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Product Review: Casio EX-word DATAPLUS3 (Casio XD-SW and XD-GW series)

It was about maybe three years ago that Casio introduced the XD-470 – a model that featured a rudimentary kanji handwriting recognition function and pretty

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

much nothing else. At about the same time Canon unveiled its V80 model, a full-fledged electronic dictionary that integrated handwriting input for looking up entries in its library of resources. Coupled with a capability to di

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

splay menus in English, these Canon models quickly became the denshi jisho of choice of many English-speaking Learners of Japanese (EsLJ). Casio on the other hand veered more toward developing models that allowed users to add a

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

nd customize content either through removable storage or PC download. This encouraged third-party entities to create their own content that eventually resulted in the greatest abundance and diversity of available content. This

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

is probably the main reason why Casio is considered the number one denshi jisho maker inside Japan.

The Casio EX-word Dataplus3 probably marks the beginning of handwriting input as a standard feature in future generations of C

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

asio electronic dictionaries. It combines the natural ease and power of handwriting recognition as a search function with a capability to add content (Triple Tsuika) possibly making it the best electronic dictionary available a

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

t present and is certain to seriously challenge Canon’s dominance of the EsLJ market.

Casio’s Japanese website (http://casio.jp/exword/) lists nineteen Dataplus3 models divided into the Casio XD SW and Casio XD GW series – thre

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

for middle school and high school students, ten for the study of foreign languages, three general-purpose, and three for medical professionals. Most EsLJ will find either the Casio XD SW6400 or the Casio XD GW6800 an attractiv

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

e choice because these also contain excellent editions of the five dictionaries essential to their study needs:

1. Kanji Gen (JIS edition) Kanji dictionary by Gakken, 13,255 characters This edition also includes variant kanji

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

forms assimilated in the revised publishing standard JIS X 0213:2004. 2. Kojien Japanese dictionary (5th edition), 230,000 entries 3. Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary (3rd edition) by Shogakukan, 90,000 entries 4. Geni

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

us English-Japanese Dictionary (3rd edition), 95,000 entries 5. Katakana Dictionary by Obunsha Publishing, 12,400 entries + 1,500 abbreviations

A look at the hardware specs show the SW and GW series to be practically the same

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

appliance. They differ only in that a GW series unit has a slightly larger display screen for easier viewing and is slightly bigger and heavier as well. They both have the same display screen resolution though, the same keypad

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

layout and 50MB internal memory. All come with speakers, earphones, a USB cable, and SD card slot. (An SD card is not included however and must be purchased separately.) If a Dataplus3 unit seems somewhat heavier and bulkier

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

than most other denshi jisho models that’s because they were designed to be shock resistant. Available body colors are red, black, and silver.

The wide array of available models essentially owes itself to the assortment of sp

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

cialized content that Casio includes with each model. Since these e-dictionaries are mainly designed to be used by Japanese people as a study, language-learning, and/or communication tool, the content of different models are ge

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

ared toward their peculiar needs. The Ex-voice feature in the Casio SW 6400 for example allows audio playback of English words only.

The EX-word Dataplus3 series’ high-resolution (480 x 320) HVGA monochrome display is able to

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

show kanji characters in sharp, clean detail with no blurring or jagged curves. Variable font size, a zoom function, and backlighting further ensure that users with less than 20/20 vision don’t miss out on the smallest punctuat

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

ion or character stroke. Thoughtfully designed layouts for menus and screen entries make searching and navigating easy.

The EX-word Dataplus3 series are but the most recent models that have come out of Casio’s continuing innov

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

ation of the EX-word product line. Examining their features and functions also traces the Ex-word’s brisk pace of increasing technical sophistication as it typifies the remarkable development of the denshi jisho into an indispe

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

nsable language learning tool. For EsLJ in particular, both the Casio XD SW6400 and the Casio XD GW6800 have those features that presently make them the most brilliant stars in the whole constellation of electronic dictionaries

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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