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Sharp RD-PM10 multimedia e-dictionary sports MID-worthy design

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If it pains you to see a great design and lovely hardware "wasted" on a device that won't meet your MID/UMPC needs, then please look away while I introduce the others to Sharp's new RD-PM10 multimedia e-dictionary.

It isn't the first e-dictionary to feature a touchscreen that slides and tilts and it's missing the WiFi and Bluetooth radios of the Udea Expert 300W, but I would want one immediately if it were spec'd like the UMID mbook M1D with an Intel Atom CPU and full-blown Windows operating system.

Instead, the 5.5" x 3.1" x 1.0" device has TI's DaVinci TMS320DM6441 processor and Windows CE 5.0 Core along with 8GB internal storage, a microSD card slot, 4.3" WQVGA touchscreen (16M colors), FM radio, stereo speakers, 128 kinds of dictionary content, voice recorder, extensive codec support (XviD, DivX, OGG, etc.), and 3500mAh li-polymer battery.

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Actually, forget the CPU and OS. Pump up the screen resolution and throw in a WiFi module (and web browser), and I'd gladly pay the 360,000 KRW (~$288) Sharp is expected to charge for the 11.5-ounce RD-PM10.

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[Sharp Korea]
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Jenn K. Lee is the founder of Pocketables. She loves gadgets the way most women love shoes and purses. The pieces in her tech wardrobe that go with everything are currently the Samsung Galaxy Note II, Sony Tablet P, and Nexus 7, but there are still a couple of vintage UMPCs/MIDs in the back of her closet.

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