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[CES 2014] CES is a great opportunity for companies to share their latest technology advancements not just to show off their prowess, but also to offer customers a chance to purchase their latest technological products. Sharp has recently unveiled 8K devices which are presumably more for show than for purchase, but if you’d like to actually learn more about products that you can purchase, fret not because Sharp has you covered as well through their new range of AQUOS Quattron+ (Q+) television devices that will range in the 60-inch, 70-inch, and 80-inch classes that will feature Full HD panels but at the same time also have the ability to play 4K content thanks to its upscaling technology. (more…)

Sharp Launches New AQUOS HDTVs original content from Ubergizmo.

Sharp’s flirtation with the world of IGZO displays have resulted in some interesting creations before, and we certainly had an IGZO overdose over in CEATEC 2013 earlier this year in Japan. Having said that, we now have gotten word that Sharp will be rolling out the Sharp Mebius Pad in the Land of the Rising Sun in January next year, where this 10” tablet will come with an IGZO display that has a whopping 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, running on an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, alongside Windows 8.1 as the operating system of choice.

The thing about Sharp tablets is this – chances are pretty high that it will not make it to the US in the near (or far) future, so it looks set to remain within the confines of Japan. Other hardware specifications of the Sharp Mebius Pad will include 2GB RAM, 64GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, an 8-megapixel camera at the back and a 2-megapixel camera in front, with Microsoft Office software. We have no idea as to how much the Sharp Mebius Pad will cost when it finally arrives in Japan next year, but it would not be all that cheap, that is for sure. Your eyes will definitely appreciate the extremely high resolution on the IGZO display.

Sharp Mebius Pad Set To Hit Japan In Late January 2014 original content from Ubergizmo.

Sharp has unveiled a new solution-oriented TV to its range, the IT TV Monitor. Designed specially for hospitals and hotels, this touch-enabled TV supports a native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and comes with a built-in camera (920 000 pixels), built-in three waves of CS digital terrestrial tuner, WiFi connectivity, built-in stereo speakers and runs on Linux-based OS. The IT TV Monitor is scheduled to hit the market from February 2014. [Sharp]

We have seen some Sharp MEMS/IGZO displays at CEATEC 2013 which concluded earlier this month, and those were definitely mouth watering screens to feast one’s eyes upon. The resolution count is definitely a whole lot higher than what we are used to on regular smartphones, and it is nice to hear that Sharp will be delivering high definition IGZO displays to smartphones soon, as production of these displays are touted to begin later this year.

IGZO, which is short for the indium gallium zinc oxide semiconductor on which the display is based, happens to be a Sharp-developed technology which features smaller pixels compared to existing LCD (liquid crystal display) screens. In a nutshell, the smaller pixels would mean that one is able to cram in a whole lot more into a similar amount of space, hence leading the display to pack a higher definition capability. A couple of Sharp handsets that will go on sale in Japan will feature these displays, namely the Aquos Phone Zeta SH-01F that comes with a 5-inch IGZO screen with full HD (1920 by 1080 pixel) resolution, followed by the Aquos Phone EX SH-02F that sports a similar resolution count on a 4.7” display.

That would mean a pixel density of 487 pixels per inch (ppi), compared to the iPhone 5S that has a 326ppi. Retina Display who?

Sharp To Deliver High Definition IGZO Displays To Smartphones original content from Ubergizmo.

A lot of computer users out there looking forward to 4K resolution monitors allowing them to get higher-quality images and more information on the screen at one time. Sharp has a 32-inch 4K resolution touchscreen monitor that it is aiming at retail and commercial applications. The screen supports 4K resolution of 3840 x 2160. Sharp […]