactive world learning exercises and games
• Crossword solver
• Confusables® homophone guide

Reviews (1)

Franklin Merriam-Webster's Dictioary & Thesaurus
This item proved to be more than I expected.I am enjoying using it and would highly recommend it to anyone. ... Read more

Features

• Full Contents from Best Selling Books
• Calculator and Spell Checker
• Metric/ Currency Converter
• Enchanced Search Function- Quick View
• Enchanced Search Function -Super Jump

Reviews (39)

Sharp Beats Franklin Products Hands Down!
The Sharp PW-E550 is way better than anything I ever got from Franklin in the past. Unfortunately, Franklin has pretty well had the market on handheld electronic devices for too long, and must have the worst customer service of any company in the world! I've never dealt with people so rude and unreasonable in my life, and I will NEVER buy any of their products again. I certainly hope Franklin continues to receive some much needed competition with better products and much better customer service.
Dictionary To Go
This dictionary was purched for an advanced ESL student.
Perfect!
I've only had this dictionary/thesaurus for one day, and its all-around perfectness has driven me to write this review. Sharp really does include the full contents of each book in this device!
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Features

• Offers phonetic spell correction for more than 110,000 words
• Helps expand users vocabulary with more than 500,000 synonyms and antonyms
• Large keys and screen
• Lets people distinguish homophones like "hear" and "here" with Confusables feature
• Includes a fun fill in the blank crossword puzzle solver

Reviews (6)

Owned one for years, still good product
I've had one of these for over 14 years now, when they first started coming out.My brother has the original one I got freshman year in high school, and I have one I got junior year.This item is still very much the same as it was 14 years ago, just a little sleaker and smaller. Very easy to use, turn on, type the word, and search. It still has thesaurus and games, and as reviews below mention, occasionally still brings up entertaining words if you are as bad of phonetic speller as I am.This item is excellent to save you from digging through pages of a dictionary in search of just a spelling, and not the definition. A must if you can't even get the first 3 letters square like I do looking up words.
Adult user
This is an excellent tool for a higher-grade student who needs help with spelling because Spelling Ace doesn't offer any extra information that might be used for cheating.It fits inside the adult hand and is light (it isn't going to weigh down a briefcase, purse or knapsack).The lid is not very secure and I snapped it off while taking it out of the shipping container but I was able to snap it back together.The spelling software is decent and is more phonetic than the spell checkers found in traditional PC software.The price is right!The only caveat I have is that wouldn't recommend it for anyone with visional perception issues because the digital lower case letters are difficult to differentiate.

great use in the classroom
I use these with my third graders in the classroom and have recommended them to parents whose kids' just flounder when it comes to spelling. ... Read more

Features

• Packed for business and priced for value
• Create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint-compatible files on the run
• Listen to MP3s, watch video clips and view photos wherever you go
• Easy-to-read, high resolution, 320x320 transflective color screen
• What's in the box: Handheld device; Palm Desktop software, including Documents To Go; all basic utilities such as Calendar, Contacts, Tasks., etc.

Reviews (322)

Disappointing.
I bought my Tungsten E about 2 months ago to replace my dead Zire 31. At first, it seemed pretty good, but it all went downhill from there.
Not too bad
I have had a tungsten e for almost 2 years. (My previous Handspring died in an auto accident.)I haven't had any real problems. It mostly does what it is supposed to. My biggest issue is that the charger is not dual voltage and a meager 90 day warrenty. My daughter has a tungsten e. Her power switch broke. The cost of repair is such that it cheaper to by a new one. I was able to disasemble the device ( no help from the Palm website ) and solder a broken contact back in place. Quite a feat with an old Radio Shack soldering iron. So far it still works.
Does What It's Supposed To Do
have used various models of Palms since the mid 90s. the Palm replaced my Franklin planner many years ago.
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Editorial Review

The Franklin BES-1850 Speaking Spanish/English Dictionary provides you with instant access to 5,000,000 total translations to and from Spanish and English. It also speaks words and phrases, and includes new Touch Panel technology with active keys for easy use. This dictionary is specially designed for all levels of language skill from beginner to advanced, with extra attention given to the Spanish of Central and South America.Read more

