Items tagged with 'Sharp'
Sharp Claims Blu-ray Breakthrough
Sharp has announced that it's now capable of building a blue-violet laser with an optical output of 500mW that's capable of writing triple and quadruple-layer Blu-ray (BD) discs at up to 8x. (36MB/s) In theory, this new development could be attractive to consumers/businesses who prefer to backup to optical disc, but find... Read More
Sharp Goes Smartbook With 5" Ubuntu-Based NetWalker Handheld
If you haven't generated a UMPC/MID/Tablet PC of your own by now, you've probably missed the boat. In an effort to catch the last vessel out, Sharp has this week introduced a new portable PC that isn't likely to sell well based on figures from prior attempts, but it's certainly a compelling device. The so-called mini mobile... Read More
Sharp Debuts New LED-Backlit AQUOS HDTVs
We've hit somewhat of a drought here lately in the world of HDTVs, but Sharp is making sure we're not left to wait any longer for new panels. This week, the company introduced its first-ever AQUOS HDTV with a LED backlight as well as the industry's first 60" LCD HDTV. The 65-inch LC-65E77UM (64-33/64" Diagonal) and 60-inch... Read More
Drug Smugglers Target Electronics Companies
It’s becoming more and more common that U.S. Customs agents are finding smuggled drugs in shipments traveling to the U.S. from Mexico. Electronics manufacturers are among the mix of manufacturers who have been targeted by various smuggling and hijacking attempts. Last month, U.S. Customs agents got a surprise when they... Read More
Sharp Debuts TVs With Built-In Blu-Ray Recorders
Sharp claims that its new AQUOS DX series of LCD TVs are the world's first LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray recorders. The new DX series TVs will be available in Japan starting in November and will come in sizes ranging from 26 inches to 52 inches. The TVs will include dual-digital tuners and can record high-definition video... Read More
Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen LCD
Dell’s lineup of flat panel displays have proven themselves to be reliable, stylish, and typically right on par price-wise with some of the most inexpensive LCD monitors on the market. They’ve delivered exceptional bang for the buck, and throughout the years, they’ve managed to improve the quality of the screens and the... Read More
Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen LCD
We’re willing to bet that many of you have wildly varied opinions of Dell. Some no doubt consider them a huge, monolithic corporation who pushes out generic computers without a soul; while others consider them to be pioneers of the low-cost PC movement, who (almost) single-handedly made computers available to nearly... Read More
Sony, Sharp Team Up on LCD Panels
There is a report in the Wall Street Journal today that states that Sony and Sharp have teamed up and will share an LCD manufacturing facility that is currently being built in western Japan. "Japanese electronics makers Sony Corp. and Sharp Corp. said Tuesday they will form a joint venture to make liquid-crystal display... Read More
Dell Quietly Introduces UltraSharp 2408WFP LCD
Today Dell quietly introduced the new UltraSharp 2408WFP 24" widescreen flat panel display, as you can see it is already available for sale on Dell’s site. Like the 3008WFP we evaluated here, the 2408WFP supports DisplayPort connectivity which will become increasingly more common as the next generation of graphics... Read More
Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP 30-inch LCD
This morning we’re ringing in the new year with a special treat. We’ve taken Dell’s brand new UltraSharp 3008WFP for a spin around the block and we think you’ll be interested in seeing how she handled. Here's a snip from the piece..."It's easy to see where Dell was going with the introduction of their... Read More
Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP 30-inch LCD With DisplayPort
Like high-end graphics cards setup in multi-GPU configurations, terabyte desktop drives, and 3GHz quad-core processors, 30-inch wide screen LCDs cater to what we like to call the "enthusiast" niche. And though this niche obviously drives lower volume demand versus the mainstream, you have to remember that... Read More
Sharp+Toshiba' s Excellent Flatscreen Adventure
Toshiba and Sharp are fierce competitors. Both based in Japan, they manufacture and sell flatscreen LCD TVs, among many other things. They've decided to cooperate with one another, and have announced that Toshiba will purchase LCD panels over 32 inches from Sharp, and in turn Sharp will purchase chips for use in their TVs... Read More
1Terabyte Of Blu-ray. That's Sharp. Not Yours.
Sharp Electronics announced the December availability of a Blu-ray format high-definition DVD recorder with a formidable 1 terabyte of hard disk storage. Sharp is aligned with Sony, touting the Blu-ray format for next generation video, while rivals Microsoft and Toshiba back the HD-DVD format. The 1-terabyte... Read More
Parp? Shioneer? Pirp? Sharponeer...
Sharp and Pioneer, two of the consumer electronics industry's most prominent names, have entered into a strategic alliance to develop next-generation DVD , displays, and other audio-visual products. To seal the deal, Sharp will purchase 14.7 % of Pioneer's shares, making it Pioneer's largest shareholder.... Read More
New satellite to sharpen Google Earth
Google Earth is already "sharp" enough. So sharp that insurgents in Iraq have used it to pinpoint troop positions, and so sharp that some countries want Google to restrict the images that it publishes of their land. A new satellite will be launched Tuesday that will produce even sharper images.DigitalGlobe, provider of... Read More
MSNBC Falls For Fake Al Sharpton Blog
Perhaps it was inevitable that a big news agency would eventually get taken in by a fake blog, but who would have thought it’d be from a faux Al Sharpton?Further, who would have that the blog would have been found on Blog Groper, a site full of fake celebrity blogs that even includes the recent “Steve Jobs” blogger who... Read More
Sharp announces 108-inch LCD panel
Japan's Sharp Corp. introduced a 108-inch LCD panel Sunday (Jan. 7) at the Consumer Electronics Show here, calling it the largest unit yet. Sharp is the world's sole operator of an eighth-generation LCD line, which uses 2,160 x 2,460-mm substrates. The panel announced Sunday is the largest size that can be laid... Read More
Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC 30 Inch LCD
"Today, we have our take on Dell's new UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC, a 92% color gamut capable LCD monitor. With a full thirty inches of screen real estate and a new W-CCFL (wide cold-cathode florescent lighting) backlight, the new HC revision of the 3007WFP is targeted at increasing image quality in an LCD that has already earned... Read More
Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC - 92% Color Gamut 30 Inch LCD
When you think of the "ultimate computer upgrade", visions of powerful graphics cards, a blistering fast CPU, a spacious-high density hard drive or perhaps another Gig or two of memory to feed your ever-hungry OS might come to mind. On the surface, these are all very reasonable options, and depending on... Read More
Sharp Recalls Sony Batteries, Fujitsu Expands theirs
Sharp has announced that it is recalling 28,000 Sony Lithium-Ion laptop batteries that could be prone to overheating and subsequent fire. Sharp has stated that the affected batteries are from 7 different models. Fujitsu has also expanded their recall to include 51,000 more batteries on top of the already 287,0000... Read More
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