ScanmarkerPal - Translation Pen & Reading Pen for Language Learners, Dyslexia & Learning Difficulties | Translator Pen for 100+ Languages

I'm a special ed teacher at the elementary level. I have typically used a CPen, but saw this one which seemed really similar and was much less expensive. So, I ordered it and different one to try with my students. Its great! It is as easy to use as the CPen and has similar functions. The size is manageable to hold (a little bigger than a fat marker) and I love that it comes with a guide to help my less that nimble students stay in line over the text. It can be set for left or right handed (I'm a lefty) and it's not too awkward as a lefty. You can set the voice speed which is great for the slower processing students. It takes some practice to be accurate in the scanning of text, but when you are, the output is spot on. There are options to store scanned text, wirelessly save to a computer, and voice record (I supposed for oral translation support, but great for someone to take a voice note once they have read the text). The price was great and definitely something affordable for home use.

My 3 year old loved this to reading books. very to use. It is scanning the text with various font styles.Highly recommend for kids to learn and pronounce words by scanning it.

I purchased the ScanMarker Air after it was recommended by a couple of sites as the best text to speech device for the visually impaired. My mother had A LOT of difficulty with that because it required a smart phone app that was difficult for her to use. She's... wait for it... visually impaired, so having to tap a tiny, poorly displayed "play out loud" button (either on her iPhone or 10" Fire tabled made the entire concept moot. There is no built-in speaker in the Air model.I did some research and found the ScanMarker Pal. This version has a built-in speaker and a display screen that displays a big orange button to tap to get the text to speech process going (see photos in product description). There are plenty of ways my mother can accidentally tap the screen and cause herself confusion, but she can always turn it off and on to get back to the big orange button. For instance, the "screen" area is larger than you might think (there is a non-display area toward the "point" of the pen that has a nearly invisible button that appears to be a "back" button in most instances; it's in the area one normally holds the pen and is easily, accidentally touched. The settings options are unfortunately very few, so there's no real way to prevent her from accidentally, unknowingly winding up on a screen she can't see or navigate.That said, this version may be the best product available for her needs. With practice, she should be able to identify the sender and topic of her postal mail and read hard copies of documents.For our purposes it's pretty good at converting text to speech when the scan is done correctly. Easy to use. Good, adjustable speech volume. It reads text in all caps as individual letters (I guess thinking it's an acronym) which is tedious. It has a plastic guide that will help keep the pen moving straight, but I wish that the guide were a full 8.5" instead of just short of a standard letter width so it could be used to scan across an entire document (probably a packaging consideration).I'm sure it has other ScanMarker functions you can read about elsewhere.ScanMarker would be doing itself and the visually impaired community a huge service by making a "pen" tailored to the VI user. One button to start the text to speech and nothing else. That would be perfect.

This translation pen has been a lifesaver for language learning and reading - it's so easy to use and the accuracy is impressive!

I bought this because I just started a PhD program and have a lot of reading to do. I was hoping to use this pen to help get through the material because non-fiction is hard for me to focus on. Unfortunately, I discovered that the pen only reads after you have highlighted it as opposed to as you’re highlighting it so it actually takes double the time to read through material. My dad has low vision and also wanted a pen for himself to improve his ability to read. He also found that it was cumbersome to use, and he returned his as well. I was disappointed because I’ve always thought these pens were super neat and would be helpful for college students, but unfortunately, I think it’s really just an accessibility tool for a specific set of people and not as universally helpful as the description makes it out to be

This product deserves a high rating. However, I had to return it due to a synchronization problem for use outside the home. Connecting to the home network was done very quickly. At the same time, attempts to synchronize with a smartphone via Bluetooth were not unsuccessful. Contacting the support service did not give a result. The size of the auxiliary ruler for scanning is smaller than the standard line. which creates additional difficulties.

It is more than expected , tries to translate most of the lines in the listed languages.

Hace su trabajo bien, facil de usar, buen material. Llego a tiempo