Features

• Clear, concise full definitions from Merriam-Webster, give you the meanings to communicate effectively
• Hear words spoken clearly and pronounced accurately
• Write and speak accurately with the advanced verb conjugation feature, conjugating and translating both English and Spanish verbs
• Grammar guide includes all essential information on Spanish grammar rules, to help you construct sentences
• Hear 600 travelers' phrases in recorded human voice, useful for business and leisure travelers

Reviews (31)

Great Learning tool and a necessity for the Explorer Tool Kit!
This device allows me to work my way through a magazine or a story with new vocabulary in a quarter of the time it used to take. I keep it hands reach whenever I'm doing any spanish work, so I can look up more precise definitions.
Not the best!
I got this dictionary because it seemed to be the best and most complete at the time. However, there are a few things that drive me crazy about this device!
It's very hard to read
It's very hard to read without the backlight and it shuts off after a very short time! I don't think it allows you to program the backlight duration.If you want to read anything you always have to be turning it back on! The vocabulary is limited compared to the Sharp PW E550 dictionary.The keyboard is not as comfortable as the Sharp. Its ok if you are not going to use it for a prolonged time. After some time you're fingers will get tired since the keyboard is somewhat compressed.
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Features

• Easily search through over 250,000 words and phrases from Merriam-Webster
• Solves Scrabble and Jumble puzzles too
• Large, high-contrast display screen for comfortable lookup

Reviews (6)

Franklin CWP-206 Crossword Puzzle Solver
Invaluable tool for crossword puzzles. It makes cheating a lot more fun.. :-)

Franklin Crossword Puzzle Solver
This unit is larger than the previous unit.Not as easy to hold but easier to see.It uses regular batteries and is less expensive to maintain.Hope it lasts as long as the last one.

OUT OF TROUBLE AGAIN
My wife is a crossword nut who doesn't do well with Saturday and Sunday's New York Times crossword puzzles.I think the Times puzzles gets crappier as the week progresses with clues having as little to do with the solution as fast food has anything to do with proper nutrition or as the 'Republican' noise machine has anything to do with integrity and honesty.She likes them nonetheless and it does give me more free time as the week develops while she clamors through her various aids (cheat devices) to uncover a word that is and remains clueless.Lazy or incompetent puzzle producers get by through teaching puzzlers code words that link other more meaningful words as answers that make folks feel smarter once they master the code.She loves the 206 and says it "Kicks butt" ...thanks ... Read more

Features

• 12 languages: Translations to and from Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish
• Large, 3-line display
• Instantly access more than 400,000 words and phrases including 317,000 inflections
• Currency/Metric Converter and Local/World Clock
• Advanced spell correction

Reviews (15)

reasonable price for a good performance
Very cost efficient and a nice turkish translator. It has all the basic phrases and is quite user friendly!

Franklin TG-450 Review
On the face of it, a brilliant idea. Unfortunately, this device is utterly useless as a translator from a language which generally does not classify nouns by gender (e.g. English) to one that does (e.g. French).
Great translator - - - when it is not broken
We took the Franklin TG-450 European Language Translator on our recent vacation in The Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.In the first two countries it worked as promised.In most instances I was able to get a rough translation of the word or phrase I was seeking.The currency and metric convertors also came in handy. However, near the end of our travels in Poland, the screen went blank.For $8 I replaced the batteries (probably needlessly) and got the translator briefly to work again by resetting it. This also requires entering some base information, a process which takes a couple of minutes. After a few more minutes, it stopped working again.I repeated this process several times and then gave up.The translator is warrantied and I have requested a replacement.We will see if this one holds up any better. ... Read more

Features

• 3.5" TFT Active Maxtrix screen with 16-bit color
• IrDA, Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b data link protocols
• Includes touch-screen, five-way navigation button and stylus input sources
• Operates on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Premium Edition
• One-year warranty

Reviews (12)

