Photo Jetprinter 5770 from Lexmark Lexmark has released the Photo Jetprinter 5770, a high-performance printer for photo data. This is the first printer that can print data directly from digital cameras, with no need to connect the camera to a PC. Of course, it can also be used as a regular PC printer, and it has large data storage capacity. The standard feature panel let you create your own stickers using the photos, or even edit them using frames and messages. Retail price is ¥69,800. Lexmark customer call center, phone 03-3444-8161, fax 03-3444-8301
	Communication Pal MT-200 from Sharp Sharp has released Communication Pal MT-200, a personal mobile tool with Internet-access capability. It has a built-in keyboard and adapter for digital cellular phone, which allows users to access the Internet and e-mail wherever they like. With the accompanying pen, you can also send hand-written messages with special letter pads for e-mails. It also has an address book and schedule book function. The 3.9" black & white display has 320 x 240 pixel resolution. The size of MT-200 is 160mm in length, 90mm in width and 26mm in height, and it weighs 310g including battery. Retail price is ¥38,800. Sharp 043-297-4649 / 06-621-4649
	ViewStation from Daito Electron ViewStation, a group videoconferencing system, is manufactured by Polycom in the US and imported to Japan by Daito Electron. It is the first videoconferencing system to include an embedded Web server and Web-based integrated presentation system, providing a convenient way of displaying presentations from local or remote connections. Conforming to H.263 video standard, it delivers 15 frames per second at 128Kbps and 30fps at 384Kbps/ 512Kbps. The voice-tracking camera automatically focuses on the speaker while ignoring background noise for smooth meeting interactions. Retail price for 128Kbps is ¥1,280,000, and for 384/512Kbps, ¥1,780,000. Daito Electron 03-3237-1051
	ARMADA 7800 Pro Model 3 Win NT 4.0 from Compaq Compaq has released ARMADA 7800 Pro Model 3 Win NT 4.0, the newest version of Compaq's notebook PC for business use. It has the highest spec for a business notebook PC, with a Pentium II 300MHz processor, 8.0GB of hard disk, 14.1" TFT color display, and DVD-ROM as standard. Retail price for Model 3 is ¥748,000, and with this newest model coming out, Compaq is planning to lower the prices of other ARMADA 7800 Pro series up to 16%. Compaq 0120-101589, or http://www.compaq.co.jp/
	Translation software, The Honyaku Professional V4.0 from Toshiba Toshiba has released a new version of its translation software, The Honyaku Professional V4.0. The new version has Optical Character Recognition software, which makes translation of printed documents possible. Its dictionaries contain 240,000 words for English-to-Japanese, and 140,000 words for Japanese-to-English. New functions include "quick translation," whereby you get the translation just by pointing out some words or phrases with the mouse, and "translation memory," whereby the registered sentences can automatically be applied. The price for Japanese-to-English/English-to-Japanese translation software is ¥63,000 each, and ¥98,000 for both. Toshiba 03-3457-2725