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Sharp’s 13 new LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Recorders

Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Sharp's 13 new LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Recorders

I can’t help but wonder if p has set a record for the most TVs announced in one day as they are putting out 13 LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray recorders.  These AQUOS DX2 series sets come in the sizes that you see here, with the 40, 46, and 52-inchers hitting you with a contrast ratio of 15,000:1 at 1080p, while all the other smaller models come in at a 7000:1 contrast ratio.  The prices will vary as the 26-inch model costs $1,700, while the 52-inch models retail at $4,800.  So far, this line of recording Sharp AQUOS TVs are slated for a Japan-only release. 

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Sharp Adjustable LED Bulbs

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Household, Misc. Tech

Sharp LEDSharp has released DL-L60AV LED bulbs that are energy efficient, have a long service life and have no mercury. They screw in like ordinary incandescent lamps and feature an adjustable color function that allows users to alter the white light to seven different shades. It also has a built-in dimmer for brightness adjustment. Available in Japan for now, it comes with remote. While the upfront price may be more than an ordinary bulb, Sharp says that they can run for 11 hours at a cost of only 1 Yen (~$.01) and has a service life of about 40,000 hours.

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Sharp Adds Cyan and Yellow to LCD TVs

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, HDTV, Science

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Sharp’s new line of LCDs will have cyan and yellow added to the RGB Spectrum. The 60.5-inch Five-Primary-Color LCD with “Multi-Primary-Color Technology” (special image processing circuitry) gives viewers about 99% of colors that human eyes can detect. Always on the cutting edge of viewing on the planet, the company will display their latest technology at the Society for Information Display Symposium in San Antonio this week.

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Sharp Solar Powered Waterproof Cell Phone

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Design

Solar Cell PhoneSharp and Japanese mobile network KDDI have teamed for a new cell phone that should please anyone who is trying to help the planet. The cellie has a solar panel in its lid that will recharge in direct sunlight up to 10 minutes. That will give it one minute of talk time or 2 hours of standby, and the panel can contribute up to 80% of the total power supply. The handset is also waterproof and expected out in June.

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Sharp build Blu-ray players into BD-series Aquos LCD HDTV line

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: CES, CES 2009, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Sharp AQUOS BD blu-ray lcd

is aiming to help eliminate at least one set-top box from your rack with their BD-series Aquos LCD HDTVs, which come with a player packed in to the television unit, announced today at . If interested, you can pick one up later this month in 32-, 37-, or 42-inch flavors, or if you need something larger, next month the 46- and 52-inch models drop. These also bost the Superlucent ASV panel technology which means less glare in the end, and a brighter picture. It also does 24p through HDMI, in case you have an old HD DVD player you have lying around that you want to use (since the included Blu-ray technology doesn’t use up an HDMI port.) QAM and ATSC tuners along with RS-232C inputs round this one out. Full release after the break.

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MRM Teams With Panasonic to Recycle

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Misc. Tech

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MRM (Manufacturers Recycling Management) is trying to get us all to recycle our old electronics, taking away the need for disposing of your dead ones in the nearest dumpster when no one is looking. Joining Sharp Electronics Corporation and Toshiba America Consumer Products, Panasonic has now stepped up to create a nationwide program to recycle their goods. You simply drop off your unused products. It is available in ten states so far and they hope to expand to all 50 of them in the next 3 years. Look for further announcements in January.

 

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Sharp Aquos Fulltough 931SH high-resolution mobile phone

Posted by Aaron Zollo Categories: Cameras, Cell Phones, Handhelds, Portable Audio / Video, Wireless / WiFi

Sharp Aquos Fulltouch 931SHThe Japanese always manage to get the best cell phones first and we always hope they trickle over to the U.S. and the new Sharp Aquos Fulltouch 931SH is no exception to the rule.  This new cell phone is an obvious response to the and its touch technology.  The one thing that sets this cell phone apart is the incredible screen resolution of 1024 x 480, bringing it close to that of a netbook.  The 931SH also incorporates a 5.2 megapixel camera with stabilizer technology, a 1seg TV tuner, Bluetooth with A2DP, an accelerometer, web browser, media player, a microSD slot and of course, a touch screen as the name implies.  The phone also works on all 3G networks, making it viable for U.S. as well as world-wide consumption, although no time-frame has been mentioned.

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Sharp to Combine Blu-ray Recorders With AQUOS

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies

AQUOS logoWe figured it had to be coming eventually and it appears that the time is here. Sharp has sent out a press release that they are combining their 16 AQUOS DS Series LCDs with Blu-ray recorders. The Digital W tuner allows simultaneous watching while recording another program/movie in HD. The TVs will range from 26 to 52-inches, and each features a motion guide, preset functions, and 3 color variations. Look for a release date of November 20 in Japan.

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Sharp and LU Find Bird Flu Deterrent

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Science

DescriptionSharp Electronics has paired up with London University biologist John Oxford to bring us all H5N1, a defense against the dreaded bird flu. When certain positive and negative ions are released at the same time, the cells combine and become free radicals, thereby disabling the micro-organisms. Originally the plastamacluster was developed for purifying in air conditioners, but it proved to remove an incredible 99% during lab testing.

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Sharp CMOS Cam Module RJ63SC100

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Cell Phones, Corporate News, Handhelds

CMOS camSharp has come up with a teeny, tiny 5MP camera with auto-focus which they say is the planet’s smallest. Set to come out en masse in July, we suspect that the CMOS cam module RJ63SC100 will become available on some of their holiday handhelds and other mobile products. Maybe they will lend out the design for spy-stuff which also continues to get smaller and smaller. Then again, perhaps it will inspire other companies to beat the diminutive size so that they can have the smallest.

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