If your spelling ain’t so great, or you’re looking for that competitive edge for word games, you need look no further than this ‘ere gadget. Called the Only Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, it features phonetic spelling conversion and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary in its entirety, making it the most complete and easy-to-use electronic dictionary around.
Including words such as disselboom and zyzzogeton (both of which are flagged by my spellchecker, btw), the Only Unabridged Electronic Dictionary is sure to make you a Scrabble star, squeezing the aforementioned 2,662 page, 12.5lb, 4-inch thick tome into a 2 lb pocket-sized gadget that won’t weigh you down.
What makes this vocabulary workhorse really stand out from the crowd however, is its built-in, patented spell correction software that recognizes and converts phonetic spellings. You can type in words as they sound (eg. nolij converts to knowledge), which is great for spelling tricky non-phonetic words such as bureau, psycho and all those medical terms with silent letters that stump the best of us.
This handy device also includes comprehensive etymology, helpful word usage (so you can confidently throw big words into sentences), guides to punctuation and style as well as word games, a thesaurus and a one-year subscription to the online version of the dictionary (which is not required to use the device).
The Only Unabridged Electronic Dictionary comes with a 64-key QWERTY keyboard, a 4 x 3-inch display, as well as a USB port and SD card slot for expansion and is available now from Hammacher Schlemmer for $299.95.
Source:
Hammacher Schlemmer
