| | |  | Security & Surveillance | Home » » Nyrius ENTOURAGE7 7 Language Global Digital Talking Travel Translator Foreign Pocket-Sized Electronic Speaking Dictionary | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Don't waste valuable time or luggage space if you're going on the trip of a lifetime or traveling 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 electronic translator that is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and contains 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 get stuck flipping through pages every time you want to order dinner or ask the cost of admission: travel with this translator and ditch the dictionary! Communicate confidently in multilingual countries: the ENTOURAGE7 cross-translates seven international languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese. This translator is the perfect companion for airport stopovers, backpacking across Europe, or traveling to multiple countries on the same trip. Many cities have different ethnic areas, so you can spend the day shopping Little Italy and have dinner in Chinatown without any worries of language barriers! Simply press the "Change Language" button on the translator to switch languages whenever necessary, and you can always have the translator speak for you if you are unsure of the proper pronunciation. What's Included: 7 Language Talking Translator, 2 Lithium Batteries (installed), phrase list, instruction manual, 1 year manufacturer's direct warranty. | | | Features: | |
• Translates 7 international languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese
• Quickly find the phrase you need by using the 8 conversational categories: General Speech, Emergency, Entertainment, Sightseeing, Direction, Restaurants, Transport, and Hotel & Accommodation
• Save and recall frequently used phrases with the press of a button
• Backlit LCD screen allows you to use the translator in dark settings
• Choose between having the LCD screen display the translated phrase, having the built-in speaker pronounce the phrase for you, or listen to the speech with the privacy of your own headphones.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.73 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.9 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 78 reviews |
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79 of 82 found the following review helpful:
 a travelers best friendDec 23, 2008
By Margaux Paschke
You really cannot beat the value for the price. Similar models in the same price range do not work as well as this one based on my personal comparisons done at a store. My favorite is the top of the line Franklin but at $100+ this one will do just fine for the casual traveler.
It sticks to 7 languages ( English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese) instead of the 12 some similar models offer. It certainly is small enough to make it easy to carry around. The talking function is great when you are not sure of pronunciation and the best feature. The intuitive keypad makes it a breeze to use without instructions over the higher end models. It also has a backlit screen for easy night viewing. Another plus is pretty good translations since the German and French phrases were tested and found to be accurate. They even include features I have never used (alarm and ability to make a contact list) that make it look like they thought of everything.
Know that this pocket translator just provides common phrases. They are organized under 8 categories (directions, restaurants, transport, hotel, general speech, emergency, entertainment and sightseeing) for quick picks and great for BASIC communication. It does not provide a word for word translation so if that is what you need, then stick to more detailed phrase books or high end translators. There are 4900 phrases included and it has managed to get my point across whenever I used it. The only problem - it cannot translate back. As long as the answers can be gestured or drawn down on paper, you are good to go.
Bottom line, it can easily replace the small phrase books and provides the extra bonus of speaking the phrases for you. Instead of taking a couple of phrase books (if you are going to more then one place on your vacation like a cruise) - then this little gem will become your best friend.
47 of 52 found the following review helpful:
 Not Ready For Prime TimeJan 15, 2009
By Joe MacBu
I was excited to try out this item since it has Mandarin Chinese. I've been teaching myself Chinese for a year and try to practice by going to the Chinatown in Flushing NY, where Mandarin is the predominant tongue (as opposed to Cantonese in most other Chinatowns).
The heart of this translation unit is a set of pre-programmed phrases geared toward the casual short-term visitor. There are dedicated buttons for categories such as restaurants, transportation, etc. Within each category is about a dozen or two phrases that may or may not prove helpful to you. A bonus is that it will pronounce the phrases via the built in speaker (3 volume levels) or headphone jack.
The main disadvantage of this unit is that you're limited to whatever phrases the programmers decided to include. Some phrases are certainly helpful, such as asking for the bill, making reservations and asking directions. However, many phrases are completely useless from a culture-specific view. Sure, asking what type of cheeses are available is appropriate in Italy or France, but very out of place in China (where they abhor cheese). They could have easily changed the cheeses to tofus and it would have been more relevant. This was a major disappointment for me because I felt like they did not do any research into what phrases might actually be useful to translate into Chinese. They basically picked a set of "universal" phrases and used them for all the languages. The same comments apply to the Japanese phrase pack as well - though they do tend to eat a little bit of cheese.
Frankly, even when using the phrases in one of the Romance languages, they are rather boring. No, I'd rather not ask what type of typical American dishes are served when traveling to a foreign nation. Those types of travelers can go to a McDonald's just about anywhere in the world and do fine without a translator.
The thing I liked the most about this unit was the Chinese pronunciations. I thought they were spot-on and incredibly helpful for a complex tonal language. As a beginner, I find myself hitting the "talk" button frequently so that I can pay close attention to the tones. It's the next best thing to having a native speaker friend who is willing to repeatedly pronounce the same stupid word for you. Most of the restaurants I visit in Flushing don't have English-speaking staff. With this unit, I can pick a phrase (from the limited choices) and play it to them instead of butchering it myself. That's the coolest thing ever, especially when they smile back because they've completely understood you. It breaks the ice.
Unfortunately, I can't give similar praise to the Japanese pronunciations. Most of the phrases sound like they're spoken by a native Chinese speaker struggling to pronounce Japanese. It makes the Japanese sound very harsh and syncopated. What was a shocker to me was that many of the English words have not been translated to Japanese. Rather, they pretend to have translated it to Japanese, but it is still the same English word. Someone got super lazy. For instance, the Japanese pronunciation of "sparkling wine" is "spaaaa-ARC-kay-ling viiiNE." Are you seriously kidding me? It sounds like a native Chinese-speaking robot.
I did not bother to test out the German or Romance languages extensively. The pronunciations in them sound a bit better and the list of phrases are definitely designed for visitors to the Euro countries.
By the way, the interface is pretty lame. I don't mind the low res text, but the phrases scroll painfully slowly. The buttons are not intuitive. I still haven't figured out how to set the time on this unit. It's rather aggravating to use.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Packed with Functionality for the TravelerDec 25, 2008
By Phyllis Staff
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
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
For the price, this translator can't be beat.Dec 30, 2008
By Alexander Lucard
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.
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Touring ToolMay 14, 2009
By Janine L. Gilley
"city mountie"
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.
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