Great - battery life EXCELLENT!
To put everyone's mind at ease, BATTERY DRAIN PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED (you simply have to do a few steps to fix it).BATTERY LIFE IS EXCELLENT once you complete the fix(I can go several days on standby and still have well over 80% battery power left).
Battery Drain Solution
Just thought I'd add this bit for people who suffer the battery drain problem. This happens when you have an SD card inserted and a working Activesynch connection. It has something to do with constantly monitoring the card's output.
greatest decision ever
I love it what more can I really say about it. i've had it for over a month a month and I absolutely luv it. connected with wifi and it is flawless. just superb performance overall. a little pricey, but well worth it. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Building on the success of PalmOne's Zire 71, the Zire 72 is the first Palm-based handheld that can capture digital video with sound and shoot digital still photos. This multimedia PDA also features bright 320 x 320-pixel color screen for optimal playback of video and photos as well as voice recording capability and an MP3 player for listening to your own soundtrack. Other features include Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a 32 MB memory, Secure Digital card expansion, and a fast 312 Mhz Intel PXA270 processor. And, of course, the Zire 72 features Palm's suite of information management applications and the ability to edit Word- and Excel-compatible files and synchronize with Microsoft Outlook (Windows only). Read more

Features

• Bright, 320x320 transflective TFT color display supports more than 65,000 colors
• 312 MHz Intel PXA270 processor, Palm OS v5.2.8, 32 MB RAM (24 MB actual storage)
• Integrated 1.2 MP digital camera that also shoots video
• Expansion slot that supports MMC, SD, and SDIO memory cards
• Palm Desktop Software for Windows and Mac and Software Essentials CD included

Reviews (88)

great medium-level palm
got the zire 72 ~2 years ago, replaced with t/x 12/05 (see my review on it). thought i should still write a review because i thought it was a great palm overall.
Palm sized power
I had a Palm III followed by a Palm V and I was pretty pleased with both these older model PDAs. After some study, I opted for a Palm Zire 72 and I am very pleased with the features.
Problems from the beginning
I bought this device because I loved that I could use it for both work and personal fun.I bought it in September 2004, and by January 2005, I'd returned it because the blue paint was peeling off.PALM was pretty awful to deal with.It was returned to me in April or May.When they did return the device, it would not sync properly.I called PALM and they gave me the run around, telling me it was my PCs problem, my company's problem, etc.They wouldn't take it back.Then the warranty expired and they wouldn't take it back, and quite frankly I was exhausted by the whole thing and stopped using it for a couple of months.Finally, in January 2006 I decided just to use it for its organizational tasks and forget the syncking.Now, June 7, that just broke and I am throwing it away. ... Read more

Features

• Merriam-Webster Spanish-English & English-Spanish Dictionary
• Phrase book
• TOEFL words plus spell correction
• Conjugations & grammar guide
• My word list, games, clock, databank

Reviews (9)

Fantastic
Fantastic dictionary that has just about any word I can possibly think of. It gives context, conjugates, and is truly a quality product.

Best gadget I ever bought
I moved to the Dominican Republic with very basic Spanish and soon found out that dictionaries are only good if you know the basic form of a word i.e. the infinitive of a verb.This dictionary allows me to type in the conjugated form and still get a definition.It's great!It also provide idiomatic information and practical translations of common phrases and expressions.It's easy to use and I carry it everywhere.

Indispensible but flawed
I bought this version after my previous older model died (it lasted a long time and survived several trips to Mexico and Venezuela).
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Features

• M3 Pocket PC Integrated With GPS
• Internal Memory 64MB RAM/ 32MB ROM
• SD Expansion Slot For Memory Storage
• 240 x 320 Pixel Resolution
• Internal 1250m Ah Lithium Ion Battery

Reviews (14)

