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When it comes down to consumer electronics style is sometimes as important as features or even price, so Sharp went on to develop what has to be the slimmest Blu-ray unit that I happen to see, this new Aquos player coming with full 3D support as well as a stylish design.At just 35mm thick this is truly a impressive B... |
5 November 2010
14:31 GMT |
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Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp has just announced two Android-powered smartphones that feature a 3D display, the GALAPAGOS 003SH and 005SH. The company has been working for quite some time on a glasses-free auto-stereoscopic 3D screen which could be included in smartphones.Sharp showcased one of the prototyp... |
4 November 2010
06:27 GMT |
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Don't actually know have many of you have seen a Sharp PC in the wild, since I most certainly didn't, but the Japanese manufacturer said they will be getting out of the PC business, choosing to focus on its eReader technology that seems to be in a much better shape then the PC market.I certainly can't ... |
25 October 2010
11:09 GMT |
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Coming to make a contribution of its own to the e-book reader market, Sharp has prepared a pair of electronics that, being tablets with color displays, will possess multiple capabilities besides just e-book reading.The e-reader market has definitely grown since last year, with the companies involved even starting to... |
27 September 2010
04:30 GMT |
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3D seems to have definitely taken off this year, prompting various display makers to create monitors and TVs capable of a refresh rate of at least 120Hz, and Sharp has just announced that it has begun selling its high-grade AQUOS Quattron 3D TVs.Sharp prepared two distinct LED-backlit HDTVs with 3D support, both wit... |
23 September 2010
05:37 GMT |
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Sharp has long been a supplier of display solutions but not all news is favorable for the company and, even with the many promising products on sale, slip-ups sometimes occur, the outfit being now forced to recall about 9,000 32-inch LCD TVs because of potential issues with the screen's stand neck support.As co... |
1 September 2010
10:18 GMT |
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Even though there were only three e-readers on sale until late last year, these products have increased in number, to the point where they actually managed to create their own niche market and have drawn the attention of practically every supplier of PCs or consumer electronics. More recently, even Sharp decided to ... |
20 July 2010
04:13 GMT |
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Blu-ray disks haven't even displaced the DVD from its place on the mainstream market, but it definitely seems to be evolving quickly in terms of capacity. In fact, not too long ago, the Blu-ray Disk Association (BDA) finalized the BDXL specifications needed to create such disks with up to an astounding 128GB ca... |
16 July 2010
04:16 GMT |
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Another day, another sad story for enthusiasts. Following the announcement regarding the death of Microsoft's KIN project, which would be integrated into the upcoming Windows Phone 7, wireless carrier T-Mobile has decided to end the life of two popular devices currently offered to its users. Effective today, th... |
2 July 2010
02:56 GMT |
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Today, Sharp Corporation announced the development of a 3D camera module aimed at mobile devices. According to the company, the module is capable of capturing high-definition (720p*2) 3D video images. Sharp marks an industry first with this announcement, and says that samples of the module are expected to be shipped... |
12 May 2010
06:09 GMT |
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Sharp Corporation is known for making its various LCD displays as sharp as possible, color-wise, that is, and the upcoming 3D TV (or TVs) will, of course, do its (or their) best to stay sharp as well.Unlike other displays, however, this one will take advantage of FRED in order to achieve, according to the monitor mak... |
12 April 2010
03:41 GMT |
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Leading Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT DOCOMO is set to deliver to the market a number of 9 new handsets that will run under the Symbian operating system, a recent post on the Symbian Blog shows. The company, which will deliver 19 handsets in total during this winter season, will also have the said 9 Symbian phon... |
4 December 2009
03:04 GMT |
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Although Flash-based storage solutions are increasingly becoming the popular choice for computer users to store personal data in a digital format, optical media storage solutions are still a pretty solid reality. Optical disc drives are still a main feature on desktop and mainstream portable computer systems, with Bl... |
11 September 2009
11:04 GMT |
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It seems that the first solar-powered mobile phone that also comes with waterproof capabilities is on its way to see the sunlight in Japan soon, on the airwaves of the wireless carrier KDDI. The manufacturer of the handset is stated to be Sharp, while the phone is expected to become available on the market starting J... |
22 April 2009
04:49 GMT |
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Netbook designs can only differ so much, as we've learned over the recent months. However, for those who haven't yet lost hope, there's a new netbook that might just enable you to stand out from the crowd. This is the case of the Mebius PC-NJ70A from Sharp, a system that manages to impress thanks to it... |
21 April 2009
05:05 GMT |
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According to the latest news in the industry, four of the current and former executives from LG Display and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have agreed to serve jail terms, after pleading guilty in the United States for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy regarding the sale of TFT-LCD panels. The executives in question... |
21 January 2009
04:10 GMT |
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Sharp is reported to have announced two new GSM clamshell phones for the Chinese market, namely the slim SH6010C and the SH1810C, which features an 8-megapixel camera. The announcement may come as a surprise for some, considering the fact that the company hasn't released a new GSM handset for quite some time.The... |
