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New Burst: Sharp to build European Epoc device
News It is thought Sharp will build EPOC into its own Zaurus platform. The paper claims that the device will be available in Europe early next year.
[July 12, 1999, 13:04]
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 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 aims Linux-based PDA at UK corporations
News The major challenge Sharp Electronics will face in introducing its new Linux-based handheld computer is spurring developers to create a large body of applications, the company said on Wednesday. Sharp was kicking off the UK launch of the device...
[April 17, 2002, 16:05]
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 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 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 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]
LG, Sharp, Chunghwa own up to LCD price-fixing
News LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for participating in a LCD price-fixing conspiracy, and to pay $585m (£392m) in fines, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
[November 13, 2008, 12:48]
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]
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 forecasts the death of the consumer digital camera
Talkback I'm sure Sharp's camera division won't be too impressed. Sounds like marketing hype to me. The current crop of phone cameras don't take good photos, period. The reason for this is because the lens is tiny.
[March 18, 2004, 0:36]
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]
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's MX-series MFPs: a first look review
Reviews Networked colour multifunctional printers (MFPs) that scan, copy and (sometimes) fax as well as print are available from the likes of Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Xerox, Toshiba, HP and Sharp, whose new MX range could give its market share a boost.
[January 27, 2006, 10:05]
Sharp Zaurus SL-C860 review
Reviews You are advised to download the English synchronisation software for another Zaurus model, the 5500, which was sold in the UK by Sharp. ShirtPocket does not provide this out of the box, being very keen for you to read Sharp’s Licensing Agreement...
[March 8, 2004, 11:05]
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 Actius MV1214 review
Reviews Sharp hasn’t gone for bust when it comes to the screen, settling instead for the tried and tested combination of a 12.1in (diagonal) size and XGA (1,024 by 768) resolution. There’s no internal floppy drive; in fact, Sharp doesn’t even offer an...
[November 4, 2003, 9:10]
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]
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]
