<![CDATA[Gizmodo: pocket dictionary]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: pocket dictionary]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/pocketdictionary http://gizmodo.com/tag/pocketdictionary <![CDATA[The MacBook Air Netbook That Will Never Be]]> When I saw the thumbnail images for the Nurian X40Kris I instantly thought: "MacBook netbook!" Then I saw it open and I thought: "Wait, no, this is a MacBook Air netbook!" We can only wish.

In reality, this is not a netbook, but a quite powerful pocket dictionary—79 languages—with a 4.3-inch, QWERTY keyboard, Xvid video playback support, Adobe Flash, PDF reader, and MP3 player for $257. It can even run games. I'm guessing it uses our good old 15-yo friend Linux. [Nurian via Akihabara News]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5169381&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sharp's Korean Super Dictionary Doubles as PMP]]> Sharp's new RD-CX300 may actually be a pocket dictionary worth buying. While Webster has dominated the market for years, filling our heads with useless, 5+ syllable words, Sharp has finally found the dictionary's long latent potential: a video player.

This "multimedia super dictionary" stores 20GB of useless words, MP3s, MPEG4s and WMVs. Plus, it packs full QWERTY, an SD slot and voice recording. The 4.3" TFT 260K-color display is just enough power to support the black and white nature of print, especially if you are using the built-in ebook functionality.

Our photo is of a predecessor that should be similar to the new $500, 1.2" thick model when it's released this month in Korea. A tiny picture on Sharp's site shows the RD-CX300 could come in red. Oooohhh. – Mark Wilson

Product Page [via gizmowatch]

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