Sharp has a wide range of pocket dictionaries under the Brain brand name… If usually these kind of things aren’t usually our cup of Japanese green tea… We’re intrigued by the new “On Screen Memo” feature on the new PW-AC890 and PW-GC590.

Thanks to its 5” touchscreen (and 100MB of internal memory), you can to write or draw notes on a particular page, nice if you’re a student or use an electronic dictionary on a daily basis. (see picture below).

Both the PW-AC890 and GC590 are similar, only their contents are different with the later built for students with additional pre-recorded voice notes, dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Dimensions are 45x108x22.4mm for a total weight of 360g. They go in Japan for around 37,000 to 40,000 Yen.