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Sharp shows carbon-neutral LCD TV

Sharp is presenting an environmentally friendly way to watch television at this year's IFA electronics show in Berlin. The company says solar-panel and LCD TV technology is at the stage where a single panel can provide enough energy to power the TV for four and a half hours per day with no additional electricity required from the grid.

| News | Personal tech | 08/30/08 at 9:09 pm |


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Sharp to power solar panel factory with solar energy

Sharp plans to partially power a new solar panel factory with energy generated from a solar installation on the plant's roof, it said Monday.

| News | Green IT | 06/24/08 at 10:51 am |


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Scorecard: what came true, what didn't in 2007

With more than 2,000 consumer electronics companies fighting for the attention of 140,000 attendees at International CES, the competition to get noticed is fierce. Companies will parade their newest and hottest products and promise starry-eyed consumers and journalists imminent release dates for their gadgets, while the more daring keynote speakers give their predictions for the year ahead. Sometimes they're spot-on -- but other times they're way off the mark, as this look back at the class of 2007 shows.

| News | Personal tech | 12/28/07 at 10:49 am |


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