SuperPen, Reading Pen, Quicktionary & QuickLink
Portable "Scan, See, Hear and Define" Technology...

Readingpen Classroom  Set
WizCom  Technologies is pleased to be able to announce the Readingpen Classroom  Set is now available for shipping. The Classroom  Set is designed to give you a great option to offer schools—a set that  makes organizing and storing Readingpens in the classroom a  breeze!

The Classroom  Set is available in two versions Readingpen  Basic Edition K-12 (WRPK12CS) Readingpen  Advanced Edition (WRPACS)

Each Classroom  Set comprises:

  • Custom hard  carry case with pre-cut foam interior
  • 10 Readingpens (Basic K-12 or Advanced)
  • 10  Headphones
  • 10  3rd party headphone adaptors
  • 10  sets of AAA batteries
  • 10  Scanning training devices
  • 3  Quickstart guides
  • User manual on CD
  • Teacher's Guide CD
 
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Readingpen Basic
Classroom Set
$1999.00
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Readingpen Advanced
Classroom Set
$1999.00

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  • Improves Reading Skills
    Increases fluency, vocabulary and comprehension
  • Reads Any Printed Material
    Use with books, magazines and newspapers
  • Defines and Translates
    Includes English dictionary, thesaurus, and English-Spanish dictionary
  • Simple to Use Anywhere
    Includes intuitive user-friendly interface. Portable and discreet – use where needed, classroom, library or home

Readingpen Basic Edition  
 

The Readingpen Basic Edition featuring the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary and Thesaurus, provides a simple and easy way for people with reading difficulties, learning disabilities or dyslexia to get immediate word support when they are reading texts at the Elementary, Middle and High School levels.

The inclusion of the American Heritage Thesaurus provides, a quick and simple alternative for the user to gain an understanding of the words being read – with the push of a single button, the user can switch between the dictionary definition and the thesaurus entry. Seeing and hearing both the definition and the list of similar words, spoken aloud. The Readingpen Basic Edition’s new feature of “lock dictionary access” whereby a teacher or parent can prevent access to the dictionary and thesaurus, allows the Readingpen Basic Edition to be used in testing environments (Massachusetts has already certified the Readingpen Basic Edition for use in the State’s MCAS test). Click here to download a brochure.

Reading Pen™ Portable "Scan, See, Hear and Define" Technology

The Reading Pen is a portable assistive reading technology product that reads words aloud. The New Reading Pen brings portable "Scan-See-Hear-Define" Technology to the World of Learning. Finally, there is a truly portable assistive reading technology to help people with reading difficulties and foreign ESL students. The Reading Pen is a convenient, easy to use device that can be used anywhere.

  • Contains over 250,000 definitions
  • Translates English-Spanish
  • Built-in thesaurus
  • Displays syllables
  • Spells the word out loud
  • Retains a history of the last 80 words scanned for easy review
  • Scans inverted and hyphenated text
  • For left or right handed users
  • Scans and displays definitions
  • Faster scanning
  • Reads multiple fonts and type sizes
  • Optically spells words
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New Improved Model
$239.95

Readingpen
Basic Edition K-12

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Click here to download a brochure.

 Scan
a word from any printed text
 See
the word displayed in large characters
 Hear
the word read aloud from the built-in speaker or from the headphones
 Define
the word with one push of a button
Readingpen Advanced Edition  
  • Contains over 500,000 definitions from the American Heritage College Dictionary and Roget's II The New Thesaurus
  • Translates English-Spanish
  • Displays syllables
  • Spells the word out loud
  • Retains a history of the last 80 words scanned for easy review
  • Scans inverted and hyphenated text
  • For left or right handed users
  • Scans and displays definitions
  • Faster Scanning
  • Reads multiple fonts and type sizes
  • Optically spells words
pen
New Improved Model
$239.95

Readingpen
Advanced Edition

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Click here to download a brochure.

