Sharp held an announcement in Tokyo to introduce its first cloud-based media service business, an e-bookstore service.
Sharp Corporation will launch a new cloud-based media service business, named “GALAPAGOS”, to provide a new user experience that evolves to meet each customer’s changing needs with a network service and device specifically designed for the Japanese market. The first effort in this area will be an e-bookstore service that is planned to begin in December of this year. Two compatible tablet terminals have been developed specifically as e-book ...
Posted on 27th September 2010
Under: Sharp |
Sharp Corporation has successfully developed a 2.2-inch super-thin LCD for mobile devices with a thickness of only 0.68 mm, the industry's thinnest.Mobile devices such as mobile phones and digital cameras are rapidly becoming thinner as manufacturers strive to improve portability and offer consumers more stylish designs. As a result, thinner embedded components such as LCDs are also increasing in demand. In addition, the increase in demand for One-Seg (terrestrial digital broadcast) compatible handsets is leading to demands for greater visibility and higher image quality in displays intended for mobile devices.
In this light, Sharp has successfully developed a ...
Posted on 23rd October 2007
Under: Sharp |
Sharp has succeeded in developing a new LCD for mobile equipment such as mobile phones. The new LCD features the industry's highest contrast ratio of 2,000:1, a wide viewing angle of 176 degrees that is top class in the industry, and a high-speed response time of 8 ms. One-Seg-compatible mobile phones are capable of receiving terrestrial digital TV broadcasts. The total number of shipments of such phones is expected to surpass 10 million in Japan this summer. Because similar broadcasting service has already started in ...
Posted on 18th April 2007
Under: Sharp |
Option today announced that it is supplying eMobile Japan with both the new GTM478 embedded wireless module and the GlobeTrotter EXPRESS 7.2. Both products uniquely operate the 1.7 GHz frequency band. The wireless module is incorporated in the "EM-ONE", the next-generation mobile broadband device, designed to deliver a high-speed, always-on broadband environment as an alternative to a personal computer. The "EM-ONE" is manufactured by Sharp, Japan's leading vendor in mobile device development. The products were unveiled today by eMobile's Chairman and CEO Sachio Semmoto at the press conference in Tokyo announcing the launch of the HSDPA Mobile Data Service "EM Mobile Broadband" from March ...
Posted on 20th February 2007
Under: Sharp, Wireless |
Vodafone today announces its range of Christmas 2006 consumer handsets offering the widest choice of handsets ever and 3G phones at entry level prices.
Vodafone will now offer 3G handsets to meet a wide variety of customers' needs from premium models to Vodafone's own branded handset at lower prices, thus expanding Vodafone's 3G consumer services to the mass market. The new line-up includes a great selection of handsets from major brands and a variety of exclusive designs. The handsets are smaller, lighter and have longer battery life. Consumers will also have access to the newest music and TV services from the extended 3G handset range.
The extended ...
Posted on 16th October 2006
Under: 3G, LG, Motorola, Multimedia, Nokia, Sagem, Samsung, Sharp, Sony Ericsson, Vodafone |
Ideal LCD for Mobile Devices to Prevent Snooping
Sharp Corporation and Sharp Laboratories of Europe, Ltd. have developed a new LCD, which enables the LCD to be switched between a wide viewing angle and narrow viewing angle by means of an electrical ON/OFF switching action. This will allow people to view email and other private information on portable devices such as mobile phones and notebook PCs with peace of mind without having to worry about others in the vicinity snooping to peek at what is being displayed on the LCD screen. Sharp will begin mass production of this display beginning in July 2005.
As the ubiquitous network ...
Posted on 15th July 2005
Under: Sharp |
Sonaptic Limited, the leading developer of advanced 3D audio technologies for handheld devices, today announced completion of its JSR-234 Audio Engine and its involvement and support for developing this new standard for multimedia and 3D audio on mobile phones and convergence handsets using Java™. Sonaptic™ were recommended as participants in the Expert Group by Vodafone® (Newbury, England) and Sun Microsystems® (Mountain View, CA) and played a major role in the development of the audio portion of this standard within the Java Community ProcessSM (JCPSM ), in tandem with Nokia® (Helsinki, Finland) (NYSE:NOK) and Ericsson® (Stockholm, Sweden) (NASDAQ:ERICY) - a testimony to Sonaptic’s acknowledged leadership in ...
Posted on 21st June 2005
Under: Audio, Handset, Java, Sharp, Siemens, Sony Ericsson |
Sleek Design and a Full List of Advanced Features Make the Sprint PCS Vision Phone VI-125 by LG the Latest 'Must-Have' Phone
SAN DIEGO and OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today LG Mobile Phones and Sprint (NYSE:FON) announced the launch of the Sprint PCS Vision Phone VI-125 by LG, a lightweight clamshell phone that offers sleek style and some of Sprint and LG's most popular features. The VI-125 by LG's compact shape is enhanced by its unobtrusive internal antenna, and the phone's sleek lightweight design integrates such key features as a side-key for triggering voice-activated dialing and memo recording. The VI-125 by LG comes ...
Posted on 11th March 2005
Under: LG, Sharp, Sprint |