On January 5, 2011, a day before the 2011 International CES* (open from January 6 to January 9), Sharp held a press conference in Las Vegas.
CEO & Chairman of the Board, Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), and Executive Managing Officer, Group General Manager, North & South America Group Sharp Corporation, Kozo Takahashi introduced attendees to Sharp's two business visions: "Contribute to the world through environment- and health- conscious business, focusing on energy-saving and energy-creating products" and "Contribute to a ubiquitous society with one-of-a-kind LCDs."
With the world's only 10th-generation LCD panels, which are highly competitive in the large-screen TV business and are manufactured at Sharp's GREEN FRONT SAKAI, along with smartphones and ultra-slim multi-screen display systems, Sharp has shown that LCDs can be used in a wide range of products.
Following Mr. Takahashi, Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America (SEMCA) President John Herrington introduced Sharp's AV products business trends for North and South America. In the US market, he spoke of how there will be a growth in demand for large-screen LCD TVs, the fact that Sharp has the largest share of sales of LCD TVs 60-inches and above, and also introduced the new 70-inch AQUOS lineup that is set to hit the US market in May of this year.
Bob Scaglione, CMO of SEC, later introduced the e-book reader/tablet terminal, GALAPAGOS. Stated was Sharp's intention to bring the service to the US sometime this year.
The approximately 450 journalists and industry analysts that were present at the presentation hall demonstrated a high level of interest in Sharp.
Scenes from the press conference
SEC CEO & Chairman of the Board, and Executive Managing Officer, Group General Manager, North & South America Group Sharp Corporation, Kozo Takahashi
SEMCA President John Herrington
SEC CMO Bob Scaglione
A 70-inch AQUOS Quattron LCD TV
Sharp used the CES presentation hall to exhibit the full lineup of AQUOS Quattron, Quattron 3D, and the advanced technology behind AQUOS, centered on the large-screen models (70-inch/60-inch).
The vision for GALAPAGOS was introduced on a mini-stage, while a touch and try corner allowed for attendees to experience the collaboration of AQUOS and GALAPAGOS through e-book and video content.
Also, attendees were treated to an impressive multi-screen configuration of 54 slim-bezel 60-inch LCD monitors at the Sharp booth.
CES 2011 Presentation Hall
AV-Related Products Corner
Large-Screen AQUOS Lineup
Network AQUOS
The AQUOS 3D Experience
GALAPAGOS Corner
AQUOS + GALAPAGOS Collaboration
GALAPAGOS Stage
The GALAPAGOS Experience
Smartphone Corner
The 3D Smartphone Experience
Information Display Corner
The 64-Monitor Multi-Screen Experience
- *1 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show)
Produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the International CES is the premier, comprehensive trade show for the consumer technology industry, covering products from audio-video and PCs to mobile phones and networking, held annually since 1967.