 Scan
a word from any printed text
 See
the word displayed in large characters
 Hear
the word read aloud from the built-in speaker or from the headphones
 Define
the word with one push of a button
Readingpen Oxford Edition  
  • Displays scanned text in large characters. Reads scanned words aloud using Text-to-Speech technology and spells words letter-by-letter.
  • Enhances the reading experience by increasing fluency and vocabulary
  • Reads any printed material. Use with books, magazines and newspapers.
  • Defines scanned text using the Concise Oxford Dictionary of English.
  • Simple to use, with intuitive user-friendly interface.
  • Take the Readingpen® Oxford wherever you go. This small, portable, handheld device is designed to fit in your pocket.

The Readingpen® Oxford is designed specifically to help readers improve their English reading skills. This fully portable scanning device helps with reading fluency and comprehension by providing immediate definitions from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of English. Scanned text and definitions can be read aloud (in a British accent), allowing readers to maintain their reading flow, even when encountering unfamiliar words.

Features:  
  • Scan single words or full lines of text.
  • Displays selected word in large font to enable easier, clearer viewing.
  • Displays definitions of the scanned text on the LCD screen
  • Reads the scanned text aloud in a British accent, including its definitions with Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology using built-in speaker or earphones.
  • Spells out scanned words, highlighting individual letters.
  • Recognizes over 240,000 words from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of English.
  • Direct look-up of idioms/phrases.
  • Identification of inflected words and display of their corresponding entries.
  • History option enabling retrieval of the last 80 reviewed words.
  • Recognition of a wide range of printed font types and sizes (6-22 points, up to 8mm), including inverted text on contrasting backgrounds (except red on white, white on red, blue on black and black on blue).
  • Recognition and automatic merging of hyphenated text.
  • Two display modes: Toggle between abridged and complete definition display.
  • Easy to use buttons and straightforward menus.
  • Right/left handed support.
  • Auto shut-off feature to preserve battery life
New Improved Model
$239.95

Readingpen
Oxford Edition

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Click here to download a brochure.

 

 Scan
a word from any printed text
 See
the word displayed in large characters
 Hear
the word read aloud from the built-in speaker or from the headphones
 Define
the word with one push of a button

SuperPen™ Ultimate Mobile Text Scanner

Our Super Pen is the ultimate mobile text scanner. You can capture information, transfer it to your PC/PDA or translate from English to MANY other languages.

The SuperPen is a hand-held scanner and translator. This pen provides the functionality of our QuicktionaryII together with the scanning applications offered by our QuickLink Pen Elite .

Scan and Translate: The SuperPen comes with over 30 downloadable language dictionaries - absolutely free! These enable users to scan full lines of text, receive instantaneous word-by-word translation/s and hear scanned English words pronounced aloud. By changing dictionaries as needed, users around the world easily become fluent. Integrated Text-to-Speech technology enables users to pronounce new English words with confidence. These and other SuperPen features have made this product the reading tool of choice for students and travelers alike.

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Scan, Store and Transfer: This function enables users on the go to capture essential printed data - anytime and anywhere. The product can store over 1,000 pages of printed text, which can be transferred to a PC, PDA or any Windows application at leisure. The scanning and transfer applications interface with MS Word/Excel/Outlook. Users working with their computer can scan printed text directly to an active cursor point. The active cursor point, allowing data to be transferred to any Windows based applications seamlessly.

  • Pen Features and Specifications:
    Available Dictionaries: Latin and Germanic languages are bi-directional with English. All other languages are from English to the destination language.
    See full list of available free dictionaries.
  • Built in Text-to-Speech technology provides immediate word-by-word pronunciation of a scanned English word or full line of text.
  • Pen Scanning Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Finnish and Swedish.
  • Pen and Desktop Interface Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Korean and Chinese (Simplified).
  • Size: ergonomic 6 inches x 1 ½ x 1, lightweight three ounces.
  • Captures up to 1,000 pages of printed text.
  • Recognizes 6-22 point font size text (bold, italic, underlined, inverted). Optical character recognition at 97% (based on standard font and size average). Preference setting for numerical and inverted text recognition. Alternative input tools are included for entering words that you can't scan (e.g., street signs).
  • Transfer data easily to PC or PDA via Infra-red (IRDA) or USB.

System Requirements for Desktop Application:

Win 98/NT/2000/ME/XP.
CD-ROM Drive (for installing Desktop Application).
Available Infra-red (IRDA) or USB port.


