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Re: Sharp eyes LCD shift to business products
It's now obvious that imaging products are not a "core" business product for Sharp
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Re: Canon new A4 b/w models
I’m pretty sure this is the first I’ve heard of these and I’m a canon dealer 🙄
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KYOCERA Introduces Wide-Format, Super High Brightness TFT-LCD for Industrial Applications
February 23, 2016 08:05 AM Eastern Standard Time PLYMOUTH, Mich.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Kyocera today announced a new wide-format (16:10) TFT-LCD display for bright environments, indoors or outdoors. The display is a new 12.1” WXGA TFT-LCD. “We continue our commitment to developing environmentally friendly products; all of Kyocera’s TFT-LCDs are RoHS compliant to reduce potentially hazardous substances.” Tweet this Wide-format TFT-LCDs provide a sleek, modern design aesthetic that allows more...
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Sharp may receive capital from state-backed fund
Sharp may receive capital from state-backed fund OSAKA -- A Japanese public-private investment fund is considering taking a direct stake in Sharp to help right the electronics group's listing operations. This would give...
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Japan Inc may win Sharp battle, but lose the LCD war
By Ritsuko Ando and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A state-backed Japanese fund is frontrunner to rescue Sharp Corp, ahead of a rival approach from Apple supplier Foxconn, but industry insiders question whether it can protect the group in the long term amid cut-throat competition. Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), if successful, would represent the third bailout in as many years for Sharp, known for its liquid crystal display (LCD) technology and super-thin screens. The INCJ...
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Sharp’s quarterly smartphone stumble seen paring annual outlook
Sharp Corp.’s expected first-quarter loss may deepen skepticism that demand for smartphone displays will fuel a recovery strong enough to meet its full-year profit target. The company on Friday will probably post an operating loss of ¥19.4 billion for the three months ended June 30, according to the average of five analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The shortfall will make it difficult for Sharp, which supplies LCD panels to Apple Inc. among other clients, to reach its ¥80 billion...
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Sharp exits the U.S. TV business
Sharp's announcement last week that it would exit the U.S. television business, licensing its brand name to Chinese TV maker Hisense, wasn't exactly shocking, given the very public financial difficulties it's recently experienced. But what does that mean for those of us who already own a Sharp TV, or who plan to buy one this year before the hand-off to Hisense is finalized? In the short term not very much, as the switch won't happen until January of next year. Sharp has pledged to continue...
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Japan Display says wouldn't turn down a partnership with Sharp
TOKYO The head of smartphone screen maker Japan Display Inc said he would not turn down a partnership with embattled rival Sharp Corp amid speculation that Japan Display's top investor, a state-backed fund, wants a tie-up between the two. ...
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Sources say Sharp to form LCD venture, not sell unit
Sharp Corp is leaning toward spinning off its LCD business into a joint venture with a third party, rather than selling the unit outright, people familiar with the matter said. Innovation Network Corp of Japan and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) are the two leading candidates Sharp is considering for partnership, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. The Osaka-based supplier to Apple Inc and the potential partners have not entered any...
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Is Sharp running out of options?
News that Sharp may be moving to spin off its LCD panel-making unit has buoyed appetite for its stock, but analysts remain unsure about the outlook for the troubled consumer electronics giant. According to a report by the Nikkei ...
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Konica Minolta Develops FD-9, World's Fastest(*1) Auto-Scanning Spectrophotometer, Bringing Improved Accuracy in Color Management to Users in the Printing Industry
RAMSEY, N.J. , Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that it has developed the FD-9, an auto-scanning spectrophotometer capable of measuring a standard color chart, commonly used in the printing industry...
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Sharp eyes LCD shift to business products
by Kazuaki Nagata Sharp Corp. said Tuesday it aims to expand sales of LCD panels for business products to establish a more stable portfolio rather than depend on highly volatile consumer products. The struggling Osaka-based...
