Sharp's 3D cellphones and PDAs

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Aren't Cellphones Annoying? And What's
Up With Those PDAs?

Aren't Cellphones Annoying? And What's
Up With Those PDAs? 08/19/2004 07:35 AM

There was a time where I thought my career was going to be in that sparkling sugarplum factory known as "computers," but reading columns like this one by Robert J. Samuelson has convinced me that my career in "journalism" is much more suited to my desire to string lots of curmudgeonly words together and get paid for it. This week's insightful column? "A Cell Phone? Never for Me." You fight that power, Samuelson. (I especially like the part where he notes that he has also "resisted ATM cards, laptops, and digital cameras." This is the part where Zombie Thoreau puts down his cell phone and slaps the wax out of him.)

So that's journalism, I guess. I can't wait until I'm old and can write columns for Newsweek like, "What's Up With Mustard?" and "Holo Porn? It's 2D for Me."

Read - A Cell Phone? Never for Me. [Newsweek]

Web-ready cellphones, PDAs are next
frontier for hackers, virus writers

Web-ready cellphones, PDAs are next
frontier for hackers, virus writers 03/28/2005 10:31 AM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Mar 28 2005 1:26PM GMT

PDAs Are Dead; Long Live PDAs

PDAs Are Dead; Long Live PDAs 04/12/2004 09:59 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- So PDA sales are falling, while smartphone shipments are up. According to some, like The Dallas Morning News' Doug Bedell, this means that PDAs are dying. To others, like Brighthand's Ed Hardy (looking resplendant in dark turtleneck and matching beard), it means that PDAs, overall, are just...

Sharp's Zaurus SLC-860

Sharp's Zaurus SLC-860 11/14/2003 10:19 AM
From Sharp, the latest version of their Linux-based Zaurus PDA. The SL-C860 is an update of their SL-C760 and SL-C750 handhelds, and has a 400MHz processor, 128MB of RAM, and a 640x480 resolution LCD screen that swivels around to reveal a tiny keyboard. For whatever reason Sharp hasn't bothered to really market any of the handhelds in the Zaurus line in the States, and the SLC-860 will likely prove no different. Read...

Sharp's 3D LCD: how's that work, then?

Sharp's 3D LCD: how's that work, then? 08/12/2004 01:15 PM
LCD sandwiches and parallax barriers

Sharp's built-in MP3 Headphones

Sharp's built-in MP3 Headphones 07/14/2004 08:09 AM
TechTree Jul 14 2004 12:18PM GMT

Sharp's Kitchen Composters

Sharp's Kitchen Composters 09/13/2004 02:15 PM

Sharp has announced a pair of kitchen composters, the NP-40CX-S and the NP-20CX-S, both of which use a special microbe blend to reduce the volume of organic waste by up to 92% in just 24 hours. There's not much difference between the two units beyond capacity (and wheels, I guess), and Sharp claims that the "Composting Bio Mix" will only have need to be replaced about twice a year.

I don't know if Sharp plans to release these units outside of Japan, but I would love to play around with one if they do. It would be especially nifty if you could use the rendered waste as mulch or something like that. Until then, I guess we'll just have to do it the New York way - letting our plants die and then buying some more.

Read - Press Release [Sharp-World via GadgetMadness.]

Sharp's new laptop delivers 3-D without
the glasses

Sharp's new laptop delivers 3-D without
the glasses 11/04/2003 04:56 PM
SiliconValley.com Nov 4 2003 3:30PM ET

Sharp's sharp new display for handhelds

Sharp's sharp new display for handhelds 10/29/2003 11:23 AM
Prototype from Sharp of a new screen for handhelds with an extremely high-resolution of 300 pixels per inch. Read...

Sharp's Quick Release Screws

Sharp's Quick Release Screws 09/01/2004 03:37 PM

LIAM "THE INTERN" MCNULTY -- You're probably looking at that image on the right and thinking, "...uhh...." Well, I'd like everyone to know that I translated that image. Yes, I employed my superior Paint Shop Pro skills, took out the Japanese text, and replaced it with the English text that would fit in its place. And I did it without using any lens flares.

This image was in Japanese because it's coming from Sharp, who has for some reason decided they don't really like screwdrivers. As part of Sharp's international "screw screws" campaign, they've developed some "Easy Release Screws," which when heated to 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit for normal people), will have a special washer section expand, allowing for easy removal of the screw, (if you're a robot with super-heated hands, of course).

One of the primary applications of the screws will be appliances; recycling them requires dissasembly, which requires manual labor. With these new screws, machines could easily take apart a TV in a tenth (as Sharp estimates) of the time it takes a mere human.

