Text reading and vocalizing device

摘要

A text reading and vocalizing device having an elongate, handheld, manipulable body positional proximal a line of text, whereby movement of the body along the line of text positions a light scanner, distally disposed upon a second body part, to optically recognize text for audible indication of the text sounded by the body or relayed through a pair of headphones interconnected at a headphone jack, wherein text is readable and playable to a user, the text further translatable into an associated language when one of a plurality of language selection buttons, disposed upon the body, is depressed.