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Sharp to launch higher-resolution "8K" TVs in FY 2015

LAS VEGAS, United States - Photo taken Jan. 5, 2015, shows the new Aquos liquid crystal display television unveiled by Sharp Corp. at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The launch of "8K" televisions that offer even better image quality than the 4K super high-definition TVs is expected for the business year starting April 1 in markets such as Japan, China and the United States.

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Sharp's new Aquos TV series caters to smartphone games

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. announces in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 2, 2014, a new "Aquos Quattron Pro XL 20" series of TVs adapting to Sega Corp.'s smartphone game application "Telebeena." The TVs come in three models with screens equivalent to the full 4K high resolution.

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Softbank's new smartphone has same specs in Japan, U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. unveils a new smartphone series in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2014, having the same specifications in Japan and the United States. The Aquos Crystal handset has been developed jointly with U.S. subsidiary Sprint Corp. for sale in the two countries to cut procurement costs.

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Sharp unveils new LDC TV for 4K broadcasting

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. announces in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2014, that it will release two new liquid crystal display TV models in the Aquos family for 4K ultra-high resolution broadcasting on Sept. 10.

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Sharp's new 4K Aquos

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp.'s new Aquos series with "4K" high quality images are introduced in Tokyo on May 20, 2014. The products will go on sale from June.

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U.S. electronics show

LAS VEGAS, United States - Japan's Sharp Corp. displays its new Aquos brand 70-inch liquid crystal display TV with "4K" technology, which displays images four times sharper than current high-definition resolutions, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 7, 2013, prior to the opening of the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show the following day.

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Sharp to launch world's largest liquid crystal TV in U.S.

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the 90-inch model of Sharp Corp.'s Aquos LC-90LE745U. The company said on June 20, 2012, that it will start selling the TV, the world's largest liquid crystal television, in the United States later in June.

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Sharp to sell 80-inch TV

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in Osaka on April 18, 2012, shows Sharp Corp.'s 80-inch LCD TV. The company said the same day it will release in Japan in June a new line of its Aquos brand televisions, including one with an 80-inch liquid crystal display panel, which will be the biggest in Japan. It will hit the market with an estimated price of around 950,000 yen.

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Sharp's lightweight, ultra-thin TV

TOKYO, Japan - Models carry Sharp Corp.'s lightweight, ultra-slim ''Freestyle Aquos'' liquid crystal display televisions during a promotional event in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011. Sharp plans to release eight types of the new model from Sept. 15 which allows consumers greater choice in where to place them, such as hanging them on a wall.

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Sharp's lightweight, ultra-thin TV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011, shows Sharp Corp.'s lightweight, ultra-slim ''Freestyle Aquos'' liquid crystal display televisions. Sharp plans to release eight types of the new model from Sept. 15, which allows consumers greater choice in where to place them, such as hanging them on a wall.

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Sharp unveils 3-D TV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a 3-D liquid crystal display television which Sharp Corp. unveiled in Tokyo on May 31, 2010. Sharp will sell Aquos Quattron 3-D TVs from July 30 in four models using a four-color LCD panel technology it has developed.

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year.

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year.

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Sharp to launch thinnest-ever LCD TVs

OSAKA, Japan - A model shows Sharp Corp.'s new Aquos X series of liquid crystal display panel television sets during a presentation in Osaka on Jan. 24. The thinnest part of the display section is just 3.44 centimeters thick. The new 37-, 42- and 46-inch TVs can be mounted on the wall.

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Sharp sees record 1st-half sales on strong large LCD TV demand

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speak at a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 25. The company said its group sales in the April-September first half of fiscal 2006 gained 9.7 percent from a year earlier to an all-time high of 1.47 trillion yen, helped by strong demand for its Aquos large liquid crystal display TVs.

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Sharp to release Aquos LCD TVs featuring 52-inch screen

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. presents the 52-inch model (L) and 46-inch model of its Aquos liquid crystal display televisions at a hotel in Osaka on Aug. 31. Sharp will release the two new models simultaneously in Japan, Europe and the United States on Oct. 1.

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Sharp to market world's largest liquid-crystal display TV

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils the new model of its AQUOS series liquid-crystal display (LCD) TV at a hotel in Osaka on June 3. The LC-65GE1 AQUOS 65V-Inch Digital High-Definition LCD TV, which the company claims is the world's largest LCD model, will go on sale in Japan on Aug. 1 with a price tag of 1.68 million yen.

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Sharp to launch world's largest LCD TV

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. said June 14 it will begin sales of what it says is the world's largest liquid crystal display television set capable of receiving digital TV broadcasts in Japan. The new 45-inch Aquos TV model will carry a suggested retail price of 997,500 yen, Sharp said, adding it plans to introduce the model in the U.S. market later in August and the European market in the fall.

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Sharp eyes releasing giant screen LCD TV in 2004

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida tells a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 9 that his company plans to introduce a 43-45 inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television set in 2004 in view of the popularity of its Aquos LCD TV set series. The Aquos currently has the biggest LCD screen, at 37 inches. Machida said Sharp is even considering introducing a 50-inch Aquos mainly for U.S. consumers.

