{"id":88704,"date":"1999-12-31T00:28:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/sharps-7-tab-clearer-izgo-display-double-the-battery\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:28:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:28:00","slug":"sharps-7-tab-clearer-izgo-display-double-the-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/sharps-7-tab-clearer-izgo-display-double-the-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharp&#8217;s 7&#8243; Tab: Clearer IZGO Display, Double The Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What we have here is the first tablet to feature an IGZO display; the very display that wowed audiences at IFA 2012.<P>There&#8217;s good reason for its warm reception. The Sharp-developed IGZO display delivers sharper picture than a traditional LCD screen and manages to do so using significantly less power. It is also more receptive to touch, recognising stylus strokes with pixel precision.<\/P><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD height=226 width=400><A onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/201210181220449bd2e.jpg', 'foo', 'width=500, height=377, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');\" href=\"javascript:;\"><IMG border=0 src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/201210181220449bd2e_400x226.jpg\"><\/A><BR>A conventional LCD screen besides Sharp&#8217;s IGZO display<\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><P>The secret behind its incredible efficiency concerns the digitized layer that recognises touch gestures. Typically these require a constant stream of power, even when not in use. In comparison, Sharp&#8217;s IGZO display stays dormant up until the screen is pressed. According to a TechRadar <A href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/mobile-computing\/tablets\/sharp-announces-aquos-pad-the-first-igzo-display-tablet-1105155\">report<\/A>, Sharp&#8217;s new Aquos Pad will last 2.5 times longer than their previous tablet, despite using a relatively small 3,460 mAh battery. <\/P><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD height=281 width=400><A onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20121018120506536ff.jpg', 'foo', 'width=400, height=472, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');\" href=\"javascript:;\"><IMG border=0 src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20121018120506536ff_400x281.jpg\"><\/A><BR>The IGZO moniker is an acronym of its materials: Indium, Gallium, Zinc and Oxide.<\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><P>The 1280&#215;800 screen aside, the 7 inch Aquos Pad compares admirably to its rivals. It is equipped with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and has 16GB of internal memory. It also has space for expandable microSD memory, Near Fields Communications technology and a 4G LTE modem. <DIV style=page-break-before:always class=NFBreak contentEditable=false>&nbsp;<\/DIV><P>Unlike Google&#8217;s Nexus, Sharp&#8217;s Aquos has two cameras: an 8MP snapper on its rear versed in Full HD recording and a front-facing VGA up front. <P>The only downside is it runs Android&#8217;s Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) and not the current-day Jelly Bean. <P>Sharp&#8217;s Aquos Pad will be available in Japan first&nbsp;come December. Unfortunately there&#8217;s no word&nbsp;on international availability, but SmartHouse has reached out to Sharp&#8217;s local representatives for more information. Check back soon for updates. <\/P><P><STRONG>Update:<\/STRONG> Following is Sharp&#8217;s comment: <\/P><P>&#8220;Sharp Australia have advised that at this stage, there has been no word either way on an Australian release of this product.&#8221;<\/P><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4><TBODY><TR><TD height=20 width=72><A href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smarthouseweb\" target=_blank><IMG border=0 src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20120628011429938fe_68x20.jpg\"><\/A><\/TD><TD><A href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/smarthouseweb\" target=_blank><IMG border=0 src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20120628011129bec61_160x20.jpg\"><\/A><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we have here is the first tablet to feature an IGZO display; the very display that wowed audiences at IFA 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":93177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","category-hardware","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sharp&#039;s 7&quot; 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