NOT compatible
I am not a tech 'saavy" person.I found it extremely dificult to begin using my unit.I wasted HOURS of my life on hold and on the phone with tech support trying to trouble shoot the problems.The first dude was okay helpful, but it didn't matter, because after a 62 minute phone call (including 30 minutes of hold time) still the unit was not functioning.The next 2 cust service people decided that it could be the cord, so each of them sent me out a new cord- which was not the problem.The next dude was much more knowledgeable and we found out that my processor, because it is not intel, was not compatable-that is after I also found out that the disc they send is DVD, not CD, so I was already using my daughters computer to attempt to load the disc.So in the end, I was able to copy the DVD onto the hard drive then copy to the card reader.But of course, I have still not loaded active sync and therefore I cannot back up or save any contact or calender info.I was told from Garmin that if the batteries die then all your contact and calender info is deleted.I can buy an additional backup system and back the info up to the SD card, but I will have to borrow a friend's compatible computer to do that!!!!
Nice idea but buggy software
I bought this unit as a gift for my wife. We already have a Garmin GPS unit that we love and she had a need for PDA functionality so this seemed ideal.
I love it
This is better than I expected with large software interface buttons and loud speaker.The only thing is...if you are not familiar with GPS devices, it may take you a little while to figure out how the antenna aquires a signal. ... Read more

Features

• 8 MB Memory
• "Zero Touch" Sychronize with Mircosoft Outlook
• Outlook Email Download
• 80 x 111 dot display with Backlight
• Enchanced English/Spanish Transulator and spell checker

Reviews (27)

Great Little PDA
I recently purchased the Sharp OZ-590A at a local office supply chain for $49.95 and it did exactley what I needed to do. I am a pool service and repair contractor and I needed an organizer to store all my customers contact info and addresses, along with some of my suppliers info as well. I set the date and clock on the unit, plugged it into the supplied USB cable and downloaded my Outlook contacts info. It worked flawlessly! It even downloaded the notes entered with each contact. All your Outlook info such as contacts, appointments etc. will download into it or you can upload from the unit to Outlook as well. It gives you home,office,fax and mobile phone numbers as well as email address too. It has a calender, appointment scheduler, anniversary & birthday reminders and evan a language phrase book and translater which you can choose not to download from the CD rom if you wish.You can even download your emails and read them on the go. If like me, you just need a basic organizer for contact info and schedule reminders, this unit can not be beat! Recommend highly.

Amazing for the price !!!
I recently bought this PDA for 49.99 since my (paid $120 and less than one year old ) palm zire 31 screen started acting up. This is exactly what I was looking for since I only use a PDA for contacts and storing personal info.
PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY
I have been a user of PALM for several years and now am retired, but find that using a handheld is part of my life.I don't need a handheld with a lot of bells and whistles, but this no doubt is one of the worst ones I have come across.I changed batteries at least three times upon receiving this personal organizer and it still didn't work....a hint of things to come.
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Features

• 300,000 word dictionary with complete definitions, 500,000 synonyms and antonyms
• Merriam-Webster vocbulary builder, punctuation guide, geographical and biographical dictionaries
• Eight reference titles with 4-language translator
• Bookman III expansion card slot, USB connectivity
• Includes carrying case and batteries

Editorial Review

Listen and learn with the Franklin Speaking Language Master dictionary.The Language Master gives you access to 130,000 words, 300,000 definitions, and500,000 thesaurus entries from Webster's English dictionary. Highlight a word,and ClariSpeech technology will speak aloud the word and definition.Read more

Features

• English dictionary with 130,000 words, 300,000 definitions, 500,000 thesaurus entries, and a grammar guide
• Perfect for students
• Large-format keyboard for easy typing
• Eight-line LCD screen with contrast control and adjustable font size
• ClariSpeech repetition feature aids pronunciation skills

Reviews (13)

Great product
This was the second time we purchased this product.We now have one for the office and one for the home office.The pronunciation function makes it an invaluable tool.

Helpful tool
I've found the Franklin LM6000b Speaking Language Master to be helpful for many reasons.I appreciate the fact that it not only pronounces the word for you but will read the definition.Also, when you have free time, it has games that are fun to play. Very handy.

Great Product.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to improve their vocabulary and not carry a dictionary around with them. ... Read more