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Japan losing interest in electronic pocket dictionaries

Rob Beschizza
Mar 17, 2025
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The Casio XD-SR3800. Image: Casio

My main interest in Japanese electronic pocket dictionaries is seeing them on Pinterest and becoming briefly excited by the idea it might be a cool new minimalist writing gagdget being crowdfunded online. Nope—electronic dictionary from Japan. The curiously persistent market there for these retro devices is finally fading

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