11-05-2012, 01:55 PM | #1 | |
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Sharp Aquos Pad SHT21 7" IGZO tablet for 2X-plus battery life
Here's a tablet set to debut in December that looks very interesting and may be a game changer --
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11-09-2012, 09:41 PM | #2 |
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Very nice. I read a couple of stories about laptops with24 hour battery life. I think this will be the next big thing in laptops and tablets.
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11-09-2012, 11:11 PM | #3 |
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Wow, that looks pretty impressive.
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11-10-2012, 10:33 AM | #4 |
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Don't hold your breath, Sharp is in serious decline right now, every quarter is billion dollar loses, they will find a way to mess this thing up too.
They have a tendency to overload their phones and tablets with bloatware galore. People don't realize this so after a while they are all confused as why their device don't react when tapping the screen and it freezing up for five minutes or so before you can do anything on it again. |
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but the igzo displays are the next evolution in mobile displays as long as the yields continue to rise
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11-10-2012, 07:38 PM | #6 |
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In the current climate of "all we want is cheaper prices" they might never even make it past the initial stages. Unless they get one of the giants like Google, Amazon, HP, or Apple backing them.
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If you're a tech geek and know how to root. I'm guessing that it is less than half a percent of buyers that are that tech savvy. That is not a sufficient market. They load them with bloatware to hold your hand and guide you through its usage, a typical Japanese approach of showing concern for their customers. Unfortunately they end up with the exact opposite effect they are aiming for.
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Of course, this is all moot for many of us if the Aquos Pad won't be sold outside of Japan. To get it gray market would probably be cost-prohibitive. But should the device be a success -- at least in terms of its battery life -- then it may have very good and major implications for the rest of the tablet market going forward, assuming Sharp will continue to develop IGZO and produce it for other tablet makers. --Pat |
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That battery life sounds tanfastic. I hope it sees some love stateside.
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Because I sometimes go a while without a convenient charge, I like to buy the "extended" version of replacement batteries. Sometimes they are rated twice or more. One that comes to mind is 1300 mAH for the regular, 3500 for the extended similar to the above. I have seen where the battery cover is also changed.
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I don't know the exact date but I am talking about gt9000 the original galaxy I have one of the first release phone I bought it the same week that it was introduced. The chip was changed somewhere around Mar April 2011 from what dev have been able to work out on hardwarezone
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It appears Sharp's IGZO displays are gaining steam as it is being picked up by other companies. This is very good news ...
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