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kostya:
 ::) Sorry to burst your bubble, but they've had electronic dictionaries in the US for years. I remember looking at one in Radio Shack at least 10 years ago. If I remember correctly, it was a lot smaller then the one that you guys linked to.

You can get English language electronic dictionaries in the US. $30 at Target.

fohfoh:
Dude, which rock did you just crawl out from under? These things have been around for over 15 years IN that STYLE too. My mom had one. Cost her about 150 CAD back in the day. But it was mainly Chinese-Chinese, Chinese-English and English-English. She used it for a good 7 years before it failed. Not because it was built bad, but because the duracell batteries she put in for whatever reason decided to spew acid everywhere and fry the inside. (Musta been a bad batch or something)

And for the record, my mom's electronic dictionary thingy was a sexy powder metallic blue. Awesome color.

Tatsujin:

--- Quote from: fohfoh on September 22, 2009, 10:39:14 PM ---Dude, which rock did you just crawl out from under? These things have been around for over 15 years IN that STYLE too. My mom had one. Cost her about 150 CAD back in the day. But it was mainly Chinese-Chinese, Chinese-English and English-English. She used it for a good 7 years before it failed. Not because it was built bad, but because the duracell batteries she put in for whatever reason decided to spew acid everywhere and fry the inside. (Musta been a bad batch or something)

And for the record, my mom's electronic dictionary thingy was a sexy powder metallic blue. Awesome color.

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1994? Source?

relic2279:
Electronic dictionaries probably have been around longer than 1994. Just not as affordable. I remember them when I was high school in the early-mid 90's. They looked more like calculators though.

Tatsujin:

--- Quote from: relic2279 on September 23, 2009, 12:46:58 AM ---Electronic dictionaries probably have been around longer than 1994. Just not as affordable. I remember them when I was high school in the early-mid 90's. They looked more like calculators though.

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Never seen one in America. Never heard of it. No one spoke to me about it. It was never mentioned in classes both in high school and college. Never been mentioned even on the web. Been shopping for ages on the computer and IRL. So in short, it's new to me.

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