7 January 2009
05:12 GMT |
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The Fair Trade Commission of Japan announces that it has fined Sharp, the big electronic manufacturer, 261 milllion Yen, which is about 3 million dollars, because the company was judged to have rigged prices for LCD modules used in the manufacturing of both the original Nintendo DS and of the newer DS Lite. The fine ... |
22 December 2008
11:51 GMT |
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The four major players in the mobile phone industry, NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu and Sharp, have announced that they are working on the development of SH-Mobile G4 single-chip LSI device, together with on a platform that will incorporate it, and that will support HSUPA 1, HSDPA2, W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G) mobile... |
20 October 2008
06:17 GMT |
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There is not enough saying this: the FCC can sometimes be a true blessing. If it weren't for this agency, most of the mobile phones that are this close to being announced would remain under wraps, since they would linger in the rumor zone until an official announcement was made. The FCC acts like a buffer betwee... |
16 October 2008
05:59 GMT |
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HDTVs and High-Definition signal sources (Blu-ray players) have been around for a relatively long time (given the current rate of technological development), so it was to be expected that, at some point, a device that combined them both would arrive on the market. And it would seem that the moment has finally come, s... |
15 October 2008
15:11 GMT |
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Today, September 24, a press release was posted on the NTT DOCOMO website, announcing that, together with Nissan and Sharp, it was working on developing a new type of intelligent key for automobiles.In fact, development on a mobile phone capable of functioning as an intelligent key has already been wrapped up, and it... |
24 September 2008
09:12 GMT |
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Even if Sharp has made some rather interesting product announcements at this year's IFA show, it actually managed to hold some surprises for CEDIA as well. So, besides the ultra-thin, 120 Hz HDTVs (which they've initially presented at the Berlin show), the company has also unveiled a couple of very interest... |
8 September 2008
02:02 GMT |
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As some of you probably know, for quite a long time, the IFA show in Berlin has been all about the latest developments in the TV industry, but, over the years, it has expanded quite a lot, now housing just about every type of consumer electronic product one might think of. Nevertheless, the most important names in th... |
28 August 2008
15:34 GMT |
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You might say that there's no such thing as a cheap LCD TV coming from one of the best-known names in the industry, and you'd be perfectly right. However, even big players do roll out, from time to time, various models targeting especially the people on a budget, and that's also the case with Sharp, wh... |
6 August 2008
01:36 GMT |
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After the 923SH clamshell, which will be released tomorrow in Japan via SoftBank, Sharp has unveiled yet another new and advanced handset with an Aquos display: the SH706i. Unlike the 923SH, Sharp SH706i will not see the light of the Japanese market thanks to SoftBank, as it's scheduled for a release via NTT DoC... |
4 July 2008
08:34 GMT |
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Sharp, one of Japan's main manufacturers of handsets (among lots of other electronic products) has launched a new mobile TV phone on the Japanese market: Sharp Aquos 923SH. First unveiled back in June, the 923SH will be available under the name of SoftBank 923SH, starting July 5, only for the subscribers of Soft... |
3 July 2008
11:58 GMT |
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Sharp, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, has recently announced that it sold more than 10 million mobile phones that feature One-Seg capabilities (meaning that they allow users to watch TV programs on them). Although Sharp commercializes some of its handsets outside Japan too, none of those have mobile TV capabi... |
16 June 2008
11:33 GMT |
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Although LCDs are not typically associated with very wide viewing surfaces (this particular "area of expertise" belongs mainly to plasma displays), there are some models out there that really take the cake as far as their diagonal size is concerned. And one of these models is the LB-1085 presented by the people from ... |
16 June 2008
02:17 GMT |
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SH906i is the name of the latest mobile phone created by Sharp Corporation, the giant Japanese company, and it comes after the unveiling of Sharp Disney and Sharp WS020SH (this one being a Windows Mobile 6.1 handset with a full QWERTY keyboard). As most of the latest phones produced in Japan, Sharp SH906i has an el... |
5 June 2008
09:45 GMT |
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After announcing its new Windows Mobile smartphone (named Willcom 03) for Japan, Sharp has also unveiled today a "less serious" mobile device, the DM002SH, which comes as a Disney phone. Also released in Japan, this new Sharp Disney (we can call it this, although it's not its official name) is the second Japan... |
26 May 2008
13:21 GMT |
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Sharp, the giant Japanese electronics producer, presented today its latest touchscreen handset, the Wilcom 03 (or Sharp WS020SH). Since it's the first device to be released in Japan with Windows Mobile 6.1, we could say that, somehow, the new Sharp smartphone is the Touch Diamond of Japan. Although it's n... |
26 May 2008
08:28 GMT |
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Although Sharp's best-known for its AQUOS line of HDTV sets, the company's area of expertise also extends to digital signage monitors, those high-end, ultra-wide displays designed to work 24/7 and display either important information or various commercials. And the company's latest announcement regardi... |
14 May 2008
01:43 GMT |
