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Sharp AQUOS X TVs to Come With Wireless WHDI Connection

When we showed you those Sharp X-series ultra-thin LCD TVs recently, we mentioned how Sharp had achieved the slimming down: by putting most of the electronics in a separate box, connected by a single cable. Well, now there's news that Sharp has teamed up with AMIMON to do away with that cable and transmit the HDTV signal wirelessly to the display from the tuner box. The "WHDI" technology has a range of 100 feet, a latency of less than a millisecond and can transmit through multiple walls. So while the 37-, 42- and 46-inch TVs will now have an optional wireless video transmitter with AMIMON's tech inside, there's no info on the price yet. Read on for the full press release.
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3:55 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,761 views, 42 comments

Latest by mattsterrr: It's a shame it's wireless in a way - I certainly wouldn't mind groping around trying to find the scart socket around the back of that. more »

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Sharp-Willcom D4 UMPC With Intel Atom Centrino, Vista Hits the States on June 20th

If, for some reason, you were interested in picking up one of Sharp-Willcom's new D4 WS016SH UMPCs, the device will be available in the States starting on June 20th from GeekStuff4U. Personally, I would not be thrilled about dropping $1,526.33 on a device running Vista huffing and puffing with only a 1.33Ghz processor and 1GB or RAM—but to each his own. [GeekStuff4U via BGR]

4:10 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,772 views, 11 comments

air purifiers

Sharp KC-C100, C150 Purify and Humidify Your Air Stylishly

Sharp's new air purifiers prove that humble household electrical gadgets can actually look quite stylish. These have triple filtration technology, including true HEPA filters to trap the majority of airborne nasties in your home, and their filters only need changing every five years. They can also push a room's relative humidity to 50%, and have a "library quiet" mode. That sounds like a nice function: my purifier makes a heck of a racket on a quiet night. The C100 can clean up 254 square feet rooms, while the C150 can cope with 247 square feet. Available now for $399.99 and $499.99 [7Gadgets]
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7:45 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,624 views, 7 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: There's no way a filter will last five years, I've got two Ionic Breeze Quadras and they get dirty so bad every couple weeks it's not funny. Of course they only work in rooms with ceiling fans since they don't more »

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LG Buying Millions of Sharp LCD Panels

LG is getting into bed with Sharp, planning to buy 2 million 32-inch panels from them, and an unspecified number of 52-inch panels. This is after news of Sony forking over for 1/3 of Sharp's 10th generation LCD plant. You know someone at Sharp is having a good month. [Reuters]

6:18 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Brian Lam
2,384 views, 4 comments

question of the day

Question of the Day: Which of These Companies Makes the Best Gadgets?

We all have our favorite gadgets, and you may even be partial to the offerings from a particular company because they have a track record of delivering quality goods. Obviously there are a ton of choices out there, but for the sake of argument we have narrowed it down to the the kind of businesses that have their hand in everything. Of course we are talking about companies like Sony, LG, Samsung, Philips, Sharp, Panasonic, Mitsubishi and Sanyo. More »

8:30 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Sean Fallon
11,234 views, 70 comments

Latest by -HeyWowItsFelipe-: i really love samsung products. hands down. more »

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Blu-ray Prices Higher Than Ever: Man, This is Going to Piss You Off

I suppose that it is not all that surprising to find out that without competition from the HD DVDs camp, prices for Blu-ray players have gone up. According to data collected by Pricegrabber.com, Blu-ray players have hit a high average of $400 per unit for the year—about the same price they were at this time last year. This comes after the aggressive price cuts Blu-ray manufacturers employed at the height of the HD DVD battle. While these players probably would have been $1000 without a format war (thank Toshiba for that one) these prices are not moving in the right direction. Update: While this trend is notable, we'd like to keep in mind that a) prices are generally set by retailers, and MSRPs themselves haven't changed and b) since this is the "off season" for electronics sales, other products such as flat panel TVs may also be seeing a real-price increase based on a dearth of sweet rebates and other buying incentives. [Pricegrabber and Tom's Hardware]

8:48 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Sean Fallon
15,640 views, 83 comments

Latest by SomeAudioGuy: LOL! I'll just wait for downloads I guess. Everyone, go enjoy your not-any-better-for-watching-movies-on-but-more-expensive-for-the-same-content-and-with-players-with crappy-support-and-an-unfinished-spec-blu-ray-discs-which-there-will-be-little-reason-to-fix-without-competition. Sigh Still so bitter... more »

hdtvs

Sony Ponies Up for a Third of Sharp's Next Gen LCD Plant

As rumored, the move puts Sony in bed with Sharp the way they used to be with Samsung. [Reuters]

12:45 PM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Brian Lam
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hdtvs

Future Sony LCDs to be Sharp-Powered

There's a rumor going around the tech finance pubs about Sony using Sharp panels in its future Large LCDs. More »

4:00 PM on Sat Feb 23 2008
By Brian Lam
7,673 views, 22 comments

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New 6X Recording Blu-Ray Lasers to Reduce Size, Save Power

Sharp's scientists have improved their blue-violet laser technology, reducing waste heat and boosting power and efficiency so that soon your laptop Blu-ray drive will be able to burn at a rocking 6x speed. All while reducing its size to 3.3mm, which will mean thinner laptops. They will start mass production in April. [AV Watch]

3:25 AM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,320 views, 7 comments

tvs

Sony #1 in LCD; Biggest Names Hold Fast, But Cheap-o Brands Taking Out Weaker Competition

Last quarter was an all-out TV-maker battle, and you my friends were the territory. DisplaySearch's results for Q4 '07 declared the victor in the US LCD category to be Sony for the very first time. Panasonic handily crushed all comers in the smaller US plasma race. Samsung, with strong #2 finishes in both, ended up remaining the #1 overall TV brand in the country, and LG also held its own. But... More »