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Sharp Plans to Raise 166 Billion Yen From Share Sales
Sharp Corp. (6753) , a supplier of screens to Apple Inc., will raise as much as 166.4 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in share sales in an effort to rebuild its balance sheet after record annual losses. Japan ’s largest maker of liquid-crystal displays will sell as much as 149 billion yen of shares to the public, the Osaka-based company said in a statement today. The company also will make allotments to Makita Corp. (6586) , Denso Corp. (6902) and Lixil Group Corp. (5938) , with proceeds to be...
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Epson adds high speed desktop on-demand four colour label printer
Epson has enhanced its desktop on-demand colour label printer range with the release of the high speed four colour TM-C3500 with LCD interface, higher resolution black print for high density bar and QR codes, and greater media flexibility including glossy paper handling. On-demand printing with the TM-C3500 offers a faster, less costly and more flexible solution to meeting colour label needs. With its improved media versatility and high quality image and bar code printing, the TM-C3500 with...
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Introducing the BIXOLON XD5 Series of Desktop Label Printers
SONGNAM-SI, South Korea (PRWEB) November 18, 2019 BIXOLON Co., Ltd, a leading global Mobile, Label and POS Printer manufacturer today announced the launch of the new XD5-series of desktop label printers. Featuring a compact, robust design with optional LCD Display and outstanding performance for medium volume printing applications. The XD5-40d is the first model being brought to market from this mid-tier series, featuring a distinctive similar look with XD3 and XT5 series. This new 4-inch...
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Canon launches new wide format printers
- launched its new imagePROGRAF PRO Series wide-format printers that consist of: o PRO-6100 with base MSRP of $11,995 o PRO-4100 with base MSRP of $5,995 o PRO-2100 with base MSRP of $2,995 o PRO-6100S, and PRO-4100S models - intelligent automatic media-feeding and media-reading system o allows the operator to move away from the printer after placing the roll in the machine, removing the need to feed the roll or select the media type. o after the roll is loaded into the machine the media is...
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Epson launches new hi-speed scanners
Epson launches new hi-speed scanners - new WorkForce ES-865 color duplex document scanner - MSRP $749.99 - can scan both sides of original at same time o speeds of up to 65opm or 130ipm - Scan to Evernote, Dropbox, and Google Drive - Color LCD display - 100-page Automatic Document Feeder - Double-feed Detection, Skew Correction - includes a TWAIN driver
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Kyocera shipping new color A4 MFPs
Kyocera shipping new color A4 MFPs - TASKalfa 508ci, 408ci and 358ci replace 406ci and 356ci models - Top speeds of 50ppm, 40ppm and 35ppm respectively - 4 tandem drum design - 7” color LCD touchscreen control panels o Optional numeric keypad - Optional document feeder has top speed of 170ipm o Holds up to 270 originals - Maximum paper capacity of 3100 sheets - Built-in print controller: o Comes standard with data security kit o Optional security kit provides secure boot and Trusted Platform...
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Toshiba Readies new Black A3 Copiers
Will unveil the eSTUDIO 2822AM, 2822AF, 2829A, 2823AM and 2329A Replaces 2802AM, 2802AF, 2809A, 2803AM and 2309A Offer 28ppm or 23ppm top speed (first two digits of model number) Support Elevate UI platform for optional integrated apps No finishing options 10.1” color touchscreen LCD 50 sheet document feeder Does NOT scan both sides of original at same time Scan speed of 22ipm or 25ipm Built-in print controller500MB RAM, can upgrade to 1GB Optional WiFi 10/100BaseT (no 1000BaseT or Gigabit...
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Kyocera Offering New A4 Color MFPs
Kyocera launches more new MFPs - Now offering the TASKalfa 358ci and 308ci color laser A4 MFPs - 35ppm and 32ppm top speeds respectively (does not match up with model numbers) - 7” color touchscreen LCD control panel - 1200x1200dpi - 24 second warmup time - 358ci’s document feeder holds up to 100 originals o Top scan speed of 120ipm or 60opm o Scans both sides of original at same time - 308ci’s document feeder holds up to 75 originals o Does not scan both sides of original at same time -...
