Paul D wrote:
> On 2006-08-15 00:51:19 +0900, "Kevin Gowen" <kgowen@gmail.com> said:
>
>> Louise Bremner wrote:
>>> I saw someone using the Kanji sono mama package on a Nintendo DS Lite
>>> last week and decided I wanted one too. Looks like a serious study tool.
>
>>
>> I think it's a great piece of software, but if you don't already have a
>> DS, I think it makes more sense to buy a dedicated electronic
>> dictionary like an eX-Word or Wordtank.
>
> It depends what you need. The only electronic dictionaries with stylus
> handwriting input (very useful for kanji) are 40,000 - 50,000 yen. A DS
> plus Kanji sono mama is half that.

If anyone (in a toy-buying mood, Travers?) gets things like Kanji Sono
Mama working on a non-Japanese DS please let me know. I know people have
said they're the same machine, but I'd like to know for sure that the
kanji fonts and language options are available on out-of-country units.
For what it's worth Future Shop has them for 150 CAD.

Dan

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