The Super Pen is a fully portable, pen-shaped scanner that enables you to scan full lines of printed information, store it and then upload it to your computer, PDA or text-enabled cellular phone at your convenience. You can also scan information directly into any application real-time, or beam notes and addresses to your PDA. The SuperPen is also a TRANSLATOR! Simply scan any word in English and receive the tranlsation on-screen. SuperPen comes with more than 15 dictionaries ready for your use including Spanish, German, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, French, and MANY MORE! SuperPen is lightweight and fits neatly in your pocket, so users have the freedom to collect text and translate anytime and anywhere. It is compatible with PCs running Win 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP and connects via serial (cable included), infrared (IrDA and IrObex built-in) or USB (optional, additional cost).

 SuperPen - Ultimate Mobile Text Scanner
 SuperPen Translator
 $209.95
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 SuperPen Professional
 $249.95
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Our SuperPen Professional is the latest productivity tool. This completely mobile device instantly provides users with the English definitions of over a quarter of a million words. SuperPen Professional comes complete with a selection of dictionaries from the prestigious Houghton Mifflin Collection including:

  • The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
  • The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
  • Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus
  • The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary
  • The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography
  • The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms
  • Dictionary of Computer and Internet Words
  • The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary
  • Wall Street Words - Financial and Economical Terms

SuperPen Professional can also scan, store and transfer printed data to a PDA, PC or any Windows application making it the perfect tool for busy executive and college student alike.

Scan and Define: SuperPen Professional enables users to scan professional terms and receive instantaneous definitions from one or a number of the on-board professional dictionaries. Integrated Text-to-Speech technology enables users to pronounce new words with confidence.

Scan, Store and Transfer: This function enables users, on the go, to capture essential printed data (text and small images) anytime, anywhere. The product can store over 1,000 pages of printed text, to be transferred to PC or PDA via Infra-red, serial (provided) or USB (optional) connection at leisure. Users working with their computer can scan printed text directly to the active cursor point. Collected data can be transferred to any Windows based application seamlessly.

Pen Features and Specifications:

  • Voice: The product's built-in Text-to-Speech technology provides immediate word-by-word pronunciation of a scanned English word or full line of text.
  • Size: ergonomic 6 inches x 1 ½ x 1, lightweight three ounces.
  • Captures up to 1,000 pages of printed text.
  • Built in Text-to-Speech technology pronounces scanned English words aloud.
  • Recognizes 6-22 point font size text (bold, italic, underlined, inverted). Alternative input tools are included for entering words that you can't scan (e.g., street signs).
  • Transfer data easily using Infra-red (IRDA) or USB.
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) at 97% (based on standard font and size average).
  • Preference setting for numerical and inverted text recognition level.

System Requirements for Desktop Application:

Win 98/NT/2000/ME/XP.
CD-ROM Drive (for installing Desktop Application).
Available Infra-red (IRDA) or USB port.


 

Portable, multi-function, hand-held scanning translators that can scan a word or a full line of text and provide immediate word-by-word translation, including idioms and phrases. Insert text using the touch screen and virtual keyboard for maximum efficiency. Provides audio pronunciation of individual words or full lines of text in selected languages. Practice new vocabulary using the included word games.

Some products contain additional features, including free memory for installing additional dictionaries, and as the ability to scan, store and transfer up to 20,000 lines of editable text.

Ideal for anyone in need of multilingual support, such as students, travelers, researchers and business people.

Quicktionary enables users to scan a single word or full line of printed text and translate or define single words, see and hear the scanned word(s) read aloud. Based on WizCom's proprietary optical head, sophisticated OCR and ASIC systems, the product is both fast and accurate. Most Quicktionary models come complete with integrated Text-to-Speech technology. Users can hear the scanned word or line of text read aloud through a built-in speaker or earphone. Quicktionary is expandable and upgradeable.
  • Automatically displays translations of scanned words
  • Recognizes over 300,000 words and expressions
  • Recognizes a wide range of fonts and letter sizes
  • Keeps a history of scanned words
  • Scans inverted and hyphenated text
  • Adjustable for left or right handed users
Expandable, Upgradeable
Translator Pen $189.95
English to Spanish; Spanish to English
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English to German; German to English
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English to Italian; Italian to English
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English to French; French to English
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English to Portuguese; Portuguese to English
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English to Danish
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English to Swedish
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English to Finnish
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English to Hebrew
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English to Chinese Simplified
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English to Chinese Traditional
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English to Japanese (Genius dictionary)
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English to Korean
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Features and Specifications:

Dictionaries: Product available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Turkish and Hebrew. (Latin and Germanic languages are bi-directional with English. All other languages are from English to the destination language).

