Sharp, Japan has announced the Papyrus PW-9920, a new electronic dictionary set to go on sale from January 27 priced at 44,100 yen.

The PW-9920 is stylishly designed but maintains the solid construction of previous models thanks to the "New Inner Protect" system. The outer casing is made of aluminium panel while high-strength metal plating is used to protect the LCD panel from external pressure or force.

The 63 installed content sources are closely related to daily life and include Kojien (5th ed.), Genius E-J/J-E dictionary and Mypedia encyclopedic dictionary. In particular, health-related contents have been strengthened to include items such as the "NHK Diet Brain" dictionary that summarises current knowledge about diet and health.

The dictionary is 141 x 107 x 16 mm in size and weighs approximately 260 grams (including battery). It has a 320x240 5.4" FSTN LCD screen that can display a maximum of 32 characters x 18 lines (using a 9pt font). Power is supplied by 2 AAA batteries.

via TechJapan