SHARP
Corporation of Japan, the company on whose Account I happen to be working at
ACCENT Marketing located in the Baxter Building in News Kingston, shocked The Living Daylights
(1987) out of me on Saturday October 20th
2012AD.
This
as they have announced on Thursday October 18th 2012AD that they are
launching yet another Tablet, the 7” Aquos Pad Tablet as reported on no less an
authority than the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in the article “HTC and Sharp unveil
devices with next-generation screens”, published 18 October
2012 Last updated at 16:23 GMT, BBC
News.
TechRadar,
a blog i’ve been auditing for some time, finally brings up the rear with
support details on the Tablet that SHARP Corporation of Japan plans to launch
in December 2012 in the article entitled “Sharp
announces Aquos Pad, the first IGZO display tablet”,
published October 17th 2012 By Scott Nichols, TechRadar.
This announcement is special as it represents SHARP Corporation of Japan
continued perseverance in the Tablet field, with which it has only had minimal
success with the 7” version of an Earlier Tablet, The Galapagos.
This
announcement is also special as it specifically mentions a new Technology
behind the Tablet, that being IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) Display, the
main reason this piece of news caught my All Seeing Eyes as explained in the
article entitled “Sharp
announces Aquos Pad, the first IGZO display tablet”,
published October 17th 2012 By Scott Nichols, TechRadar.
Straight
off the bat, the specs of the Aquos Pad SHT 21, its official name (Note to SHARP:
Please change that to AQUOS IGZO Tab, as the name sounds like sh*&!) are as
follows:
1. 7-inch
IGZO screen
2. Android
4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich
3. Resolution
of 1280 x 800
4. 1.5GHz
dual-core MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 processor
5. 1GB
of RAM
6. 16GB
hard drive
7. NFC
(Near Field Communication)
8. MicroSDXC
port
9. 4G
LTE support
10. 3,460mAh
battery
I
say “surprised”, as I had heard whispering on the SHARP Floor that a New AQUOS
product was coming, but I had no idea it would be a Tablet. SHARP Corporation
of Japan had tried their hand at a Tablet back in December 2010AD, namely the
Galapagos Tablet which had originally made its debut at the CEATEC 2010
Consumers Electronic Show in Chiba, Japan back in October 20120AD as stated in
the article “Sharp's
Galapagos, other tablets tease at Ceatec”, published October 5,
2010 2:30 AM PDT by Erica Ogg, CNET
News.
The
Galapagos Tablet, which looks an awful lot like the Apple iPad, originally came
in 2 flavours; a 10.8” size and a 5.5” size, differing only by virtue of having
physical buttons, a Trackball for the 5.5” and a home and Back button for the
10.8”. Clearly, SHARP Corporation of Japan had no clear cut Tablet Strategy,
seeing the Tablet Craze as a fad that would eventually fade out.
This
self-evident from the fact that the only compelling content on the Japanese
versions of the Tablets was a dedicated Galapagos online store for books and
access to a video Rental Service Tsutaya! Effectively it wasn’t really a Tablet
but an e-Reader, most likely taking its design queues from the Amazon Kindle
than the Apple iPad!
The
American versions that was given the stamp of approval by the FCC (Federal
Communication Commission), which vets all UE (User Equiptment) for Telecom
Networks as stated in the article “Sharp
Galapagos tablet, AT&T Galaxy Tab clear FCC”,
published November 12, 2010 11:54 AM PST by Kent German, CNET News,
was just as lackluster in its offerings, with no significant improvements to
the design or content offering.
It
thus entered CES (Computer Electronics Show) 2011 with little fanfare, as it
failed to distinguish itself from the crowd as a serious Tablet contender as
noted in “CES:
Sharp Galapagos tablet hits FCC”, published January 3,
2011 10:23 PM PST by Donald Bell, CNET
News.
SHARP Corporation of Japan back then only saw the Tablet as a big screen and
not as a potential Laptop, Desktop PC, Printer, Mouse and Game Console Killer
as noted in my Geezam blog
article entitled “How
the Apple iPad killed Ultrabooks, Printing and the Mouse as the World
Rediscovers Tablets”.
This
Android powered Galapagos Tablet poor design and high price, not to mention a
lack of any compelling content whatsoever killed off this product. In the space
of less than a year and by September 30th 2012AD it became extinct
like its Namesake on Galapagos Island, only to be sold on the Japanese mainland
as noted in the articles “Sharp
Galapagos tablets join HP TouchPad in the canceled bin”,
published September 15 2012 By James Kendrick, ZDNet and “Sharp
Axes Galapagos Tablet Models, Focuses on Japan”,
published September 15th, 2011 2:31 PM EDT, by Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer.
Ironically,
as the Galapagos Tablet went slowly extinct, like the Giant Tortoises on the
islands of Galapagos it was named after, it made me wonder if its name killed
it off as well? Only a 7” version, developed later on, continued on a slow but
painful survival being retailed only in Japan. For the Record, I’ve never
received any calls for Repair or Servicing for the Galapagos Tablet since I’ve
been on the SHARP Account here at the Baxter Building where the Fantastic Four
live, play and work in ACCENT Marketing.
However,
a friend on the SHARP Account, obviously in her disdain for Cash Registers,
hinted that Cash Registers would eventually go Touch Screen. Perhaps a revival
of the 10” Galapagos Tablet may be in order, but this time as a display screen
for a new Touch Screen Cash Register from SHARP Corporation of Japan.
