Kokul’s World

The third in their series of e-dictionaries, the D25 doesn’t sound like it’ll be all that different from the D20, although the subdued black and burgundy design has been replaced by a polished white perhaps meant to fool folks into thinking they’re getting a Nintendo DS. As usual, machine translation has thwarted my best attempts to learn the full specs on this one (Google translator, how you have failed me again); although I do know that it sports a 4.3-inch screen, 1.3GB internal capacity, SD / MMC slot, MP3 support, and an FM radio. Thanks to the bad translation, I also can’t tell how many dictionaries are preloaded (Engadget’s best guess is between 22 and 51) nor what type they are (some seem to be translation, while others probably provide definitions). Either way, there’s definitely some conversation helpers in there to help you pass the TOEIC exam, as well as a strange pseudo-scientific feature that uses a “periodic hazard brain wave” to help the little ones get their study on. There’s no mention of video playback here, but die-hard iRiver fans should be able to pick these multifunctional wonders up as soon as next week.