Several months ago Sharp announced a pair of e-readers (5.5″ and 10.8″) that they were going to use to support their own funky enhanced ebook format. (It’s not Epub so yes it’s funky.) Both models showed up on the FCC website today. The paperwork was actually filed back in November, and some of the data [...]
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Sharp Galapagos tablets hands on video
October 7th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, video
You probably already know about Sharp’s 2 new “e-readers”, the 5.5″ and 10.8″ Galapagos tablets (running Android OS). They’re on display at Ceatac this week, and I’ve been waiting for a good hands on video. (Shooting a video on the show floor is difficult at the best of times.) Fortunately for us, SlashGear Japan posted [...]
Sharp to launch ebookstore in Japan
September 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news, hardware news, video
Sharp put out a press release today on the XMDF format e-reader we saw a couple months ago. I’ve combed through it (and the related website), and here are the high points. Sharp finally listed the specs for the Galapagos e-readers. One will be based on a 5.5″ LCD screen (1024×600 resolution), and the other [...]
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Sharp announced a new reading app for Andriod – millmo for SH for SH
August 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · software news
Sharp announced this new app on their home page, but I’ll be honest with you. I’m not sure what it does. It appears to be a multipurpose book, video, and audio player, and it runs on Android v1.6. I wonder if it might support Sharp’s XMDF format. That would make sense. This is one of [...]
Sharp to demo their XMDF format e-reader at IFA-Berlin
August 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
The Inquirer are reporting: With 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch versions the reader can also play audio and video as well as show words and pictures. The multimedia reader is referred to as an Next Generation XMDF device because it is an advance on the 2001 original XMDF that was sold for Japanese novels and manga comics. [...]
Sharp to enter e-reader fray
July 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news
Sharp just held a press conference and announced their intent to sell e-readers and open an ebookstore. You can see their 2 models at left; specs for the 5.5″ and 10″ device were not released. They also mentioned that they were in discussions with Verizon to enter the US market (as well as Japan). Curiously [...]
Sharp unveils new 3D LCD screen
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Sharp announced their newest invention Saturday. It’s a prototype 10″ LCD screen that can create a 3D effect without glasses. Not that I said prototype; it’s not in production yet. Details are sparse; all we know at this point is that it has a touchscreen and that you can switch between 2D and 3D at [...]
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