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100th ANNIVERSARY

History Sharp’s One-of-a-Kind History
Sharp History
1912
1915
1925
1953
1962
“Tokubijo” belt buckle
Hayakawa Ever-Ready pencil
Japan’s first crystal radio
Japan’s first mass-produced TV <TV3-14T>
Japan’s first mass-produced microwave oven <R-10>
1963
1964
1966
1973
1973
Solar cell module
World’s first all-transistor- diode calculator <CS-10A>
Home microwave oven with turntable <R-600>
3-door refrigerator with vegetable compartment <SJ-3300X>
LCD pocket electronic calculator <EL-805>
1978
1979
1979
1982
1987
TV for watching two channels on-screen at once <CT-1804X>
Front-loading VCR <VC-6080>
Japanese word processor <WD-3000>
PC-TV set <X1>
Electronic organizer <PA-7000>
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
Dual-swing door refrigerator <SJ-38WB/32WB>
Home facsimile <UX-1>
Wall-mount LCD TV <9E-HC1>
LCD ViewCam camcorder <VL-HL1>
Zaurus Personal Information Tool <PI-3000>
2000
2000
2001
2004
2005
Industry’s first camera-equipped mobile phone <J-SH04>
Air purifier incorporating Plasmacluster technology <FU-L40X>
LCD TV “AQUOS” <LC-20C1/15C1/13C1>
Superheated steam oven <AX-HC1>
65-inch AQUOS <LC-65GE1>
2006
2008
2008
2009
2010
AQUOS Phone <905SH>
108-inch LCD monitor <LB-1085>
World’s first LCD TV with built-in Blu-ray Disc recorder <LC-52DX1>
LED lamp <DL-L60AV>
AQUOS Quattron 3D <LV Series>
2011
2011
Freestyle AQUOS
Interactive Whiteboard <PN-L702B><PN-L602B>
Sharp History