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TBT: Remember Sharp Aquos Crystal? There’s a New One

Tim May 9, 2024 3

In 2014, Sharp was producing devices that featured hardly any bezel, which at the time, was quite breathtaking in a world of Android phones that had plenty of thicc bezel. Yes, Aquos Crystal made up for a lack of bezel by having the fattest chin you've ever...

Sharp’s Smart Microwave has Alexa Voice Commands, Orville Redenbacher’s ‘Certified’ Popcorn Preset

Tim December 9, 2020 10

Have you ever seen a product and just thought, "Damn, I gotta have that!" I get that feeling about smart microwaves. I use my dumb microwave all the time for heating up stuff, and I gotta tell you, it'd be nice to tell my microwave how long I want it to turn...

Google Lists More Places to Find Android TV, Changes for Android N

Tim May 19, 2016 37

Google did not spend too much time detailing changes for the Android TV platform during its opening I/O keynote yesterday, but following the event, plenty of information was posted to the company's official blog. Not only did Google explain where potential...

Haha, What: Sharp Made a 5.5-Inch 4K LCD With 806ppi

Kellen April 13, 2015 155

Sharp, producer of LCD panels for all sorts of electronics, has created a 5.5-inch 4K LCD display that one can only assume will go inside smartphones. 4K display, in a smartphone. What. The. FHell. We are talking a resolution of 3840x2160 and 806 pixels per...

Sprint Makes the Sharp Aquos Crystal Official, No Bezel is Yours for $10 Per Month

Kellen August 19, 2014 184

The sort-of-awesome-looking-but-how-do-you-make-a-call-with-no-top-speaker, bezel-less phone from Sharp that was announced yesterday, also known as the Aquos Crystal, is now official for Sprint, Virgin Mobile, and Boost Mobile, here in the US. We knew this was...

Sharp’s New Aquos Crystal Phones Have so Little Bezel, They Look Fake

Kellen August 18, 2014 88

Sharp and Softbank unwrapped two new phones yesterday afternoon, two phones that have so little bezel, you might think they are fake. The Sharp Aquos Crystal and Crystal X phones give new meaning to the term "edge-to-edge." And guess what? You will be able to...

Sharp Begins Full-scale Production of 5-inch 1080p Smartphone Displays With 443ppi

Kellen October 1, 2012 67

Today, Sharp announced that they will begin full-scale production of new 5-inch HD 1080p LCD panels for smartphones in the month of October. The panels will sport one of the highest (if not the highest) pixel densities in the world at 448ppi. With a resolution...

Sharp’s Feel UX Android Skin, This is What They Call “Simplifying”

Tim June 18, 2012 69

Sharp, whose AQUOS smartphones are quite successful in Japan, have teamed up with frog to create a new Android skin named Feel UX. By making the user experience more focused on the user's content (pictures, agenda, notes), Feel UX is Sharp's approach at...