Pen-style Electronic Dictionary with Scanner Now on Sale

A pen-style electronic dictionary that can scan and understand kanji is now on sale for the first time. This is a unique electronic dictionary with a built-in scanner, OCR software and dictionary database. It can read all kinds of printed material including newspapers, magazines, books and catalogs. You just have to move the pen tip over a kanji.

It has three functions: English-Japanese dictionary, Japanese-English dictionary and Japanese dictionary. With a normal paper dictionary or electronic dictionary it can take 6 to 10 seconds to find the meaning of a word, but with the pen dictionary it takes just two seconds. In addition, it can memorize words (up to 80) and can be used anywhere.

Quicktionary 2 Kanji Reader
Open (Expected to be around 30,000 yen)

Japan 21 Inc.
Tel: 03-5456-8507
www.scanpen.jp