Elecronic Dictionaries

2013/02/28Hitoshi SHIMIZU

Electronic dictionaries

Why I chose this topicDictionaries is important to learn a

languageI have an electronic dictionary,

but I don’t master itI like electronic dictionaries

History of Electronic Dictionary in Japan1979 : the 1st e-dictionary by Sharp1987 : e-dictionary with Kanji by Sanyo1990 : e-dictionary with CD-ROM by Sony1991 : full contents e-dictionary by Seiko1997 : e-dictionary with stylus by Sharp

Market of e-dictionary in Japan

My electronic dictionaryMade by Casio since July 2012 130 contents insideColor displayTouch screenPen inputNative pronunciationFamous speechesClassic literature

Types of e-dictionary

Type Life Specialty Learners Compact

TargetVarious people

Specialists,Business person

Students Travelers

ContentsMany

dictionaries,Encyclopedia

Dictionaries with many

words,English-English

Study guide,Visual

contents

Many languages

FeaturesStylus,

Touch screen

Large screen,

ExpensiveColorful

Voice,Small

Differences are getting smaller

Usages of e-dictionariesEnglish-JapaneseJapanese-EnglishJapaneseChinese CharacterEncyclopedia

Prices & makers of e-dictionaries

(Appendix)IC recorders