Voice: The product’s built-in Text-to-Speech technology provides immediate word-by-word pronunciation of a scanned English word or full line of text.

Text Recognition: QuicktionaryII recognizes over 300,000 words and expressions and offers numerous translation and definition combinations (see above). QuicktionaryII reads a wide range of printed fonts and sizes, including inverted and hyphenated text.

Alternative input tools are included for entering words that you can’t scan (e.g., street signs).

Left-handed support: If you’re left-handed, don’t worry! QuicktionaryII can be set for convenient left- or right-handed use.

Light and small: QuicktionaryII is designed to fit in your pocket. At only three ounces, it is much lighter than regular dictionaries.

Optical Character Recognition at 97% (based on standard font and size average). Preference setting for numerical and inverted text recognition.
Benefits:

Stay focused on your reading material instead of searching through a paper dictionary. With QuicktionaryII, you will get immediate translations and definitions so that you can continue reading without losing your train of thought!

  • QuicktionaryII helps expand your vocabulary. By retaining the last 80 words scanned, it assists you in learning the words and understanding the text.
  • Perfect for language students, English as Second Language students, travelers, and people working in multi-lingual environments.

The QuickLink Pen is an electronic highlighter that lets you copy, clip and store printed text, Internet Links, tables and charts, from newspaper articles, books and documents, and transfer the data to your computer, PDA or text-enabled cell phone. You can scan information directly into any application real-time, or store up to 1000 pages and transfer it at your convenience through the serial port, infrared or optional USB adapter.
Electronic Highlighter
QuickLink Pen
$169.95
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 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
  •  Size: ergonomic 6 inches x 1 12 x 1, lightweight 3 ounces
  • Captures up to 1000 pages of data
  • Recognizes 6-22 point size text, bold, italic, underlined, inverted text.
  • An Opticard lets you input text manually.
  • Auto detects text for instant scanning. Just roll and scan.
  • Uses either infrared (IrDA) or the serial port (9 pin) to transfer data easily.
  • USB adapter available (at additional charge) Note: it is Xircom branded and works with other serial devices as well.
  • Optical character recognition at 97% (based on standard font and size average) Preference setting for higher numerical and inverted text recognition level.
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Includes 4 Applications
  • Notes and Data -- a free form information database with file management features
  • Address Book -- allows you to scan business cards and synchronize your records
  • Tables and Charts -- maintains integrity of individual cells with direct input into a spreadsheet
  • Internet Links -- collects Internet addresses and transfers them directly to your browser or bookmark
Modes
  • QuickLink - capture data on the fly and download at your convenience
  • Scan to PC - scan real-time into the active cursor of any application which accepts text
  • Beam to PDA - transfer data from your address book or notes to your Palm Pilot or Visor
System Requirements for Desktop Application:
  • Windows 95/98 and Windows NT (also works with Windows 2000 computers, but not officially supported)
  • CD-ROM Drive (for Desktop Application)
  • 16 MB of RAM
  • 8 MB available hard disk space
  • Available communications port if serial connection desired
 Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Portugese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
Complete Package
  • 2 MB ROM memory and 2 MB integrated flash memory
  • Socket for Flash Memory
    Cards - 4 MB upgrade
    (others as they become
    available) QuickLink Desktop Software
  • User Manual
  • Tutorial Video on CD
  • Quick Reference Card
  • PC Data Cable (RS 232, 9 pin)
  • Carrying Case (plastic) with Opticard
  • 2 "AAA" batteries
  Benefits
  • A fully portable hand-held scanner
  • Scans full lines of text in 8 languages
  • Stores up to 1,000 pages of text
  • Memory upgrades available
  • Expandable to Quicktionary II
 
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