Sharp's new Papyrus Pocket Dictionary does a whole lot more

These vaguely defined "dictionary" devices never really caught on here in the States, but they're quite the thing in Japan, and it's not hard to figure out why with the specs on display in this Papyrus ASV Pocket Dictionary PW-N8100 from Sharp. The "ASV" stands for Advanced Super View, and refers to the 5.4-inch 480 x 272 color LCD. The device of course does the dictionary thing and can help with English, Chinese and Korean, but the real fun comes with the audio and video playback. There's also a "brain age" game, the Nintendo version of which seems to have moved quite a few DS units. The dictionary also comes in a PW-A8410 monochrome version, but where's the fun in that?

[Via Akihabara]