The Nintendo DS(a game console) also had some interesting software, a will talk about two of them here:
Just In Time Translations - Released in 2009 and now useless due to smartphones "Just In Time Translations" is what it says it is, you can hear and see how to say phrases like "Help!" and "Do you speak English?" in 7 different languages(English is one of them). The DS has no Regional Lockout so this would be useful for travelling. Sillyleah, they are a couple of romantic phrases as well. Disappointingly I can't find one mention of the word 'library' or 'museum' once, both of which may offer services for English speakers. They are also a basic calculator, some measurement converter and a currency converter. The former does not use the internet so it's only approximately accurate. It gets good reviews on Amazon although I only speak English so I have no clue how accurate the translations are. To be complete there is also a quiz game to help you memorize the translations.
Americ's Test Kitchen Lets Get Cooking - This is another odd one, it's a cookbook but also has a cooking advice section there are some voice clips that read some of the text to you and video clips of chefs in the real world(as opposed to CG ones). Before everyone had DVD players and YouTube it was a treat to see live actors on your computer and in old software is still is for me today. (because of the history associated with it). The DS can't play YouTube(as far as I know) and it can't play DVDs either, so seeing chefs on my DS is cool!
P.S. It uses the clock in your DS to great you differently depending on what time it is.
I have these for 3 weeks and if I have more to say about these software titles, I'll add it here and let you know.
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