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Sharp displays Mira-style smart screen
News The $1,500 (£932) Sharp Aquos LC-1C5l1 TV houses a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which can run up to three hours with a dimmed screen, or two hours at normal brightness. Sharp's attempt at a mobile, battery operated screen echoes that of...
[May 9, 2003, 8:40]
Sharp ships Linux PDA
News Sharp Electronics is shipping a Linux handheld, giving that niche market its first major device manufacturer. US retailers such as Office Depot, Staples, Best Buy, Circuit City, J&R, The Good Guys and Fry's Electronics will be carrying the Zaurus...
[April 4, 2002, 9:22]
Sharp developing Epoc device says Japanese paper
News Sharp's UK offices, however, deny any knowledge of the plans. It also says Sharp will build EPOC into its Zaurus platform. If Sharp does favour Epoc over rival wireless operating systems such as Microsoft's Windows CE, it will strengthen Symbian's...
[July 12, 1999, 16:11]
Sharp forecasts the death of the consumer digital camera
News The digital camera has been devouring much of the market share once enjoyed by its traditional film-based rival in recent years, but Sharp claims this interloper may itself be defeated by the rise of the camera phone.
[March 17, 2004, 16:25]
Sharp's Zaurus PDA loves Linux
News According to reports, the Zaurus PDA from electronics giant Sharp, can now run Linux software thanks to zxLinux software from Axe. The reports suggest Sharp will add more applications for Zaurus as Linux programmers start using the Linux...
[April 20, 2000, 14:29]
Sharp monitor delivers 3D without glasses
News Japan's Sharp has created a desktop monitor that lets people see pictures and graphics in 3D without having to wear special glasses. The LL-151-3D is a 15-inch LCD monitor that taps 3D technology Sharp first showed off in late 2002.
[August 10, 2004, 15:05]
Sharp prepping 3D monitors, laptops
News Consumer-electronics giant Sharp next year plans to sell notebooks and flat-screen LCD monitors that can show three-dimensional images. Sharp also will let consumers turn off the 3D functionality. For example, bodies and bullets appear to fly all...
[December 20, 2002, 7:56]
Sharp picks Lineo's Linux for new PDA
News Sharp will use Lineo's version of Linux in an upcoming handheld computer, a significant victory for Lineo as it works to push Linux into non-PC devices such as network equipment and set-top boxes. Sharp originally announced at the CeBit trade show...
[June 1, 2001, 8:43]
Sharp hones new Linux handheld
News Sharp is preparing to release a handheld computer in the United States that uses a version of the Linux operating system, according to sources. Sharp's new devices will target the business market and will cost between $400 and $600 (£280 to £420).
[October 8, 2001, 10:27]
Five years ago: Sharp adds 150MHz notebook to lineup
News The CD-ROM drive, floppy drive and a battery are swappable, and the LCD screen uses Sharp's Super High Aperture + Super View Technology, to increase the brightness and viewing angle without compromising battery life, according to the firm.
[January 21, 2002, 6:31]
Sharp plans Linux PDA
News In a move that promises to stir up the handheld computer market, Japanese electronics company Sharp today announced plans to introduce the first mass-market device running the free Linux operating system.
[March 5, 2001, 15:50]
Sharp and TI team to cash-in on camera phones
News Texas Instruments and Sharp Electronics said on Monday they are teaming up to cash in on the expected surge in sales of camera-connected mobile phones. This will consist of a combination of Texas Instruments mobile-phone chips, Sharp miniature...
[July 8, 2003, 14:42]
Sharp starts laptop battery recall
News Sharp has joined the ranks of laptop manufacturers recalling troublesome batteries. On Monday, Sharp became the latest company to announce plans to recall Sony manufactured, lithium-ion batteries, adding to the long and growing list of companies...
[October 16, 2006, 13:00]
Sharp shows off clamshell Linux PDA
News Sharp has introduced a new model of its Zaurus handheld computer, sporting a VGA-resolution display, QWERTY keyboard that can be folded away behind the device, and a screen that displays in both portrait and landscape modes.
[November 20, 2002, 15:38]
Sharp hones Linux PDA
News Sharp Electronics, known for its Zaurus line of digital organisers, is to introduce a Linux- and Java-based PDA (personal digital assistant) for developers in November, the company said on Thursday. Linux has been embedded into PDAs before, but...
[October 19, 2001, 12:25]
Sharp unleashes Linux handheld
News Seeking to prove it isn't the dinosaur of the handheld market, Sharp Electronics on Monday relaunched the Zaurus in the United States. As previously reported, Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500 handheld uses Lineo's version of Linux, is powered by Intel's...
[December 4, 2001, 8:58]
Sharp edges forward in MFDs, handhelds
News The two new handheld devices extend Sharp's ZR-5000 range by adding CompuServe links and a spreadsheet. Sharp can be contacted by telephone on 0800-262958. The F-2700M combines fax, phone and laser printer/copier, and can print 4ppm at 300dpi.
[September 11, 1996, 14:33]
Sharp joins Japanese desktop PC gang
News If correct, Sharp would be bolstering a trend that has seen Sony and Toshiba produce its first desktops in the US this year, and Toshiba announce plans for a similar approach in the UK in 1997. It makes sense in that we're trying to produce larger...
[October 14, 1996, 9:56]
Sharp to release wide-screen notebook
News Sharp declined to give pricing or other specification details for the product. Sharp claims the wider screen and high resolution makes it suitable for viewing video, spreadsheets and other applications that require large amounts of screen real...
[October 22, 1996, 10:18]
Sharp teases UK with colour PIM, wide-screen Net TV
News These products were designed specifically for the Japanese market," said a spokeswoman for Sharp. Sharp can be contacted by telephone on 0161-204 2633. The M1-10 Color Zaurus is a PIM featuring a 5-inch colour TFT screen with 65,000 colours, pen...
[November 6, 1996, 11:26]