Read - Press Release [Sharp]

Sharp's Mebius Muramasa PC-CV50F
Ultraportable

Sharp's Mebius Muramasa PC-CV50F
Ultraportable 05/17/2004 08:48 AM
Dynamism brings word of a hot new laptop from Sharp, the Mebius Muramasa (yes, like the swords) PC-CV50F, a 1.94 pound notebook with an un-sword-like rounded-off shape. Packed inside will be the new Transmeta Efficeon processor (at 1GHz) as well as a 7.2-inch 1280 by 768 screen, along with integreated...

Sharp's Latest Autostereo 3D Notebook PC
to Go on Sale

Sharp's Latest Autostereo 3D Notebook PC
to Go on Sale 01/26/2004 05:16 AM
Japan Corp Jan 26 2004 9:04AM GMT

Sharp's New MiniDisc Players: MD-DS55
Auvi

Sharp's New MiniDisc Players: MD-DS55
Auvi 07/09/2004 01:27 PM

Just because the Western world has poo poo'd the MiniDisc doesn't mean Japan is ready to let the dream die quite yet. Sharp has release a new MD player, the MD-DS55 Auvi, in four new colors -- including staff favorite, pink. It doesn't appear that the new players use Sony's new Hi-MD standard -- the one that uses the new 1 gigabyte MiniDiscs.
Read - Product Page (Japanese) [Sharp via SorobanGeeks]

Related
Sony MZ-NH600 Hi-MD Player Reviewed [Gizmodo]

Sharp's Solar-Powered Street Lamp:
Lumiwall

Sharp's Solar-Powered Street Lamp:
Lumiwall 07/29/2004 01:10 PM

Sharp has unveiled a new street lamp in Japan called the "Lumiwall" that uses solar power and LED arrays to remain entirely off of the electrical grid. Although each unit costs in the neighborhood of $4,500, the idea is that the initial cost outlay will be offset by the power savings and lessened environmental impact.

Read - Lumiwall [Akiba.SorobanGeeks]

Technical Jibber Jabber About Sharp's
45-inch Aquos LCD TV

Technical Jibber Jabber About Sharp's
45-inch Aquos LCD TV 07/27/2004 11:20 AM

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/aquos_lc-45GD1.jpg" alt="aquos_lc-45GD1.jpg image" width="220" height="169" border="0" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="15"/>Although Sharp's announcement of its 45V-inch LCD Aquos LC-45GD1 TV isn't news (we've known about it for a couple of months, at least), this article on NE Asia Online goes into a surprisingly amount of technical depth (if that's your thing) about what decisions Sharp made in creating the world's largest LCD TV. Sharp apparently uses a special signaling technique to raise the effective viewable colors from HD's standard 8-bit per channel (around 16.77 million colors) to 10-bit (around 1.07 billion colors), making some of the odd banding effects of digital signal less noticeable. Oddly enough, as nice as I am to Sharp, they continue to ignore my requests for a long-term review sample of the $9,000 unit. Come on, guys, think of how much more resonant my blogging would be if my words were the size of cars.

< b>Read - Sharp Entering Stronghold of Plasma Televisions [NEAsia.NikkeiBP via SorobanGeeks]

TV to go to cellphones

TV to go to cellphones 12/15/2003 06:57 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 15 2003 5:33PM ET

The 411 on 411 for cellphones

The 411 on 411 for cellphones 03/19/2003 10:25 PM

Cellphone numbers are going to start showing up in directory assistance sometime next year:

Individual carriers would determine whether subscribers would have to pay to be unlisted. Other privacy options are possible, too. For example, wireless phone users might choose to be unlisted but willing to receive a short text message, sent through the directory service, from someone trying to contact them.

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NEC to use USB On-The-Go in its
cellphones

NEC to use USB On-The-Go in its
cellphones 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
NEC says they're going to start incorporating USB On-The-Go into their 3G cellphones. The big deal about USB On-The-Go, or USB OTG, is that it...

Cellphones Only

Cellphones Only 12/17/2003 01:15 PM
Steven Weiss snapped some photos (with his Treo 600) of a trash can at Grand Central Station labelled "Cellphones Only." Whether this is actually...

More on cellphones and gas stations

More on cellphones and gas stations 12/29/2003 03:02 PM
A few readers wrote in regarding our post Saturday about cellphones and whether or not using one can accidentally spark a fire at a gas...

What cellphones can tell police

What cellphones can tell police 12/19/2003 11:54 AM
BBC article about how (at least in Britain) cellphones are turning out to be a treasure trove of evidence for police investigating crimes, rivaling even...

Two new cellphones from Siemens

Two new cellphones from Siemens 01/10/2004 03:24 PM
A pair of new entry-level cellphones from Siemens. The C61 and the A56i will both be available here in the States from AT&T Wireless, the...

