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Iranian Invents Multilingual Talking Book Reader

There's not a lot of information about this invention from Ramin Sedighi of Iran, except that it's a device with an electronic pen that scans words of a book and says them aloud. The news clip says that the device will teach languages to children ages 4 to 16, and that it can also "explain" pictures. Here's the mystery catch though: the reader has 512MB of memory "for storing 15 books." If it needs to store the books in advance, it can't just read any book, only those pre-programmed in. Which means it may be no more advanced than a LeapFrog educational toy. It's as big as a 13-inch laptop, too, and yet we're strangely intrigued. [Iranian Students News Agency via Raw Feed]

11:37 AM on Thu Dec 27 2007
By Wilson Rothman
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Blades at 11:51 AM on 12/27/07
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There is no innovation with this product.
permissionmag at 11:52 AM on 12/27/07
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Sounds exactly like a LeapFrog clone to me - albeit a bit more primitive version.
ideaman2020 at 12:17 PM on 12/27/07
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@permissionmag: But it's multilingual...
nutbastard at 12:21 PM on 12/27/07
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an coloft t' kune goshad lashee!

translate THAT, mr. Iranian!
nutbastard at 12:22 PM on 12/27/07
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Man Hastam nutbastard!
Kaiser-Machead at 12:33 PM on 12/27/07
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Stuff it with Mamoud Ahmedinejad's diary, and I'll bite.
permissionmag at 01:46 PM on 12/27/07
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You know what would really pump up their math and science education over there, a few Jewish professors...

oh, right.
Bllo at 02:04 PM on 12/27/07
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You know, Just Because they came up with something that you should start calling it Primitive and Put politics in this, They are at least trying and thats good enough....
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@Bllo:
English, motherfucker, DO-YOU-SPEAK-IT!?
HJTravels at 02:57 PM on 12/27/07
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Without any gay people there, it's amazing they get anyting done in Iran.