mirgcire Posted October 13, 2007 at 05:59 AM Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 at 05:59 AM I saw a picture in the local newspaper of a guy holding a cigar like thing over a book, and the caption said something like 'Chinese Ambassador XYZ presents a pen that reads chinese as a gift to someone important". Does anyone know of such a device? It sounds pretty cool. If it had an LED read out with pinyin and english, that would be spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted October 13, 2007 at 06:27 AM Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 at 06:27 AM Someone asked about this a while ago: http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/12698-chinese-scanning-dictionary-pen&highlight=pen Chinese scanning dictionary pen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZhouNuosi Posted October 13, 2007 at 12:07 PM Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 at 12:07 PM Would it still be spectacular if we all lost our jobs because of that pen? Sinologists should be hoping that pen is rubbish.. We're being replaced by technology! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chabuduo Posted October 14, 2007 at 06:24 AM Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 at 06:24 AM I'm thinking that this kind of device would only stand to save someone a bit of time by providing them with character recognition, pinyin, and maybe a definition or two. But I'd still prefer to double check the characters manually in my 现代汉语词典:2002年增补本. Whilst on that topic, does anyone know of a dictionary better than the aforementioned, for general purpose use? As for the translation properties of the pen, I wouldn't be too excited, or worried (depending on your profession) as English/Chinese (vice-versa) translating technologies are still no match for humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted October 14, 2007 at 06:36 AM Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 at 06:36 AM But I'd still prefer to double check the characters manually in my 现代汉语词典:2002年增补本.Whilst on that topic, does anyone know of a dictionary better than the aforementioned, for general purpose use? Nope. That dictionary rocks. I have the same 2002 edition albeit it is now literally held together by tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chabuduo Posted October 14, 2007 at 07:10 AM Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 at 07:10 AM Same here, but with rubber-bands too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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