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Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank has just made an announcement for a couple of new smartphones, namely the Sharp Aquos Xx 302SH and the Sharp Aquos Xx mini 303SH. The introduction of these two smartphones would mean that they would be part of the recently unveiled Fujitsu Arrows A family which was also revealed to play a role in SoftBank’s winter range of smartphones.

Just what kind of hardware capability does these two smartphones carry with them? Well, for starters, they will be LTE-enabled and will run on the latest Snapdragon 800 chipset which happens to sport a quad-core 2.2GHz Krait 400 processor accompanied by an Adreno 330 GPU and 2GB RAM, although at the recently concluded CEATEC 2013 in Japan, we were introduced to 5G connectivity that will make up part of the country’s communications infrastructure in due time.

Apart from that, both Aquos Xx smartphones will also come with 1080p IGZO displays alongside Android 4.2 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice. In terms of hardware connectivity, they will remain the same, boasting LTE, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth, GPS and an Infrared port. Needless to say, Sharp has made sure that they keep up with the times by being water- and dust-proof as well. No word on pricing has been revealed just yet, so stay tuned. [Press Release]

SoftBank Announces Sharp Aquos Xx 302SH And Sharp Aquos Xx mini 303SH original content from Ubergizmo.

[CEATEC 2013] Fashion stores as well as corporations who wish to impress clients and visitors alike might want to check out this Sharp Mirror Display which works just as the name describes it. It is basically a display that does not look like it in the first place – considering how when turned off, it resembles an ordinary mirror. Send in some electricity and you will see what looks like a miracle.

Needless to say, when turned off, it resembles a mirror-like display. The best way to describe this frameless concept display from Sharp would be the rear view mirror in vehicles that have a built-in monitor, where engaging the reverse gear would let you see what the wide angle cameras on the bumper depict on the rear view mirror itself. That is more or less the same experience with these frameless concept displays from Sharp, and the would definitely work well in commercial situations. As for homes, well, those who value form and function might want to pick it up as their next “TV” device, assuming Sharp is actually going to turn this from concept into reality.

I do wonder how long will it be when that happens, and will the entry price be welcoming enough for the masses to part with their hard earned money?

Sharp Mirror Display original content from Ubergizmo.

[CEATEC 2013] No wonder it looks so familiar! Remember Sharp’s Health Care Support Chair that we talked about a couple of days ago? Well, I have just been reminded that it is something which we have talked about just as recent as in June this year, where the chair is actually the Emperor 1510. Now that we do realize the chair itself costs a whopping $21,500, I guess it would not matter too much if your home carried the chair, as surely Sharp’s very own intelligent blood pressure monitor as well as other sensors that take down the details of your vital statistics would not cost more than the Emperor 1510 chair itself.

The Emperor 1510 is actually manufactured by MWE Labs that is based in Canada, and it is nice to see the chair being able to be used in different practical applications. I guess the onus remains on the medical as well as research community to come up with something that will be able to benefit the rest of mankind, and hopefully in due time, the price of the chair itself will drop to more manageable levels Alternatively, if you want your blood pressure to remain low, live healthily, get plenty of exercise, eat the right stuff, and of course, remain joyful at all times. Then you won’t need such a fancy chair, but rather, a simple blood pressure monitor would do.

Sharp Health Care Support Chair Is Actually The Emperor 1510 original content from Ubergizmo.

[CEATEC 2013] We have seen TVs go from their large and fat form factors to being as slim as possible, and all the while that is happening, there was work done to increase the resolution count. Our minds were blown away when we first saw the visual quality difference between video CDs and DVDs, and the jump to Blu-ray discs (a moment of silence for the fallen HD DVD format, please) proved to be another milestone to remember. Not only that, all the time, bezels on TVs were getting thinner and thinner, so much so that smartphones like the LG G2, too, have adopted a similar approach. Sharp did show off their frameless concept displays that boasted of IGZO technology at CEATEC this year, and it looked fantastic.

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Sharp IGZO Frameless Concept Displays original content from Ubergizmo.

Check out this upcoming Windows 8.1 tablet from Sharp, the Mebius Pad. Scheduled to hit the market in January 2014, this waterproof and dustproof tablet sports a 10.1-inch 2560 x 1600 IGZO capacitive touchscreen display (300ppi), an Intel Atom Z3770 processor, dual cameras, WiFi, 3G, LTE connectivity and runs on either Windows 8.1 (w/ Microsoft Office Home and Business 2013) or Windows 8.1 Pro OS. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Sharp]