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Sharp Develops and Introduces New Solar Module for Mobile Devices with Thickness of 0.8 mm

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:02:07 +0000

Sharp has announced its new LR0GC02 Solar Module for Mobile Devices that features a thickness of 0.8 mm, the industry’s thinnest level at the moment.

This newly developed solar module makes effective use of compact semiconductor packaging technology to achieve a thickness of just 0.8 mm, the thinnest level in the industry. The solar cells that make up the module are based on polycrystalline silicon and deliver a maximum power of 300 mW , and as an auxiliary power source for mobile devices, will contribute to saving energy.

Sharp Launches AQUOS SHOT 933SH with 10 Megapixel Camera

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:03:28 +0000

Softbank Mobile and Sharp today introduces a series of 19 handsets in 2nd half of this year, one of them is the AQUOS SHOT 933SH with 10 megapixel CCD camera. The 10 megapixel camera is assisted by auto-scene selection, auto focusing, LED flash and an up to 12800 ISO sensitivity.

As usual, the clamshell phone from Sharp has a swivable display screen, allows you to use the camera in potrait mode or landscape mode. Other features include a 3.3-inch touchscreen with VGA resolution, bluetooth, HSDPA supported and built in dictionary. The AQUOS SHOT 933SH will usually available only in Japan and some other countries by hacking its firmware.

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New Sharp SH-01A Has Wide Angle Camera Lens

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:15:42 +0000

The camera module for mobile phone is getting better treatment. The latest Sharp SH-01A clamshell phone is approved by FCC. It comes with a 8 megapixel CCD camera module, auto focusing support and 18mm wide angle lens. Though, the SH-01A will only be officially released on NTT DoCoMo network in Japan with global roaming support.

via [engadgetmobile]

New Sharp Mobile Phone Talks to Your Vehicle

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:25:10 +0000

Nissan Motor, NTT DOCOMO and Sharp announced today that they have jointly developed a mobile phone capable of functioning as an intelligent key for automobiles. Nissan’s Intelligent Key system employs two-way wireless communications technology to automatically unlock/lock the car door and start/stop the engine. Nissan and Sharp has now integrated these electronic intelligent-key, wireless communications and electromagnetic technologies into the new handset.

Nissan, DOCOMO and Sharp will demonstrate this mobile phone with built-in Intelligent Key in their respective exhibits at CEATEC Japan 2008, which begins September 30. The three firms will continue to develop the product with an aim for commercial distribution in early fiscal year 2009.

via [engadgetmobile]

Sharp SH906i Features Synaptics ClearPad Sensor

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:16:43 +0000

Synaptics announced today that its ClearPad solution is driving the interactive touchscreen in NTT DOCOMO’s new SH906i clamshell handset. Sharp SH906i is the first ClearPad-enabled touchscreen mobile phone in Japan’s mobile handset market.

The SH906i uses Synaptics’ ClearPad technology to enable finger-input character recognition capabilities for Japanese character entry. The combination of the SH906i character recognition software and Synaptics’ ClearPad solution improves usability for regions with more complex alphabets. Capacitive sensing-enabled text entry allows the user to access and control any number of applications and menus on a handheld device in an efficient and intuitive manner. Synaptics’ ClearPad sensors recognize a variety of gesture input for an effortless user interface. OEMs can customize their device user interfaces using Synaptics’ growing gesture library, which includes gestures such as flick and pinch. The SH906i, for example, uses flick to flip though channels and adjust volume on its mobile-television application.

The ClearPad solution is part of Synaptics’ growing ClearTouch product portfolio. Patented ClearPad technology builds on the capacitive touch sensing technology used in more than 400 million TouchPad devices.

Sharp New 5 Megapixel CMOS Camera Module is Smallest

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:04:58 +0000

Sharp has just announced their new 5 megapixel CMOS camera module RJ63SC100 is the world smallest. The camera module has a size of only 9.5 x 9.5 x 6.6mm and support auto focus for better image quality.

Sharp will start sending out the sample unit next week and start the mass production from July.