This summer Sharp unveiled a new 7 inch Android tablet. Now it’s available for purchase in Japan. The new tablet runs Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb, has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, and a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. It has 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and a microSD Card slot. Sharp’s Galapagos EB-A71GJ-B also has…

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Sharp has been producing Android tablet for the Japanese market since last year. But while I got a chance to play with some of the Sharp Galapagos tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, the company has yet to launch any of its Android products in the States. That could soon change, thanks to a…

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Late last year Sharp launched a line of Android tablets in Japan under the Galapagos name. Initially the company offered 5.5 inch and 10.8 inch models that were marketed as digital media consumption devices, complete with digital book and magazine stores. Now Sharp is discontinuing the original Galapagos devices, but the recently unveiled 7 inch model will continue to live…

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Sharp hasn’t yet brought an Android tablet to market in the US, but the company is on a roll with Japanese tablets. First Sharp introduced the Galapagos line of 5.5 inch and 10.8 inch tablets, and then the company followed up with a 7 inch model called the Galapagos A01SH earlier this month. Now Sharp is introducing a new 7…

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Sharp is adding a new 7 inch Android tablet to its lineup in Japan. Earlier this year the company introduced the Sharp Galapagos 5.5 inch and 10.8 inch tablets, but the new Sharp Galapagos A01SH falls somewhere in between thanks to its 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display. The new tablet runs Google Android 3.2 and has a 1…

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Sharp is showing off its 5.5 inch and 10.8 inch Galapagos tablets at CES this week. Both tablets run a highly customized version of Google Android with a heavy focus on eBooks, magazines, comic books, and other digital media, although there’s also a web browser. Unfortunately the WiFi wasn’t working at the Sharp booth, so I couldn’t test the browsers,…

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A few days ago we received confirmation that Sharp plans to offer its 5 and 10 inch Galapagos tablets in the US. Today the company is one step closer, as documents have been filed with the FCC for at least one of those tablets. There are a few photos of a Galapagos tablet, or the EB-WX1GJ as it’s known for…

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Sharp recently introduces a line of 5 and 10 inch tablets in Japan. The Sharp Galapagos tablets are equipped with WiFi, 8GB of storage, and Google Android. What sets them apart from the crowd are their high resolution displays and Sharp’s digital content stores thanks to partnerships Sharp has worked out with eBook and magazine publishers. Now it looks like…

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As expected, Sharp has begun selling its Galapagos line of tablets in Japan. Peter from Netbook News reports that not only are Sharp’s new 5.5 inch and 10.8 inch tablets available for purchase at computer and electronics stores — but you can find them at convenience stores as well (although they don’t actually appear to be in stock at those…

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Sharp has announced a release date and pricing for the company’s Galapagos tablets in Japan. The 5.5 and 10.8 inch Android tablets will go n sale December 10th for 39,800 yen and 54,800 yen respectively. That’s about $480 to $650 US, but the prices would much likely be lower if and when they’re released in the US. Electronics tend to…

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The watchful eyes over at Wireless Goodness have spotted a new device from Sharp which has surfaced on the FCC website. Referred to as a “Media Tablet,” there’s not too much known about the device at this point — apart from the model number EB-EX1GJ and that it may feature an 800MHz processor and 802.11 b/g wireless connectivity. There’s also…

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Consumer Electronics company Sharp isn’t exactly known for selling PCs in the US, but the company does have a line of laptop and desktop computers which are available in Japan… for now. But the company has reportedly announced it will cease production of personal computers, instead focusing on other products… such as the upcoming Galapagos tablets. There’s still no word…

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