1. 2013/02/28
Hitoshi SHIMIZU
Electronic dictionaries

2. Why I chose this topic
Dictionaries is important to learn a language
I have an electronic dictionary,
but I don’t master it
I like electronic dictionaries

3. History of Electronic Dictionary in Japan
1979 : the 1st
e-dictionary by Sharp
1987 : e-dictionary with Kanji by Sanyo
1990 : e-dictionary with CD-ROM by Sony
1991 : full contents e-dictionary by Seiko
1997 : e-dictionary with stylus by Sharp

4. Market of e-dictionary in Japan

5. My electronic dictionary
Made by Casio since July 2012
130 contents inside
Color display
Touch screen
Pen input
Native pronunciation
Famous speeches
Classic literature

6. Types of e-dictionary
Type Life Specialty Learners Compact
Target Various people
Specialists,
Business person
Students Travelers
Contents
Many
dictionaries,
Encyclopedia
Dictionaries with
many words,
English-English
Study guide,
Visual contents
Many languages
Features
Stylus,
Touch screen
Large screen,
Expensive
Colorful
Voice,
Small
Differences are getting smaller

7. Usages of e-dictionaries
English-Japanese
Japanese-English
Japanese
Chinese Character
Encyclopedia

8. Prices & makers of e-dictionaries

9. (Appendix)IC recorders

10. (Appendix)IC recorders