7:10 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Wilson Rothman
11,422 views, 42 comments

iphone wannabe

Sharp's Full Face 2 Cellphone Brings iNevitable Comparisons

The Full Face 2 reminds me of another phone but, in my humble opinion, Sharp's slim cell looks better from the front than the iPhone does. Beyond its appealing looks, however, it doesn't heat up the competition all that much. The display is a 3.2-inch multi-touch-less LCD (480 x 854), it has a 3.2MP camera, micro SDHC support, totes HSDPA, a 1Seg TV tuner that will be all but useless in the States, and will be available in either black, soft pink, champagne gold, white or ice blue. The Full Face 2 is a Japan-only release—I can't believe I got to put the words "full," "face" and "release" in the same sentence without making it naughty. Bravo, Sharp. [Akihabara News] More »

5:36 AM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Haroon Malik
5,675 views, 17 comments

Latest by Indio: Hehe...alot of nerds get really touchy when it comes to their mEPhones. more »

tvs

The Weight Is Over: Extra-Thin TVs Hit the Scales

This year's CES TV competition wasn't about how big TVs could be, but how thin they could get. Samsung, JVC, Hitachi, Panasonic, Sharp, Pioneer and developer LG.Philips were all showing off their rendition of belt-tightening in the flat-panel age. Some of you perceptively noted that up against a wall, inside a cabinet or on a stand, a 1" thick TV looks the same as a 20" thick TV, let alone a 5" thick set, so like big frickin' deal. We're with you. The truth is, while thin is sexy, the untold story is how much less this new crop of TVs will weigh. Both LCD and plasma will weigh substantially less in the coming years. How much less? Plasma will definitely drop more than LCD, but in both cases, the weight loss is astonishing. Jump for awesome chart: More »

4:18 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Wilson Rothman
10,657 views, 26 comments

Latest by Lupison: Gooo panthers! amirite? more »

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AQUOS X Is World's Thinnest Production TV, Says Sharp

The new Sharp AQUOS X series are only 1.35 inches deep, which is thinner than their old IFA bags and, according to Sharp, makes them the world's thinnest LCD televisions in production. All of them have full high definition resolution at 37, 42 and 47 inches. What is Sharp thinning trick this time? Among other things, all the tuner and in/out connections are in a separate box, which is connected to the panel by a single cable (Ed: like my old Philips Flat TV.) The rest of the specs look very good.

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3:44 AM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Kit Eaton
9,349 views, 35 comments

Latest by CaliforniaKid: It looks like she's standing behind an x-ray screen. I thought, "How'd that horse get inside her?" more »

big tv watch

It's Official: Sharp Has No Answer to Panasonic's 150-Inch Plasma

An unofficial trip into Sharp's booth and the press conference today confirm that Sharp has nothing to battle Panasonic's monster 150-inch plasma HDTV but last year's 108-inch. (Last year, Sharp upset Panasonic's 103-inch plasma with the 108, so this is what we like to call revenge.)

8:18 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Brian Lam
2,151 views, 11 comments

Latest by wisebob: Outside of the 13 year old boy child's "my thing's bigger than your thing" mentality. . . why would they want to? 1/2 day into CES '08 and it is already boring. GISMODO, ENGADGET, et more »

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Sharp Aquos Net: Widget TV

Sharp's new Aquos Net brings (approved) widgets to your television. Our shaky video walks you though the experience. It's not the speediest interface at the moment, but we're really digging the different panel size options. You can leave the widgets in the corner, blow them up to half-screen size, or go to the sites ala full-panel web browser.

Aquos Net won't change the world, but as a prototype of what's to come in the industry, it's pretty freakin' cool.

4:52 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Mark Wilson
1,934 views, 2 comments

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So What the $*@% Is Aquos Net?

Aquos Net was just announced at Sharp's press conference. Many of their better LCDs will feature the service. Connecting through an ethernet jack, users will be able to download (supported) widgets. Users can then connect live to technical support through their TVs, with conveniences like never reaching their necks behind entertainment centers for 1,000-digit model numbers again.

Overheard from exec: "it adds about $200 to price of TV." Ouch.

3:46 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Mark Wilson
1,282 views, 3 comments

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Sharp Announces New TVs With Aquos Net Widgets/Services

We're here, baby. The conference starts at noon PST. Until then, were just chewing away at our Venetian boxed lunches while scoping out Sharp's 20mm, 100,000:1 contrast LCD we saw back at IFA. We still want one. Hit the jump for updates. More »

2:44 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,862 views, 6 comments

home entertainment

The Biggest Losers: JVC, Sharp, Hitachi and Pioneer Battle for the Super-Slimmest TV

UPDATE: LG just dropped a 1.7-inch thin LCD too. Loser! JVC announced it's "the world's thinnest LCD" at 1.5-inches thick (2.9-inches at the center). Pioneer has been bragging about its "world's thinnest plasma" coming in at a mere .35 inches (9mm!). Hitachi, meanwhile, has a .75-inch LCD and a 1.5-inch plasma on the way—the "centerpiece" of its showcase at CES. And we're expecting Sharp to move its .75-inch LCD out of the experimental phase and into production as well. Thin is in at CES this year. JVC supplies a good explanation on how they slimmed-down after the jump. More »

11:42 AM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Noah Robischon
5,439 views, 14 comments

Latest by joppman82: Hows it going? I was woundering did anyone at the ces show check out the soyo stand? Did they have the new Honeywell tvs on display and if they did how did they look? Thanks more »

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