If you’ve ever wondered where the electronic dictionary market has been going, besides down the drain, here’s an excellent indicator from Sharp. The “PW-C8000” is much more than a simple Japanese/English dictionary. In fact, it contains 71 total dictionaries/books, such as the “Britannica International Large Encyclopedia Quick Search Version,” “Raising Flowers Q & A,” the Oxford English dictionary, and plenty of other things you (probably) never knew electronic dictionaries contained.
The C8000 also takes advantage of its 5″ color screen, providing full color illustrations and images for Britannica encyclopedia entries, as well as slideshows demonstrating certain processes. With the included SecureDigital slot, you can take images from your camera and play them back on the device as well. The same card can be used to transfer XMDF formatted e-books too, if you’re into that sort of thing.
But the foremost innovation on this unit is certainly its TV output. I can only imagine a few situations where you would need to connect your electronic dictionary to your TV, but I’m sure someone is interested.
Read – Press Release [Sharp]
