Sharp to Showcase its 8K+5G Ecosystem and AIoT at CES 2020

Sharp Corp. will take part in CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

To be held from January 7 to 10 (Tuesday to Friday), 2020, CES is one of the world’s largest consumer electronics trade shows.

Under the theme of “Realize”—Making Smart Life a Reality through an 8K+5G Ecosystem and AIoT World, Sharp will have on display its equipment and solutions.

The company will present an ecosystem based on shooting 8K video, editing the footage, transmitting it via 5G/IP networks, and displaying the finished video. The Sharp booth will feature a 120-inch 8K LCD as well as 8K-related equipment such as an 8K PC, along with 5G-related equipment such as 5G smartphones. In addition, Sharp will present examples of solutions such as 5G transmission of 8K aerial video taken by drone and maintenance support using 8K video that boosts the efficiency of detecting anomalies in infrastructure such as pipelines.

Sharp will also introduce its concept of the AIoT World that it is currently pursuing. The company will also exhibit a suite of built-in kitchen products as well as a number of air-conditioning products along with related solutions such as recipe downloading, trending information receiving, and remote controlling..

In addition, Sharp's booth will host displays and smart office-related equipment. In addition to exhibiting for the first time a 31.5-inch reflective LCD with outstanding visibility outdoors, Sharp will also demonstrate a rollable 30-inch 4K flexible OLED display and a 90-inch see-through LCD. Premium notebook PCs and other smart-office-related devices will also be on display.

Exhibition highlights

8K-related equipment/platform

120-inch 8K LCD (world’s largest)
120-inch 8K-equivalent multiscreen display comprising four 4K 60-inch LCDs
8K PC (dynabook): Exhibited for the first time (actual production model)
8K IP transmission platform

5G-related equipment

5G smartphone (pre-commercial service model for Japanese market)
5G router (pre-commercial service model for Japanese market): Exhibited for the first time outside of Japan

8K video editing (8K Pro Studio)
Maintenance support using 8K video (8K Maintenance): Exhibited for the first time
5G transmission of 8K aerial video taken by drone: Exhibited for the first time outside of Japan

AIoT World

Home appliances

Built-in kitchen products
Air-conditioning products
AIoT kitchen solutions
AIoT air solutions

Business

Displays

Rollable 30-inch 4K flexible OLED display: Exhibited for the first time outside of Japan
90-inch see-through LCD
31.5-inch reflective LCD: Exhibited for the first time

Smart office equipment