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CES 2014 has come and gone, and that was when Sharp of Japan introduced a slew of new HDTVs for the masses under their Aquos branding. Well, we are glad to bring you word that some of the announced devices have started to become available for purchase for those of us living in the good ol’ US of A. For instance, the Sharp Quattron+ range can be purchased if you have the right amount of money, which happens to comprise of a bunch of 2014 Aquos televisions which will boast of the latest technology from Sharp within, where among them include a revamped SmartCentral platform. Not only that, the Quattron+ technology that has been thrown into the mix has been described by Sharp to be able to “accept a 4K signal and play it back at near-4K resolution, with an effective resolution of 3,840 x 2,160.”

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New Sharp Aquos TVs Go On Sale In The US original content from Ubergizmo.

We are well past mid-August, which is when Sharp initially estimated its new 70-inch Aquos 4K Ultra HD LED TV would begin hitting shelves. Despite the late arrival, however, something tells us folks will still be glad to have yet another choice when shopping for their next 4K television set. To make things better, Sharp’s super high-res, THX-certified Smart TV is set to be carrying a $7,499.99 MSRP here in the States, making it about $500 cheaper than when it was originally announced. Those of you interested shouldn’t have trouble finding one, as Sharp says it’ll be available at many regional and major retailers across the country.

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Sharp is going to release the new AQUOS TV series “AQUOS DR” (32V and 40V) on July 26.

It has a Blu-ray disc drive and 500GB HDD built-in so that it allows you to do all of the following actions by itself: Recording TV programs to the HDD, watching the recorded programs or BD/DVD, and writing them on Blu-ray disc. You can control all of them with one remote control.

Blu-ray disc tray is arranged at the front of the TV to make it easy for you to take out/put in blu-ray disc. It’s a space-saving TV because wiring is unnecessary for “AQUOS DR” and also the TV stand is integrated with the screen.

40V (LC-40DR9)
Price: Open price
Color: Black, White
Pixels: 1,920×1,080
Size: 93.6 × 27.7 × 61.8 cm
Weight: 17.5 kg
Audio maximum output: 20W (10W＋10W)
Tuner: Digital terrestrial broadcasting, BS, CS

32V (LC-32DR9)
Price: Open price
Color: Black, White
Pixels: 1,366×768
Size: 73.6 × 25.9 × 51.1 cm
Weight: 13 kg
Audio maximum output: 20W (10W＋10W)
Tuner: Digital terrestrial broadcasting, BS, CS

Sharp is releasing the blu-ray disk recorder “AQUOS Blu-ray BD-SP1000″ with “Sky Perfect TV Premium” tuner built-in on June 29. Just by connecting it to a TV, you will be able to start watching and recording more than 170 channels.

“Smartphone Remote Yoyaku (timer recording)” function could be very useful. Once you install the dedicated application to your smartphone, you can set recording times when outside the home.

Recorded programming can also be wirelessly sent to smartphones for mobile viewing, and the unit can be easily controlled wirelessly through your smartphone.

Price: open price
Size: 430×236×58mm
Weight: 3.5kg
HDD capacity: 1TB

The folks at NTT DoCoMo have just paraded out their roster of handsets for the summer season, and tucked in among the phones is the waterproof Aquos Phone Zeta SH-06E, which packs a 1080p IGZO display. Behind the 4.8-inch screen, the Android 4.2 handset totes a 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, NFC, WiFi, a TV tuner and a 2,600mAh battery. As for cameras, the Sharp-made hardware — which comes in blue, red and white hues — packs a 13.1-megapixel rear shooter and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing cam. Since the device operates on the network’s Xi LTE service, it’s rated to pull down 100Mbps and upload at 37.5Mbps. As for a release date, the smartphone is slated to hit Japanese streets on May 24th. There’s no telling when this cellphone or its 1080p IGZO display will arrive in other territories, but our eyes sure hope it’s soon.

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Source: NTT DoCoMo (PDF)