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Deals
9:30AM Nick Broughall | We’ve seen Sony and Panasonic’s special TV Christmas bundles, but tipster Luke has pointed us towards the Sharp offer, where purchase of selected Aquos LCDs sees you eligible for an Xbox 360 Elite bundled with four “premium” games. More »
Sharp Bundling Their Aquos LCDs With Xbox 360s
9:30AM Nick Broughall | We’ve seen Sony and Panasonic’s special TV Christmas bundles, but tipster Luke has pointed us towards the Sharp offer, where purchase of selected Aquos LCDs sees you eligible for an Xbox 360 Elite bundled with four “premium” games. More » 
Gadgets
Hey Everybody, Take A Cue From Sharp
7:20AM Mark Wilson | Electronics manufacturers, if you insist on releasing 100 infinitesimally differing televisions, camcorders or back shavers, take a cue from Sharp. They laid out their entire new DX2 line (LCD TVs with integrated Blu-ray) in one handy graphic. [AkihabaraNews via Ubergizmo] More »
Screens
Aquos DX2 Blu-ray TVs Improve Image Quality, Record Times
5:30PM Danny Allen | Sharp claims the new 7x mode in its 2nd-gen DX Series LCD TVs further extends built-in Blu-ray recording times, and that it has boosted the image quality for its 40-inch+ models. More »
Screens
8:04AM Matt Buchanan | Sharp’s jumping into the mainstream LED pool with Aquos LED (they had the pricier XS1). Sharp says theirs are better, since they make their own LEDs and are using a next-gen LCD substrate. But they don’t use local dimming. WTF? More »
Sharp Aquos LED TVs Go Mainstream, But Where’s The Local Dimming?
8:04AM Matt Buchanan | Sharp’s jumping into the mainstream LED pool with Aquos LED (they had the pricier XS1). Sharp says theirs are better, since they make their own LEDs and are using a next-gen LCD substrate. But they don’t use local dimming. WTF? More »
Business
Sharp LCD TVs, Monitors Banned From Import Into The US
6:45AM Sean Fallon | The US International Trade Commission has ruled that some Sharp LCD displays violate a patent owned by Samsung and should be banned from being imported into the US. This ruling effects a large segment of Sharp’s product line—including Aquos. More »
Home
11:15AM Nick Broughall | Sharp have just released a soundbar that matches their Aquos LCD TVs, and costs just $299. $299? That’s frickin’ awesome! More »
Another Soundbar For Your Virtual Surround Sound Consideration
11:15AM Nick Broughall | Sharp have just released a soundbar that matches their Aquos LCD TVs, and costs just $299. $299? That’s frickin’ awesome! More »
Screens
Sharp’s Aquos BD Series HDTVs First To Include Built-In Blu-ray Players
6:06AM John Mahoney | What’s that CES magic word we hear? Convergence? Yes, indeed: Sharp’s all-new BD series, as the name suggests, features a built-in side-loading Blu-ray player in all fives sets ranging from 32-52 inches.
Screens
26-Foot Tall Christmas Tree Made of 43 Sharp TVs
9:40AM Jesus Diaz | Sharp has unveiled a stunning 26-foot-tall Christmas tree made of 43 Aquos LCD televisions, which sizes ranging from 19 to 52 inches. The gigantic TV tree is located in New York’s Grand Central Station, where people can not only admire its coordinated decoration animations, created by Japanese video artist Tsuyoshi Takashiro, but also register to win one of the Aquos panels in the tree. If you are a New Yorker and need another reason to go to Grand Central, Sharp will also donate one dollar per registered person to a program that trains people in environmental jobs. [PopSci] More »
Phones
Aquos Fulltouch: The Highest Resolution Mobile Phone of All Time
3:45AM Mark Wilson | It’s not available in the US, but Softbank customers will be able to snag the Aquos Fulltouch 931SH. It may look a lot like the iPhone, but this phone packs slide-out QWERTY along with a 3.8-inch touchscreen running at a crazy 1024×480 resolution. Not only is that as sharp as the HTC Touch HD—it’s super wide screen, ready for 16×9 content. Of course the 931SH packs all sorts of other goodies, including a 1seg tuner and 5MP camera. But why should we tempt you more over something you cannot buy? [Softbank] More »
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