7. Hand-held lighting device comprising: a light source and a switching device for switching the light source on and off, wherein the switching device comprises a speech processor for at least one of analysis and synthesis of spoken speech, wherein the speech processor is configured to record spoken text and to store the spoken text for the purpose of at least one of a later recognition and generation of this text.
10. The lighting device according to claim 7 , further comprising a state sensor adapted to detect an open/close condition of a container in which the lighting device is carried.