Character reader/ translator pen

[Larry Language Lover]

Anybody have any experience or recommendations with these?  Up to yesterday I didn't even know they existed,  until I saw one demonstrated on a Chinese teacher's YouTube video.

[abcdefg]

Sounds like something that should be available for 20 Kellogg's Rice Krispie Breakfast Cereal box tops plus $1.98 to cover costs of shipping and handling. For a few additional box tops, you can also get the Magic Decoder Ring. 

[vellocet]

Kids used to use them for English.  They're still around, although smartphone-based OCR has largely made them obsolete.  I recommend the app Pleco for OCR that will read the characters and put them into a form that can be copied and pasted. Most translators just translate to English and won't give you the characters.

[Larry Language Lover]

It seems to be more than that now:

 

https://youtu.be/ivoN9bxmblM

 

 

https://youtu.be/SmkWUURr6NQ

[Larry Language Lover]

I first learned about it here from a Youtube Chinese teacher I like (in Chinese)

 

 

https://youtu.be/N1mf8RDOnSs

[suMMit]

I checked on 淘宝 various prices starting at 399块钱 and up to 1000. Also saw a 华为 (similar?) one for 139.