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Canon new A4 b/w models
Canon new A4 b/w models - imageRUNNER 1643if series offers: o top print speed of 45ppm o 5” color touchscreen LCD o Fax board o standard paper supply of 650 sheets, can upgrade to 2300 sheets o document feeder holds up to 50 originals o built-in print controller 1GB RAM - Print only version of imageRUNNER 1643P
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Sharp Expands Smart Digital Signage Solutions with Brighter, More Durable Professional LCD Monitors
MONTVALE, N.J. , May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announced the expansion of its smart signage solution that provides higher brightness and is engineered for 24/7 around-the-clock usage. The new 40″ Class (39.5″ diagonal) PN-M401 and 50″ Class (49.5″ diagonal) PN-M501 professional LCD monitors deliver out-of-the-box digital signage solutions, even without external devices such as PCs.
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Xerox HP-made Copiers and Printers
Intro'd the B210 b/w laser printer, the B205 and B215 b/w A4 MFPs - Replace the Phaser 3260, WorkCentre 3215 and WorkCentre 3225 - All are 31ppm b/w laser engines - B215 has 3.5” color LCD touchscreen - B205 has 2 line monochrome LCD - Base MSRPs of $149, $199 and $249 - 1200x1200dpi - 4K/month maximum recommended usage - Copiers have 40 sheet document
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Re: Kyocera Offering New A4 Color MFPs
The A4 speeds are 35/30ppm which matches the model names, letter speeds are 37/32ppm
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Re: Kyocera Offering New A4 Color MFPs
No, Letter is shorter than A4 hence increased (very slightly) speeds
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Re: Toshiba Readies new Black A3 Copiers
Sales of the former model were never great and went into the ditch when Toshiba began relabelling Lexmark product. Dealers did not like the small mono color keyboard navigation display. The product does work well at relatively low cost and low cpc. Smallest A3 footprint in the marketplace via the bypass.
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Fujifilm to launch new laser MFPs
Fujifilm to launch new laser MFPs - (will Xerox be renaming and reselling these as they have in past? Or will Fujifilm bring these to the U.S. and sell them under their own name since the Xerox/Fuji partnership is ending?) (It's my thinking that this line would be perfect for some of the Mega Dealer(s) to take on and then private label the line. Thus the Mega dealer would brand their own line of MFPs) - New models will include ApeosPort C7070, C6570, C4570, C3570 & C3070 - 4 tandem OPC...
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Canon gives more details on new MFPs
Canon gives more details on new MFPs The new imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX series, C7765i, C7770i and C7780i are color A3 models - 4 tandem OPC drum design - Use pO (precise output) polymerized toner for black and CV (consistently vivid) polymerized toner for colors - Uses same engine introduced in 2015 models - Advertised as offering 2400x2400dpi - C7765i offers 65ppm b/w and 60ppm color - C7770i offers 70ppm b/w and 65ppm color - C7780i offers 80ppm b/w and 70ppm color - 10.1” color LCD...
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Kyocera launches new b/w printer
Kyocera launches new b/w printer Now shipping the ECOSYS P4060dn black/white A3 laser printer - Top speed of 60ppm - 17 second warmup time - 3.8 second first print out time - 9” color touchscreen LCD display - Self-closing paper drawers - 1200x1200dpi (advertised as offering up to 4800dpi) - 1150 sheet paper capacity standard, can upgrade to 7,150 sheets o Handles 52gsm to 300gsm o Auto duplex up to 256gsm - Built-in print controller o 1.2GHz T1024 processor o 4GB RAM o 8GB SSD o 320GB HDD ...