Cellphones may be put out to pasture

Cellphones may be put out to pasture 10/31/2003 09:27 AM
globetechnology.com Oct 31 2003 8:36AM ET

LG's first GSM cellphones

LG's first GSM cellphones 11/10/2003 11:04 PM
We rarely cover the low-end of the cellphone market these days, but Cingular is carrying a couple of nicely designed new handsets from LG that are the first models from the South Korean manufacturer that work with GSM cellular networks. The G4050 (pictured at right) has a 65,000 color internal display, an external Organic Electro-Luminescent display, and a digital camera attachment, while the G4010 is bit more low-end and only has a grayscale display. Read...

Do cellphones cause cancer?

Do cellphones cause cancer? 11/18/2003 03:18 PM
The jury is still out on whether or not cellphones cause brain cancer, but let's just say that the latest research indicates that it's not looking so good. Unfortunately, Federally-funded research that might be able to give us a conclusive answer to all this isn't expected to be completed until 2011. Just in time for the massive epidemic of brain cancer that's predicted. Read [Via WiFi Networking News]...

Cellphones, Say Hello to iTunes

Cellphones, Say Hello to iTunes 07/26/2004 10:50 PM
New York Times Jul 27 2004 2:56AM GMT

Europe: we will buy your PDAs

Europe: we will buy your PDAs 07/23/2004 06:19 AM
The Register Jul 23 2004 10:08AM GMT

PDAs For The Outdoors

PDAs For The Outdoors 07/06/2004 01:56 AM
Geeks are no longer bound to just being indoors all of the time. Thanks to new PDA technology, geeks can get connected with each other as well as nature. New PDAs, from one that will allow you to receive up to the minute information for orchestra goers, to wireless nature tours, today’s portable technology is nothing short of amazing.

What's next for PDAs and smartphones

What's next for PDAs and smartphones 02/10/2004 02:41 AM
Brighthand overview of fourteen new PDAs and smartphones that are due out (or rumored to be due out) in the next couple of months. Read...

The Real Value of PDAs

The Real Value of PDAs 06/09/2004 09:58 PM
Constructech Magazine Jun 10 2004 2:38AM GMT

Nation hangs up on cellphones

Nation hangs up on cellphones 09/15/2004 03:23 PM
Lebanon protests excessive fees

Cellphones vulnerable to SMS-bomb

Cellphones vulnerable to SMS-bomb 03/19/2003 10:45 PM
A certain make of Siemens cellular handset, popular in Europe, can be shut down by sending an SMS-encoded message to it. Hilarity ensues.

The e-mails contain a single word, taken from the phone's language menu, surrounded by quote marks and preceded by an asterisk, such as "*English" or "*Deutsch," Siemens said.

Opening the short-text message on a Siemens 35 series cell completely disables it, Rice said. Siemens 45 series phones are less affected and can be resuscitated after about two minutes of work, Rice said. Both phones are sold only in Europe.

Link Discuss (via Smart Mobs)

Cellphone Tax Produces Little for
Cellphones

Cellphone Tax Produces Little for
Cellphones 05/10/2004 01:30 AM
Little of the $440 million collected by New York State for a 911 cellphone service has actually gone to the program.

PhoneBack donates used cellphones

PhoneBack donates used cellphones 04/15/2005 06:51 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 15 2005 10:52PM GMT

Super 3G for Cellphones Coming

Super 3G for Cellphones Coming 01/03/2005 05:55 PM
Technocrat.net Jan 3 2005 9:49PM GMT

How cellphones change teenagers

How cellphones change teenagers 08/03/2004 05:15 AM
Sociologist Mimi Ito has just published a great paper on the way that mobile phones change teen social interaction on Vodaphone's Receiver magazine:

After young people have converged in physical space, mobile communication does not necessarily end. In contrast to work meetings in which mobile communications are largely excluded, among gatherings of young people, the mobile phone is a social accessory. They might call a friend, inviting them to join them, or getting information about the conversation at hand. When an email message comes into a friend's mobile, it is quite common to ask who it was from and a conversation about that person to ensue. Young people generally reported that they had no reservations about making contact with others via mobile phones when they were with a group of friends, though they might make a brief apology if a one-on-one gathering was interrupted with a voice call.

Link< /a> (via Joi Ito)

Motorola to Put iTunes in Cellphones

Motorola to Put iTunes in Cellphones 07/27/2004 02:42 AM
Los Angeles Times Jul 27 2004 7:20AM GMT

Rickshaw cellphones in India

Rickshaw cellphones in India 12/08/2003 12:54 PM
A cellphone company in India is outfitting a fleet of 200 rickshaws in the city of Jaipur with handsets so they can double as mobile payphones. Each rickshaw is set up with a cellphone, a battery, a billing machine, and a printer and the drivers receive a commission of 20% for each call made. The same company says they're also planning to equip a few rickshaws with wirelessly connected laptops, too. Read [Via SmartMobs]...

Such Sorrow to Part With Cellphones

Such Sorrow to Part With Cellphones 06/19/2004 01:17 AM
Some of the most obvious episodes of frustration at the U.S. Open on Friday came at the course entrance, where fans were told to relinquish their cellphones or go away.
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