The amount of apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace
Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace has now reported to have passed 25,000 apps by one site tracking comings and goings within it. (source: WindowsPhoneAppslist, July 2011)
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Paul D and Flipper:
I'm sorry. My rant got a bit too far and I stand corrected. What I meant was that feature wise *besides the stylus input* (which I agree is the biggie) this is just one of hundreds similar dictionaries. The Genius dictionary, koujien etc. But again what I kind of missed and I didn't notice until I read the Impress article was the little "pad" for stylus input. Which to those who has just started their japanese studies is quite invaluable.
And I totally agree that these are fantastic little things for those studying japanese (might even be more useful to a non-japanese, such as myself, than to a native sometimes...) As I said I never leave home without my electronic dictionary (SII SR-E10000), and I've had of my share of them. If I didn't have my dear SII dictionary during my student days I'd have to lug 4-5 dictionaries sometimes, for japanese studies alone. (I quite like the DS "Sonomama" for what it is as well. It's quite nice to test yourself with. I'm a dictionary-holic :P)
I guess I've seen these tools being kind of ridiculed so many times here on Engadget that I ranted on before realizing what the actual product could do.
Just a note to those thinking of buying an electronic dictionar (jap-eng): try to look past the "cool" features and check out the actual dictionaries. Find one with Genius etc? Ok I guess but if you can find one (and is prepared to part with the cash) with Kenkyuusha (daijiten) for example then believe me you won't regret that later. The stylus input is a great asset, though, and might be a deal breaker for some. What's might be good with the "usual suspect" setup ones, though, is that they can usually be had for relatively cheap, especially last years models. Finally: monochrome screen might look boring but that's still where the best dictionaries are to be had (not to mention battery life).
What I meant about Korea was just that Japanese dictionaries are usually to the point, whereas the Korean one's are available with the kitchen sink. That was purely out of a freaky gadget point of view.
Anyway, sorry for being long winded and if I came off sounding arrogant. To anyone wanting to study japanese: do it! :)