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Softbank, the Japanese-based company announced its new stock watcher Sharp clamshell codenamed SH920 YK. The handset has been especially developed to ease online trading and clearly targets businessmen on the go. It has been fitted with a unique Stock Trading Key, which enables users one-click access to any trading a... |
22 March 2008
09:06 GMT |
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Sharp's semiconductor unit is reported to be working on a new Blu-Ray laser diode that will bring 8x reading speeds in the HD industry until 2010. The company also plans to release a 250mW blue laser diode with only 6x speeds in a two-year timeframe.During yesterday's conference in Japan, Sharp showcased it... |
22 March 2008
07:07 GMT |
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Sharp, the giant Japanese electronics producer, recently unveiled one of its latest mobile phones, Sharp SH705iII. The handset features a built-in TV tuner and a wide 2.8 inch internal screen with a 400 x 240 pixels resolution and support for 262,000 colors, hence it can offer a good mobile TV viewing experience. ... |
14 March 2008
16:24 GMT |
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Sharp has just announced its plans to ramp up volume shipments of its newest High-Power Blue-Violet Laser Diode for Blu-Ray recorders. The laser diode is unique in its series, as it can provide enough power to burn dual layer Blu-ray Discs at 6x speeds. The company will start mass-manufacturing the two diodes in earl... |
14 February 2008
08:46 GMT |
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As mentioned time and time before, it would seem that the most important names in the CE industry have established some sort of fashion related to the launch of certain products or families of products, namely that of rolling out a huge number of models in one shot. And the latest example of this trend comes from Sha... |
25 January 2008
15:56 GMT |
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Sharp Corporation, the Japanese electronics producer, unveiled its latest Mobile TV phone, Sharp AQUOS SH905iTV. The handset will probably also go under the name of Sharp 905iSH or Sharp SH-905i, since it's a common thing for Sharp handsets to change their name this way, especially when they're mentioned in... |
23 January 2008
06:13 GMT |
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Just about every major name in the CE industry has come out with a new series of products at CES 2008, with TV sets (both plasmas and LCDs) being among the most popular announcements. So it's no wonder that Sharp has also joined this HDTVs galore, announcing quite a large number of new models in its AQUOS LCD TV... |
8 January 2008
07:46 GMT |
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Samsung Electronics decided to strike back at the patent-infringement lawsuit filed against it by Sharp some time ago. The biggest semiconductor manufacturer has filled a patent-infringement lawsuit against LDC panel manufacturer Sharp with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Tokyo District Court.Accordin... |
27 December 2007
11:20 GMT |
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The LCD business is an extremely lucrative one nowadays, since the worldwide demand for liquid crystal display panels has seriously soared over the course of 2007. However, it seems that Samsung's market dominance is very hard to beat, and this is the reason why two of the Korean company's closest competito... |
21 December 2007
13:06 GMT |
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The two all-times Japanese rivals Toshiba and Sharp have reached an agreement upon enlarging their liquid crystal displays businesses, in order to fight the increasing competition in the flat-panel TV sector. According to both companies' presidents, Toshiba will purchase LCD panels from Sharp for TVs of 32 inch... |
21 December 2007
10:17 GMT |
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Yes, folks, Christmas is back in town and it's again that time of the year when the various consumer electronics manufacturers are trying to entice us (or fool us) into spending our hard-worked cash on some pretty sweet deals. And the latest such announcement comes from VUDU and Sharp, who have decided to offers... |
20 December 2007
02:06 GMT |
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Sharp, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, announced the release of Sharp AQUOS 822SH, its latest mobile phone with TV capabilities. The clamshell handset is available from December 15 in 5 different colors: black, white, gold, silver and pink (for girls... or boys who care for pink devices). The phone looks alm... |
17 December 2007
11:35 GMT |
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One of the main reasons why a lot of people decide to make that big step and purchase a widescreen LCD TV set is the fact that the also have an Xbox 360 or a PS3 and they want to enjoy a high-end video gaming experience. And in order to extend its foothold on this particular market segment, Sharp has just announced t... |
7 December 2007
14:41 GMT |
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Well, I guess the new iPod docking station from Sharp can be the perfect not-that-cheap gift, at least if you're willing to buy someone a neat present and if your budget is not that scarce. The DK-AP2 dock from Sharp is one appearance most of you iPod owners out there weren't quite expecting; after so many ... |
13 November 2007
10:45 GMT |
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Typically, whenever we hear the term HDTV we think of big, widescreen plasma or LCD displays, capable of outputting crystal-clear images on a large scale. However, it would seem that the people over at Sharp have decided to bring high-definition television even to smaller displays and announced the AQUOS P Series of ... |
30 October 2007
09:16 GMT |
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Sharp SH-920 looks more like a mobile TV than a handset meant to place calls and help communication. It is, indeed, one of the most evolved cellulars out there that are capable of also providing TV support.Mobile TV is a technology that has drawn especially the attention of the Japanese. Other continents are less int... |
26 October 2007
10:03 GMT |
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In case you forgot about it, I should probably remind you that Sharp announced the release of its SP700 portable media player a year ago, which is awkward.Apparently, the portable device was especially designed for students that need a decent list of codecs in the same compact-sized gizmo. When it comes to its design... |
8 October 2007
05:06 GMT |
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