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Sharp to market world's largest liquid-crystal display TV

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils the new model of its AQUOS series liquid-crystal display (LCD) TV at a hotel in Osaka on June 3. The LC-65GE1 AQUOS 65V-Inch Digital High-Definition LCD TV, which the company claims is the world's largest LCD model, will go on sale in Japan on Aug. 1 with a price tag of 1.68 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Sharp sees record 1st-half sales on strong large LCD TV demand

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speak at a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 25. The company said its group sales in the April-September first half of fiscal 2006 gained 9.7 percent from a year earlier to an all-time high of 1.47 trillion yen, helped by strong demand for its Aquos large liquid crystal display TVs. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to sell TV device equipped with artificial intelligence

A woman holds up Sharp Corp.'s Aquos Cocoro Vision Player equipped with artificial intelligence during a presentation in Tokyo on April 21, 2016. The device can recommend drama series and videos that viewers might like when connected to the company's Aquos brand TV sets. The device will be put on the market on June 10 with a price tag of around 21,600 yen ($196.80). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp unveils "Aquos 4k Next" high-resolution TV

Sharp Corp. unveils an 80-inch "Aquos 4k Next" liquid crystal TV set in Osaka, western Japan, on May 21, 2015. The company will start marketing the product, which it says offers "virtual 8k" resolution images, on July 10 at about 1,814,000 yen per unit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp to release its first product combining tablet, TV functions

Sharp Corp. takes the wraps off a new home-use tablet computer with a built-in TV tuner on Sept. 25, 2015. The Japanese consumer electronics giant will release the Aquos Famiredo, its first tablet-cum-TV model, in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp to release Aquos LCD TVs featuring 52-inch screen

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. presents the 52-inch model (L) and 46-inch model of its Aquos liquid crystal display televisions at a hotel in Osaka on Aug. 31. Sharp will release the two new models simultaneously in Japan, Europe and the United States on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japanese firms promote seniors-friendly high-tech gear

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. sells an elderly-friendly television featuring a built-in Blu-ray Aquos recorder by bringing a liquid crystal TV set and a new generation DVD player together. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to launch thinnest-ever LCD TVs

OSAKA, Japan - A model shows Sharp Corp.'s new Aquos X series of liquid crystal display panel television sets during a presentation in Osaka on Jan. 24. The thinnest part of the display section is just 3.44 centimeters thick. The new 37-, 42- and 46-inch TVs can be mounted on the wall. (Kyodo)

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Sharp unveils 3-D TV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a 3-D liquid crystal display television which Sharp Corp. unveiled in Tokyo on May 31, 2010. Sharp will sell Aquos Quattron 3-D TVs from July 30 in four models using a four-color LCD panel technology it has developed. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's lightweight, ultra-thin TV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011, shows Sharp Corp.'s lightweight, ultra-slim ''Freestyle Aquos'' liquid crystal display televisions. Sharp plans to release eight types of the new model from Sept. 15, which allows consumers greater choice in where to place them, such as hanging them on a wall. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's lightweight, ultra-thin TV

TOKYO, Japan - Models carry Sharp Corp.'s lightweight, ultra-slim ''Freestyle Aquos'' liquid crystal display televisions during a promotional event in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011. Sharp plans to release eight types of the new model from Sept. 15 which allows consumers greater choice in where to place them, such as hanging them on a wall. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to sell 80-inch TV

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in Osaka on April 18, 2012, shows Sharp Corp.'s 80-inch LCD TV. The company said the same day it will release in Japan in June a new line of its Aquos brand televisions, including one with an 80-inch liquid crystal display panel, which will be the biggest in Japan. It will hit the market with an estimated price of around 950,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's new Aquos TV series caters to smartphone games

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. announces in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 2, 2014, a new "Aquos Quattron Pro XL 20" series of TVs adapting to Sega Corp.'s smartphone game application "Telebeena." The TVs come in three models with screens equivalent to the full 4K high resolution. (Kyodo)

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Sharp unveils new LDC TV for 4K broadcasting

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. announces in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2014, that it will release two new liquid crystal display TV models in the Aquos family for 4K ultra-high resolution broadcasting on Sept. 10. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's liquid crystal panel plant in central Japan

Photo taken in September 2006 shows Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corp.'s liquid crystal panel manufacturing complex in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture central Japan. Sharp will launch on Oct. 1, 2006, the Aquos TV, equipped with a liquid crystal panel being produced at the complex's newly constructed second plant (upper right). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp's 5G smartphone

Sharp Corp. announces in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2020, the specifications of its Aquos R5G smartphone that will operate on the 5G network which is set to launch in Japan this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp's 5G smartphone

Sharp Corp. announces in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2020, the specifications of its Aquos R5G smartphone that will operate on the 5G network which is set to launch in Japan this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp 5G smartphone

Photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2020, shows Sharp Corp.'s Aquos R5G smartphone that will operate on the 5G network which is set to launch in Japan this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp's 5G smartphone

Sharp Corp. announces in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2020, the specifications of its Aquos R5G smartphone that will operate on the 5G network which is set to launch in Japan this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp's 5G smartphone

Sharp Corp. announces in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2020, the specifications of its Aquos R5G smartphone that will operate on the 5G network which is set to launch in Japan this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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