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Sharp’s Phone Dances, Talks and Sings

by Tom Allen

Sharp has created a walking, talking smartphone called Robohon, which will go on sale in Japan in the first half of next year. Unveiled at Ceatec, the ‘smartphone’ (with a 2″ 320 x 320 …

Rumour: Foxconn Takes Stake in Sharp Display Unit

by Tom Allen

Foxconn/Hon Hai has signed a letter of intent to purchase a stake in Sharp’s LCD business – which would give the firm management control over the unit, say Bloomberg sources. The sources said that …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 39

by Tom Allen

Combining its Pro Tablet 608 (USB-C Makes HP Appearance) and Payment Jacket with Verifone’s e355 mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal, HP has created the HP Pro Tablet Mobile Payment Solution. The addition of …

Sharp Roadshow in Germany

by Bob Raikes

Sharp is launching a roadshow throughout Germany with an event at its Munich European HQ on October 8th. The PN-80TC3, shown at the Midwich event (Sharp Brings BigPad to Midwich) this week, will be …

Technology Exposed 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

There were several new products from AG Neovo. The largest was a range of 32″, 43″, 55″ and 65″ displays known as the PM series (PM-32, etc). These use MVA panels (1920 x 1080) …

Hon Hai Seeks Apple Funding

by Tom Allen

A new twist has been added to the long-running rumours of Hon Hai (Foxconn) buying Sharp’s LCD panel business (these began in 2012 and fell through in 2013, when Sharp balked at giving up …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Sharp to Release World’s First 8k TV – Next Month

by Tom Allen

Sharp will begin selling an 8k TV in October this year – the first-such model to be made commercially available. Known as the LV-85001, the unit will be an 85″ set costing ¥15.2 million …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Sharp is Too Private

by Tom Allen

Sharp’s presence this year was extremely disappointing. Although the stand was quite large, and in a central location in Hall 6, most of it was private. There was no-one around to answer questions, and …

Sharp Brings BigPad to Midwich

by Tom Allen

The ‘most advanced Big Pad model to date’ has been introduced by Sharp, and will be unveiled at Midwich Technology Exposed on 16th and 17th September (we will be attending – TA). An 80″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Sharp Slims Large Displays

by Tom Allen

Sharp has expanded its high-end digital signage range, the PN-E series, with two large-format models: the 60″ PN-E603 and 70″ PN-E703. Designed for 24/7 use, these displays feature edge-LED backlights to reduce their depth …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Sharp Rumours Start Again

by Helen Vince

Sharp has denied the latest rumours concerning the future of its LCD business. The Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, had reported that the company was considering spinning off its its LCD unit into a …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Hisense Prepares for ULED Launch

by Milos Pavlovic

Hisense revealed two new UltraHD TVs at an event in Times Square in late August, using its ‘ULED’ (UltraHD resolution with display enhancements) technology. The 65″ H10 (ULED) and 55″ H9 TVs are Hisense’s …