With
a Capacitive Touch based on the Galapagos Tablet using the latest version of
Google Android but with a screen layout similar to the XEA207, XEA407 or
XEA507. Preferably with a Wi-Fi internet and an Ethernet Port to support Networking
a bunch of them together for larger store settings and automated Retrieval of
Store Data, as evidenced in other Cash Register competitors.
But
my personal favourite would be for the customers who like First World Service;
a built-in Remote Login Programming option to allow customers who registered
for this service to have experienced SHARP TES (Technical Engagement
Specialists) remotely login to the Cash Register and program it for the
Customer before their very eyes.
A
Practical Strategy for the Galapagos Tablet and the revival of SHARP
Corporation of Japan Cash Register Business, revived from near extinction like
the Galapagos Turtles on Easter Island using the new IGZO Technology. SHARP
Corporation of Japan could even call the next Tablet the Komodo, after the
poisonous Dragon that live on Easter Island that kills its prey with one bite!
SHARP Corporation of Japan could then turn around and upgrade all OOW (Out of
Warranty) Cash Register Customers for Free, once they sign up to a paid service
contracts for their Cash Registers.
But
I’m just dreaming folks! Fast forward to 2012AD…….
It’s
well known that the AQUOS TV CGS (Cesium Gallium Silicon) Technology is the
basis of the current Apple iPhone 5 Screens which SHARP Corporation of Japan is
making on contract for Apple as reported in “Apple
finally receiving iPhone 5 screens from Sharp, says report”,
published September 13, 2012 9:32 AM PDT by Lance Whitney, CNET News
and “As
iPhone 5 looms, Sharp's screen production falters”,
published August 31, 2012 4:23 AM PDT by Charlie Osborne, CNET News.
So
that’s enough to make us really feel “awesome” as our spritely Accent
Neutralization Trainer implies in with extra saccharin sweetness about our work
on the SHARP Account; it’s good to know that a little piece of SHARP
Corporation of Japan AQUOS TV Research is in every Apple iPhone 5!
Apple
may soon be using SHARP Corporation of Japan as their 5” 1,080 x 1,920-pixel
Display that coasts in at a whopping 443ppi (pixels per inch) with true 1080p
display making all current smartphones appear obsolete as noted in my blog
article entitled “SHARP
and JDI making 5-inch 1080p Smartphone Screens - Here Comes the Boom as 1080p Screens, Quad-Core the next Big
Thing for Apple iPhone”.
And
albeit 2013AD has not arrived as yet, Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is already
testing the Christmas 2012AD waters with a smartphone that uses the new 5”
screen in their latest smartphone offering, the HTC's J Butterfly phone,
set to debut in December 2012AD. Take a gander at the picture below and drool
all over the screen, HTC Fanboys!
This
particular association of Apple, my fave company, with SHARP Corporation of
Japan gives me hope that this new CGS Screen Technology, will eventually show
up in the New Apple iPhone 6 next in 2013AD. SHARP Corporation of Japan it
seems wants to get into the Tablet game and is thus launching their own
Tablet. Which, based on the name alone,
may be a companion Tablet to their SHARP AQUOS Line of Television Sets,
possibly even a Remote control or even a Tablet to allow the TV to be watched in
another room streamed via Wi-Fi.
This
time, the Tablet is packing a yet another patented technology that now only
guarantees sharper resolution, but should increase battery Life significantly
as noted in the article “An
iPad Mini With Sharp’s IGZO Display Technology Could Play Video For 24 Hours On
A Single”, published October 17 2012 at 8:28 am PDT by John
Brownlee, Cult of Mac.
Called
IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide), the technology increases battery life as it
makes the wires that power the TFT (thin film transistor) LCD (Liquid Crystal
Display) thinner than the current LCD Technology, typical of all Tablets
including the Apple iPad. All LCD displays, from computers to Television Sets,
work the same way: a Network of mesh wires power Pixels made up of LCD Crystals
and backlit by LED (Light Emitting Diodes). These LCD’s control the colour that
appears on the screen in much the same way a filter determines the light that
is projected on a screen.
LED’s
are used as a light source with the LCD acting as a colour filter. But the
photons of light has some hard work to do; it has to shine through a mesh of
densely packed Wires, which means the LED have to be very bright and thus use
more power. IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) solves this by using a different
material that has a higher translucency to make up the LCD, allowing more light
to pass through and thus prolonging the battery life of the Tablet or any
Device for that matter that uses the IGZO Technology.
That
last bit is the exciting part, as it’s highly possible that Apple may end up
using this technology in their next Apple iPad 4 and even the Apple iPad Mini.
Most likely the center of focus of Apple’s product launch on Tuesday October 23rd
2012AD at 10am PT at the California
Theatre in San Jose, California as stated in the article iPad
Mini, anyone? Apple sets Oct. 23 event, published October 16,
2012 9:04 AM PDT by Josh Lowensohn, CNET
News.
Whether
Apple iPad Mini will make its debut or not is itself speculation. But one thing
is for certain: SHARP’s New IGZO Technology promise of 24 hour battery life
makes it as irresistible as a sugar factory to an army of Ants, or in this case
the Cupertino Kids. It’s almost certain that Apple will want in on this
technology for the Apple iPad 4 in 2013AD to push battery life to a full 24
hours on a single charge. Other products may also get the IGZO Technology, once
production issues and pricing are stabilized.
But
more interesting, is what this technology may mean for the Paranormal Activity 4
(2012) SHARP Corporation of Japan consumer electronics
products outfitted with these low Power Displays, particularly for the future
Development of the almost-forgotten Cash Registers.
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