You’ve probably seen them before, handheld dictionaries that also help you learn another language. Most of them in the U.S. are geared towards other Latin-based languages such as Spanish, Italian, French or German. Now, for the first time Franklin is offering a handheld that will help teach people to speak English.

The new device is aimed towards German market, and will teach German speakers how to speak English. It won’t be just a simple electronic dictionary, though. The device will have a 2.5″ color screen that will actually teach English through Franklin’s interactive course. It can also connect to a TV, take in SD cards, connect to a PC via USB and even play MP3 (because just about everything has to, it seems).

With the deal closed on the Dictionary.com purchase, Ask.com has now become, at least according to comScore, the ninth-largest web property. The all-cash deal originally began back in mid-May and had Ask.com purchasing Lexico Publishing Group LLC. The web properties that were included were Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com. Ask.com is reporting that this will give more »

Electronics product maker Sharp is thinking of the kids with their latest PMP, and adds a little educational functionality to the thing aside from its regular multimedia features. The name of their new product is the RD-CX310, and it’s a little PMP that other than playing your music and converted videos, tells you the meaning more »

The iRiver D5 electronic dictionary has gone a lighter shade, now available in white, it sports a similar look to the MacBook. The white version retains the same specs and will still be available in either a 2GB or 4GB model with some minor multimedia functions. The D5 can play MPEG-4 video and MP3 audio more »