I’m working on updating my Electronic Dictionary Recommendations page at TJS. I’ll post the recommendations here hoping for some comments and opinions from others.
Here is the Introduction and the Best Quality Dictionaries Award:
Recommendations from Clay
Updated 7-6-07
There are a few features that you, as an English speaker learning Japanese, may want to look for:
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Here is a video showing what the keys do on the Casio XD-GW9600. It may be a bit tedious if you’ve used electronic dictionaries before, but:
Here is a quick video I made showing how to set up the XD-GW9600. It doesn’t go into the fun stuff, but it does show a little of what it is like. More to come soon!
Casio XD-GW9600
At theJapanShop.com
I was first struck by how large (physical size) this dictionary is. But it isn’t as heavy as I would have thought. It can still fit in a large pocket, but it is noticeably larger than many Canon, Seiko and Sharp models.
Let me go through a few specific areas and then [...]
I finally got a test model to play with (one problem with living in Florida and not Japan!). This is one nice machine.
I will write a full review in a little bit, but I wanted write about its ability to transfer text files to its on board memory. This is also true for [...]
After months of not having them in stock, Amazon now has new Nintendo DS lites in stock for the standard $129.99 price:
Nintendo DS Lite - Polar White
The ‘Lite’ improves on the original DS giving the screen increased brightness, lighter weight and other slight adjustments.
The Nintendo DS is a super great tool for learning Japanese. [...]
Nintendo DS: 200 Mannin no Kanken
This software is a great way to help improve your kanji writing ability. I made this video showcasing some of the quizzes:
Here is a quick video that walks you through the first few screens setting it up. It also shows how to use the My Jisho button. Hopefully you can get an idea about how it works.
I just received my test copy of Sharp’s new PW-AT750.
It has several nice new features not found in most other dictionaries. For one, like the Canon V80, V90 and G90 you can draw unknown kanji, but even better than the Canons (I think), it has a small square on the keyboard for drawing which [...]
Ok, I've added the software to our product list and uploaded a bunch of screen shots here:
http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17035
And here is a direct link to the video:
http://www.thejapanshop.com/Video/kanjisonomama.mov
I can't remember why I chose 見解 (見解 - opinion, point of view) to use as an example. Thinking now, it seems to be a strange choice for a demo word. [...]
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