Ultimate Talking Dictionary

Product Information

Now Vista Compatible!

Always Have a Dictionary a Keystroke Away
The Ultimate Talking Dictionary (UTD), first and foremost, is a comprehensive dictionary. However, this is not a regular dictionary; it has a few features that may surprise you. The UTD will read the definition of a word to you and it will use the word in a sentence so that you will get a true understanding of the word. The total dictionary that comes with the UTD contains over 250,000 words, including slang, jargon, and historic figures such as George Washington. The UTD also has a fully integrated thesaurus for referencing synonyms of all words.

Features:

• 250,000 words:The UTD comes with a standard dictionary that contains over 250,000 words. When a word definition is provided, it is always accompanied by a sentence using the word in context for each sense/meaning of the word.
• Power search: If you do not know how to spell a word, but know part of the word, you can do a “power search”. A “power search” will provide a list of all the words that contain that sequence of letters. Listen to the list and when you hear the one you want, simply click on it to select and hear it read to you.
• Thesaurus: Until now, dictionaries and thesauruses have almost always been separate books/documents. Not with the UTD. The UTD has a built-in thesaurus and will automatically look up alternative word “synonyms” every time you search a word. If you want to hear a definition of a synonym, just double click it. It also has full antonyms support if you are looking for a word that is the "opposite" in meaning.
• Hot Key Word Lookup: Definitions are only a key press away. The UTD will work with virtually any program. To look up a word, all you have to do is highlight it in your current application (i.e. email, word processing, Internet), press the F11 key and almost instantly you have the definition of the word being read to you. It is that simple. <.li>
• Zoom: The “zoom” feature allows you to enlarge the print up to 400% of its original size to meet your needs...all this while NOT reducing the number of words in the UTD.
• Word History: The UTD keeps a history of all the words you look up in a particular online session so that you can easily go back to the previous word just by clicking on the “Back” button. It's just like using a web browser.
• Accessibility: The UTD is designed to work with screen readers and screen magnifiers. The voice can be “turned off” so that it will not interfere with a screen reader voice. After all, if you have a screen reader you do not need another program that talks. The UTD can also be used with just simple keyboard commands and does not require the use of a mouse.