For Olympians and Fans That Say ``It's Greek to Me,'' Beiks Announces Greek Talking Phrasebooks for Palm OS Handheld Computers.DALLAS -- Olympic athletes and fans from all over the world are converging on Athens for the start of the 2004 Summer Olympiad. As if world class competition and dealing with hordes of people were not grueling enough, overcoming language hurdles will be one of the toughest challenges faced over the next couple of weeks. To help ease the language barrier faced by English, German, Spanish, French and Italian athletes and fans, Beiks LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control announces the launch of the company's first Greek Talking Phrasebook for Palm OS handheld computers. Beiks LLC, the world leader in reference and language titles for mobile devices, has enabled anyone with a Palm OS PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). or smartphone (such as the popular Treo 600) to quickly look up commonly used words or phrases in their native language and hear the phrase verbally stated in Greek. This particular talking phrasebook is the first to leverage Beiks' new dictionary engine, allowing users to install the phrasebook without requiring a localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. toolkit -- a savings of US$20 to $40. Beiks' collection of dictionaries is the largest assortment of international dictionaries and phrasebooks available for mobile devices. International travelers can pick from among a large assortment of phrasebooks and dictionaries for most commonly used languages. All talking phrasebooks are available at www.beiks.com for US$19.95. The list of available talking phrasebooks for Palm OS devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Palm OS devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. can be found at http://www.beiks.com/palmzonebg/pb/. An assortment of talking phrasebooks are also available for Pocket PC and Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. Smartphone devices. The Greek talking phrasebook for Pocket PC will be launched in approximately 30 days. About Beiks LLC Beiks LLC (http://www.beiks.com) is a privately-held company with headquarters in Dallas. The company specializes in developing and distributing essential applications for mobile platforms such as Palm OS(R), Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. (R), Sharp Zaurus(R) and J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) A version of Java 2 for cellphones, PDAs and consumer appliances. J2ME uses the K Virtual Machine (KVM), a specialized Java interpreter for devices with limited memory. (R). Founded in 1997, the company is best known for its BDicty Dictionary Reader, one of the most popular dictionaries for handheld devices on the market. Beiks' product list now includes a growing catalog of over 250 titles across all major mobile platforms. Those include the award-winning BDicty Dictionary Reader dictionary series, games such as NetWalk and Karateka Karateka may refer to:
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