Ever wished to be an expert of different languages? If yes, then have Talkman installed on your PSP. It’s an interactive application which works as a language translator and tutor to help you communicate in six different languages. With Talkman you can get hold of English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese.
Talkman is a USB based peripheral by Sony Entertainment. It was originally developed for Japanese PSP owners so that they can easily learn and understand English. In order to communicate with Talkman, a silver colored microphone is also included within the package. Max, an animated blue colored bird will act as your teacher and language interpreter. He will interact with you in a user friendly manner and guide you throughout your learning curve.
Talkman is more like a game. There are several different exercises which will help you to judge yourself. In its talk mode, you can choose form a variety of real life scenarios such as hotel, airport, theatre and much more. For each of the scenarios you will get a directory of context sensitive questions, which people normally ask. Set a language in which the question is to be asked and the Talkman will read it clearly in that respective language. You can communicate with lots of people via Talkman. Whatever you say to the recipient, Talkman emphasizes common phrases in order to convey its intended meaning. One important point to be noted is while asking the questions you should be in the appropriate scenario. For example: if you are in the theatre scenario, you cannot ask about the weather conditions. Whenever you select a scenario, Max takes you to an appropriate location on the PSP screen. For example, while talking about football, Max will take you to the football ground. Apart from the conversations and games, it is also useful to have Talkman with you while traveling. A lot of tools are there to assist you like converter tool, alarm and much more.
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This is an interesting development, but I prefer the non-technological solution - Esperanto. I have used this language in speech and writing for over 40 years, and it has certainly enriched my life. I have used it during work-related visits to a dozen countries. Last year, for example, I was given a guided tour of Milan by a local Esperanto speaking lady, a tour of Berlin by a local man, and visited an Esperanto-speaking family near Strasbourg.
Esperanto was never intended to take the place of national languages, but to act as an auxiliary language, a ‘helplingvo’ - a role it fulfills admirably. Bondezirojn el Norda Kimrujo! Greetings from North Wales!
iys great