This is exciting for all you health foodies: Sharp has unveiled Papyrus PW-9920, a portable device that delivers loads of info and acts as your personal health advisor, with an aim to improve your daily diet.

The Papyrus sports a 320x240 dot-matrix LCD capable of displaying a maximum of 18 lines, and runs on two LR 03 batteries - for a total of 200 hours of usage. Measuring in at 141mm x 107mm x 14mm, it is pretty portable.

Presenting menu customization, a blazing search and list function, the Papyrus PW-9920 also features an English/Japanese dictionary.

A consumer can conveniently categorize the contents according to her liking. Housed in a stylish aluminum cabinet, expect it to be available initially in Japan by the end of this month with a price tag of JPY 42,000 (around US $360). Should be available worldwide within in months.

More info from Sharp's website.