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Kyocera offers new color A4 MFP
Kyocera offers new color A4 MFP Launched the TASKalfa 352ci offering 35ppm - Dark grey plastic exterior - 600x600dpi at top speed and 1200x1200dpi at half speed - 7” color LCD touch screen LCD control panel - 7.5 second first color print out time - 25 second warmup time - 1,850 sheet maximum paper capacity o Auto duplex up to 163gsm o Handles up to 220gsm - 400dpi fax board standard - Document feeder scans at 62ipm for b/w and 46ipm for color for duplex o Holds up to 100 originals o Does NOT...
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Hon Hai reports Sharp’s earnings
Hon Hai reports Sharp’s earnings Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. of Taiwan (aka Foxconn) announced that its Sharp division expects a 2.4-fold increase in net profit for the current business year through next March to billion yen ($473 million) - projects sales to rise 3.5% to 2.35 trillion yen o operating profit to increase 55.4% to 82 billion yen - during last quarter, net profit decreased 36.6% to 7.95 billion yen - total sales of all products up 0.4% to 517.29 billion yen o includes...
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Sharp launches new A4 MFP Models
Sharp launches new A4 models The division of Hon Hai Precision of Taiwan (aka Foxconn) is now shipping the MX- B557F, MX-B557P and MX-B707P which are b/w A4 laser models o Apparently are relabeled units made by Lexmark/Ninestar o 55ppm, 55ppm and 70ppm top speeds respectively o The “F” model includes print, copy, can, fax, OCR and 10.1” color LCD touchscreen display 200 sheet document feeder that scans both sides of original at same time • Top scan speed of 150ipm or 75opm 3300 sheet...
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Sharp Introduces Massive 8K Ultra-HD Professional LCD Display
Sharp Introduces Massive 8K Ultra-HD Professional LCD Display MONTVALE, N.J. , Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), introduced today the new 120" class (diagonal) 8M -B120C 8K Ultra-HD Professional LCD display, designed to convey unparalleled lifelike image detail and quality, for brighter, livelier big-screen images. The 8K monitor packs in 33 million pixels, four times more than a 4K panel,...
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Epson launches new wide format printers
Epson launches new wide format printers Now offering the SureColor R5070 ($23,995 MSRP) and R5070L ($26,995 MSRP) - 64” wide media handling - Uses 6 color resin ink system - Designed for signage printing market - Top speed of 290 square feet per hour - 1.5 liter ink packs in R5070 and 3 liter packs with R5070L - Can print on wallpaper, fabric, uncoated papers and traditional signage - 2.6” user replaceable PrecisionCore micro TFP piezo crystal inkjet heads - Three heater system for ink...
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Canon ships new color A3 laser MFPs
Canon ships new color A3 laser MFPs Launched the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX C7700 series - C7780i offers 80ppm b/w and 70ppm color o C7770i offers 70ppm b/w and 65ppm color o C7765i offers 65ppm b/w and 60ppm color - 4 tandem OPC drum design - 30 second warmup time from sleep mode - First color copy out time as fast as 5.4 seconds - 10.1” color LCD touchscreen display o Optional 10.4” color LCD touchscreen on armature - Optional 400dpi fax board - Advertised as offering 2400x2400dpi - 3,550...
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Sharp ships new large LCD display
Sharp ships new large LCD display Sharp, a division of Hon Hai Precision of Taiwan (aka Foxconn) launched its new 120′′ class (diagonal) 8M-B120C 8K Ultra-HD Professional LCD display - “unparalleled lifelike image detail and quality, for brighter, livelier big-screen images.” - 33 million pixels, four times more than a 4K panel - optimized LED back-light phosphors - provides continuous operation for up to 16 hours a day - embedded with 70-watt, multi-speaker audio system - connection via a...
