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Sharp Translation
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 09, 2006

Sharp is working on this Japanese-to-English and English-to-Japanese translation device. It translates both written and spoken language, though is still fairly rudimentary in its ability to handle complex communication. We're not quite up to Star Trek's universal translator yet, but you can see it coming.

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Sharp Girls
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 09, 2006

Sharp dressed up its booth with some of the tallest Japanese ladies I've ever seen.

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Toshiba Recorder
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 08, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 09, 2006

Recording comes to HD DVD, but only in Japan for now, with this Toshiba HD DVD player/recorder/hard drive PVR.

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It's a Tight Fit
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 08, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 09, 2006

This single seater in the Pioneer booth is for those who can't fit a Mini in the garage. I'm not sure how it fits into consumer electronics. Perhaps it's the audiophile special—you can drive and still always be in the sweet spot.

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Sharps Line Up
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 08, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 09, 2006

Sharp showed off every size and model of its current line.

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Sharp Does Blu-ray
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 08, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 09, 2006

Sharp was only one of a number of manufacturer's showing new Blu-ray recorder/players, most of them also including hard drives. Sharp's was particularly classy, with a wood-grained top. None of these recorders are destined for the U.S. market.

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Wooo Hooo
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 08, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 09, 2006

Hitachi's Premier designs in Japan are part of the Wooo line. Wooo Hooo!

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HD DVD-ROM
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 08, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 09, 2006

Toshiba showed its first outboard HD DVD-ROM computer drive.

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JVC Gets Thin
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 08, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 09, 2006

JVC announced a new 58" D-ILA model that checks in at just a bit over 10-inches deep.

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Audio Video News
First 50GB Blu-ray Disc To Hit Shelves On Tuesday
 |  Oct 08, 2006

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the first three 50GB, dual-layer Blu-ray Discs. We're practically soaking in the first one, as the Adam Sandler comedy <I>Click</I>, which will be on store shelves this Tuesday, is indeed the first 50GB title. Ridley Scott's <I>Black Hawk Down</I> will be the second, arriving on November 14th, and that will be followed by the day-and-date with DVD release of <I>Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby</I> on December 12th.

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