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  Sharp has announced an ARM-based PC-Z1 Netwalker touchscreen netbook in the Japanese market. In fact MID would be an apt tag since it sits nicely between the netbook and mobile phone nomenclature. Anyways, the small PC-Z1 is powered by Freescale’s Cortex-A8 based i.MX515 SoC and features include a 5-inch touchscreen display (1024×600), Ubuntu 9.0.4 [...]

  Sharp has introduced a solar module that can possibly pave way for solar powered gadgets in addition to mobile phones. Their thinnest solar module currently measures at 0.8mm and it is mainly achieved by using compact semiconductor packaging technology that helps to deliver a maximum power of 300mW. The LR0GC02 solar module is now [...]

  KDDI au has unwrapped its new offerings that will amaze the Japanese citizens this summer. There are some interesting phones out of the eight models announced. First is Hitachi’s Mobile Hi-Vision CAM Wooo, capable of recording videos at 720p, 30fps and comes with an HDMI-out to view the HD recorded video on an HDTV. [...]

  Sharp released DX Series of LCD TVs in Japan that boast to be the world’s first TV with integrated Blu-ray players. This means a user can insert a BD disc into the TV and enjoy the movie right away without the need to own an additional Blu-ray player for it. It sure is nifty [...]

  Our hopes weren’t really high when Sharp revealed its intention to launch a netbook. But here they are, and with their PC-NJ70A Mebius netbook, I think they are going to start a new trend. It does have the usual netbook-ish specs like 10.1-inch screen, N270 1.6GHz processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM and all but [...]

  With the unprecedented growth of netbooks, Sharp is also looking to make a quick buck by jumping on the bandwagon. They have held their netbook too tightly to reveal anything but have promised to spill the beans next week in Japan which will grace under the Mebius brand. We are not expecting them to [...]

  Sharp Electronics latest creation is a head turner. They revealed the new DX range of Aquos TVs which are touted to be the world’s first TV sets to sport an integrated Blu-Ray recorder. The DX series spans six different sizes starting from a decent 26-inch to go up to 52-inch. For later viewing pleasure, [...]

  In an effort to contribute to the Mother Nature, Sharp unveiled a prototype of a 26-inch LCD TV which consumes only 1/4 of electricity when compared to its CRT counterparts or 1/3 from other LCDs. Also for all those people living with irregular electricity supplies, this TV can be hooked to a solar panel [...]

  Mobile Phones have become an indispensable solution while you’re on the move. It can be useful for many things, even double up as a dictionary. But if the convergence still limits you, then you can happily go for Sharp RD-CX150. Looks like a toy laptop but is in fact a power-packed dictionary comprising of [...]

  If Cinderella really existed, she would have got a perfect pair for her glass shoes. The phone which has a glass-like exterior has been unveiled by Sharp & Walt Disney and will be available via Softbank. The Cinderellaish features DM002SH boasts are a Cinderella theme and Disney Mobility service. Hardware specs include a 2.6” [...]