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Brother launches new label printer
Brother launches new printer Titan Industrial Barcode Printers series - 4” label printer - 300x300dpi - 3.5” color LCD touchscreen - Top speed of 10 ips - 10/100/1000BaseT, USB and serial ports - Optional WiFi connection
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Sharp offers new remote work bundles
Sharp offers new remote work bundles Sharp, a division of Hon Hai Precision of Taiwan (aka Foxconn) offering technology bundles for employees working at home - Bundles include: o Sharp Dynabook laptop computer o Laptop docking station o Sharp b/w laser printer o LCD monitor o 3 year Synappx Go License (mobile printing) - 36 month lease - Optional security and remote monitoring - Optional Linksys AC1200 Dual Band Wireless Access Point - Pricing starts at $64.99/month
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Fujifilm to launch new color A4 MFPs
Fujifilm to launch new color A4 MFPs Unknown if these new models will be relabeled by Xerox - Apeos C320z is a 31ppm desktop color laser MFP with print/copy/scan/fax - ApeosPrint C320dw is print only version - 600x2400dpi - White plastic exterior with dark grey accent - Black toner cartridge yield of 6,000 pages based on 5% coverage per page o Color toners yield 4,000 pages - Comes with 300 sheet paper supply o Can expand to 550 sheets - Document feeder offers 45opm b/w scan speed and 22opm...
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Fujifilm launches new A4 color lasers
Fujifilm launches new A4 color lasers (unknown when Fujifilm will launch products in the U.S.) - Offering the Apeos C325 color laser A4 MFP and the print-only version, the ApeosPrint C325dw - Top speed of 31ppm - 4 tandem OPC drum design - White plastic exterior with dark grey accents - Aimed at the remote workforce market - “z” version includes fax board - 2.8” color LCD touchscreen on MFP models - 2 line LCD on print only model - Document feeder holds up to 50 originals o Top scan speed of...
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Epson launches new inkjets
Epson launches new inkjets 4 new models using EcoTank refillable color inkjet technology - ET-8500 and ET-8550 models retail for $599 and $699 respectively o Use 6 color Claria ET Premium inks, including Gray and Photo Black o Top speed of 12ppm color o 170 sheet paper capacity o 4.3” color LCD touchscreen o 8550 is A3, and 8500 is A4 - ET-5150 and ET-5170 are A4 models retailing for $499 and $549 respectively o Auto 2 sided printing o 2.4” color LCD touchscreen o 15.5ppm color print speed o...
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Ricoh offers new details on new b/w MFPs
Ricoh offers new details on new b/w MFPs Now shipping the IM 6000 series, including 25ppm, 30ppm, 35ppm, 40ppm, 50ppm and 60ppm models - 40, 50 and 60ppm have a document feeder that holds up to 220 originals o Scans both side of original at same time o 240ipm or 120opm top scan speeds o Slower models have document feeders that hold 100 originals - Always Current Technology (ACT) where Ricoh auto update firmware remotely - 10.1” color touchscreen LCD control panel - Maximum monthly duty...
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Re: Ricoh offers new details on new b/w MFPs
Ricoh spec sheet shows the same feeder for all models?
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Canon launches 6 new desktop A4 models
Canon launches 6 new desktop A4 models Now offering the imageCLASS X MF1643 series o MSRPs from $1430 to $1738 o b/w laser engines with top speed up to 45ppm o 5” color LCD touchscreen display o Options allow units to be floor standing - Launched the imageCLASS X MF1238 II for $1195 MSRP o LBP1238 II is print only version for $599 MSRP o b/w laser MFP with top speed of 40ppm o 5” color LCD touchscreen - Also offering the Color imageCLASS X MF1538C for $3100 MSRP o Color laser MFP with top...
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Sharp Launches New Series of Bright 4K Ultra-HD Professional LCD Displays for Commercial Environments
Sharp Launches New Series of Bright 4K Ultra-HD Professional LCD Displays for Commercial Environments MONTVALE, N.J. , Feb. 1, 2022 / PRNewswire / -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), introduced today the PN-HS and PN-HY 4K Ultra-HD Professional LCD Monitor Series, offering vivid, high-definition signage solutions to showcase lifelike images with incredible realism. Built for commercial and professional environments,...