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Sharp, Sony announce LCD joint venture deal

, Jul 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

In an interesting move, Sharp and Sony have announced a joint venture today that would team up the companies in an effort to produce and sell very large LCD panels. Read The Full Story

Sharp AQUOS LED-backlit HDTVs

, Jul 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sharp have announced a new range of AQUOS LED-backlit LCD TVs, the LE700 series, ranging in size from 32- to 52-inches.  Each offering Full HD 1080p, they use Sharp's X-Gen LCD panel with 10-bit processing and a dynamic contrast ratio in excess of 2,000,000:1.   Read The Full Story

Sharp Mebius NJ70A netbook gets second touchscreen mod [Video]

, Jun 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

We can't say we looked at the Sharp Mebius NJ70A netbook - with its nifty touchscreen trackpad - and thought "what this needs is a second touchscreen", but then we're not SKY at UMPC Fever.  After unboxing the N270-based netbook, he loaded up Windows 7 and then installed a touchscreen layer so as to use handwriting recognition direct onto the 10-inch display. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Sharp Mebius NJ70A gets video unboxing

, Jun 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sharp's Mebius NJ70A is still too rich for our blood - $1,000 or thereabouts is simply too much to pay for a netbook, no matter how slick its touchscreen trackpad - but that doesn't mean we're not interested in lapping up all the information about the distinctive ultraportable that we can.  UMPC Fever have acquired one of the  Atom N270 netbooks and promptly shot a video unboxing. Unboxing video after the cut Read The Full Story

Sharp LCD panels face US import ban over Samsung IP violation

, Jun 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

Samsung may have managed to get several models from Sharp's TV and monitor ranges banned from import into the US, after convincing the U.S. International Trade Commission that the products infringe one of its patents.  The IP refers to LCD display technology, with sets from Sharp's Aquos range of HDTVs named as potentially in violation.   Read The Full Story

Sharp NJ70A versus Sony VAIO P video boot race

, Jun 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

It's Monday morning, so what better way to start the day than with two netbooks most people can't officially buy.  Sharp's Mebius NJ70A is one such device, complete with a touchscreen display in place of a traditional trackpad and Intel's Atom N270 CPU, while the 1.86GHz Sony VAIO P25G has the faster Atom Z540 processor currently unavailable through official channels in the US.  After the cut there's a boot race video, plus more details on that surprisingly clever touchscreen. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Sharp Memory LCD slashes power draw with persistent-pixels

, Jun 3rd 2009 Discuss [2]

Sharp have been wowing with their display technology at the SID conference; their five-color LCD stands to revolutionize accuracy-dependent industries like graphic design, and now they're hoping to do similar things with mobile displays.  The Sharp Memory LCD is intended to drastically cut power requirements of a traditional LCD display by reducing the energy each individual pixel requires to remain in its current state. Read The Full Story

Sharp Five-Color LCD over 99% of visible colors

, May 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sharp have apparently developed a new five-color LCD that's capable of displaying more than 99-percent of real surface colors.  That means that the display is able to show almost all of the colors the unaided human eye can see, including hitherto tricky or impossible shades such as the color of the sea (emerald blue), brass instruments (golden yellow), and roses (crimson red). Read The Full Story

Sharp 20-inch AQUOS DX features Blu-ray burner

, May 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Sharp showed off their latest HDTV offering today, which is a little bit different than the standard fare. This LCD HDTV features a Blu-ray burner built-in, adding a slew of new functions and expanding the company's AQUOS range of products. Read The Full Story

Sharp RD-PM10 really ought to be a MID

, May 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

Color us frustrated: Sharp have put together a gorgeous mixture of touchscreen, tilting display and full-QWERTY keyboard, and wasted the whole thing by limiting it to e-dictionary and media playback duties.  The Sharp RD-PM10 has a 4.3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, FM radio and 8GB of onboard storage, but lacks WiFi or Bluetooth or indeed any sort of internet software. Read The Full Story

Sharp AQUOS D-Series TVs get Yahoo video

, May 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sharp launched their AQUOS D-Series this morning in Japan, which shows a real effort to enter the Internet-equipped TV market. By means of an Ethernet connection, these TVs can hook up to the Internet and stream content straight onto the screen. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 17 2009

, Apr 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

It’s been a week of mobile device reviews, along with the Bluetooth accessories that go with them, here at SlashGear, with Samsung’s Tocco Ultra S8300 and Instinct S30 showing up for playtime.  We also gave our opinion on the big news in Bluetooth headsets, in the shape of the Plantronics Voyager Pro and the Aliph Jawbone PRIME.  Finally, HTC’s Touch Diamond2 flaunted itself in a video unboxing, while the Mophie Juice Pack Air for the iPhone 3G got its review.

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