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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[sounds a lot like dashboard's dictionary/thesaurus widget, with a few more extras tacked on.  Doesn't sound like anything that can be priced $50 with a straight face, though.  For the M-W diehards out there, then?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh*]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 5:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[Most likely this will also be tacked on to a desk set of books or other things and listed as "Free USB-key dictionary and Thesaurus, a $49.99 value!"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[zenprime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 5:42AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hah, hardly anything... Ive got the Oxford dictionary (with thesaurus) on my Symbian Mobile phone for ages, and thats only 6 MB... next!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DM]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 6:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have the M-W software on my computer. Nice when I don't have an internet connection, and words in the results are clickable (useful in thesaurus mode when I can't quite remember the word I'm thinking of). It can also integrate with your word processor's dictionary. This is especially helpful if you write technical or jargon-heavy pieces. The software itself is ~$45, so $5 for a USB key that makes it portable isn't too shabby.<br><br>Dongles bother me, but if you need portability it's not a bad deal. A little odd-looking, but whatever.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[austin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 6:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[@ Josh : You don't have a net connection every time of the day (for widgets or online dictionary), and I guess you don't have your personal computer when you're out. And even if you have a laptop, you could not have a net connection...<br><br>Just to say that it could be really helpful.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pomme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 6:42AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'd pay $50 bucks for that. As other commenters have said, you don't always have a net connection when you need it. And I'd rather carry around that little USB drive than a couple of thick books.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[RisingSunofNihon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 7:45AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'd like it in a downloadable program. I just bought a 1GB flash drive, ad it doesn't tickle my loins to have to purchase another flash drive just to have a sweet dictionary and thesaurus. <br><br>Of course I already have the internet. I expect something like this to show up on portableapps.com or something pretty soon.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[shirizaki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 7:45AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[Errrr, dictionary.com anyone?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 9:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[how in the world can you have any program(s) on a 256mb thumb drive with 'a couple hundred megs to spare'? i feel like i'm in that movie 'scanners' and you're trying to explode my mind!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[shmengie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 9:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well if it's mostly text, then there's no reason for it to take up a lot of space.  There's only a little bit of coding for the interfaces, I'd assume.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 10:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[@ Pomme,<br>The dictionary widget doesn't require an internet connection.  The entire thing is on your computer.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DT]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 11:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[worthless.<br><br>these type of resources are online for free.  those that say "...no connection to the internet is required..." - um, don't know about you, but i very, very rarely find myself on a computer that isn't connected to the internet anymore.  our public transit even has free wi-fi.  so it seems like a good idea that's simply 2 years too late...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[peter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 1:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[RE: shmengie<br><br>As DM said, he has the Oxford version which is only 6MB.  If M-W's version is about the same, that leaves you 250MB.  I think that qualifies as a couple hundered MBs to spare.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tristanfey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2006 1:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Merriam Webster USB Dictionary and Thesaurus]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/merriam-webster-usb-dictionary-and-thesaurus/</guid><description><![CDATA[would u please give me the registeration code of MW mobile dictionary collegiate,please cause i downloaded it and cant use it.and thank u for your perfect crop.i like to learn english and dont have enough money to buy it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 9th 2007 2:50PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>