CES 2013: Sharp press conference live blog

Join CNET for live coverage of Sharp's presentation at CES 2013.

  • Welcome everybody. I'm your moderator today, David Carnoy. The event is scheduled to start in a little bit. We're expecting some big TVs.
    by David Carnoy
  • The room's filled out nicely. Maybe it's the Glee-friendly soundtrack.
    by Donna Tam
  • i think we will see a 60 inch 4k tv
    by Chris Bailey
  • by josh.miller
  • whoa brian and molly's voices are deeper!
    by miz712
  • by josh.miller
  • Hi all. Ready for some Sharp products? "Begins in two minutes"
    by ty.pendlebury
  • by josh.miller
  • by josh.miller
  • Mark Viken, VP of Marketing on stage.
    by Donna Tam
  • by josh.miller
  • He says Sharp is making amazing things happen now. Teasing "breakthrough technologies."
    by Donna Tam
  • Chairman and CEO Toshi Osawa on stage now.
    by Donna Tam
  • by josh.miller
  • Sharp is in the midst of great change, he says.
    by Donna Tam
  • by josh.miller
  • We are introducing the "exciting and innovative" products.
    by Donna Tam
  • by josh.miller
  • He mentions IGZO.
    by Donna Tam
  • by josh.miller
  • Sharp will be "creating new businesses" and expects double digit growth
    by ty.pendlebury
  • In component business, Sharp is on track to more than double revenue, he says.
    by Donna Tam
  • LED lighting manufacturing in the US
    by ty.pendlebury
  • by josh.miller
  • by josh.miller
  • by josh.miller
  • Kozo Takahashi on stage, playing up IGZO.
    by Donna Tam
  • World's largest LED TVs? 90 inch won't be the largest announced at this show...
    by ty.pendlebury
  • by josh.miller
  • Splashy IGZO video playing now.
    by Donna Tam
  • "Hello, I am IGZO."
    by Donna Tam
  • Anthropormorphic semiconductors FTW!
    by ty.pendlebury
  • by josh.miller
  • It's a compound semiconductor that can "change your world."
    by Donna Tam
  • by josh.miller
  • IGZO won't be featured in any of this year's TVs
    by ty.pendlebury
  • It achieves twice the resolution of conventional LCDs.
    by Donna Tam
  • by josh.miller
  • by josh.miller
  • ...at least none that will be announced at this show
    by ty.pendlebury
  • by josh.miller
  • IGZO has low power consumption.
    by Donna Tam
  • by josh.miller
  • Sharp will release a 32 inche 4K resolution IGZO LCD monitor.
    by Donna Tam
  • Boasting 4X higher resoluton
    by Donna Tam
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