Noah Webster's ghost happily haunting your iPhone

This is really neat stuff. I just read another story where Apple is treating the iPhone as their 'netbook' laptop and I can see why. After trying to type on one in Best Buy (ASUS or Acer, I can't remember), I decided to wait on getting a netbook laptop, at least until I try one with a little more keyboard, perhaps the Lenovo S10....

Anyhow, the dictionary being loaded onto your iPhone totally reinforces the iPhone being all about the apps.

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With the availability of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, for the iPhone and iPod touch, Noah Webster must be a happy ghost. His namesake dictionary, converted to Apple's handheld platforms by Paragon Technologie GmbH, now gives teachers, writers, and students a fully searchable reference at their fingertips.

This is a pocket version of the best-selling dictionary in the USA, featuring over 225,000 defined words. Since it is a self-contained application and not a web front-end to an online dictionary, it can be used in situations where your device is in airplane mode.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary isn't cheap -- it sells for US$24.99 in the App Store (click opens iTunes). However, carrying this app on your iPhone is a lot lighter than lugging around the US$23.95, 3.6 lb. (1.63 kg.) printed version.

The other major competition to this application, Webster's New World Dictionary (click opens iTunes) from AcroDesign, is a bit less expensive at US$14.99, but is less complete with only 163,000 entries.

What's the favorite reference you'd like to have on your handheld device? Leave us a comment!

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(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)