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Japan Sotec Philips: Netherlands X200 Sharp: Japan Actius, IS01, PC-4500, PC-5000, WideNote: Sharp fully acquired personal computer and laptop business of Toshiba in June 2020. This subsidiary now runs as Dynabook Inc. [3] Sony: Japan Vaio: Sony sold its PC business division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) in 2014; owns 5 percent of Vaio ...
The HX-20 (also known as the HC-20) is an early laptop released by Seiko Epson in July 1982. It was the first notebook-sized portable computer, [4] [5] occupying roughly the footprint of an A4 notebook while being lightweight enough to hold comfortably with one hand at 1.6 kilograms (3.5 lb) and small enough to fit inside an average briefcase.
VAIO (Japanese: バイオ) is a brand of personal computers and consumer electronics, currently developed by Japanese manufacturer VAIO Corporation (VAIO 株式会社, Baio Kabushiki Kaisha, English: / ˈ v aɪ. oʊ /), headquartered in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture.
In 2013, Toshiba released the Kirabook (Dynabook Kira in Japan), a high-end Windows 8 notebook. [42] In 2014, it launched the Toshiba Encore Windows 8.1 tablet and the Excite Go, a low-end Android tablet. [43] In a LaptopMag.com ranking the best and worst laptop brands, Toshiba was placed last in 2013 and again in 2016; it was placed fourth in ...
ThinkPad is an American line of business-oriented laptop and tablet computers produced since 1992. The early models were designed, developed and marketed by International Business Machines (IBM) until it sold its PC business to Lenovo in 2005; since 2007, all new ThinkPad models have been branded Lenovo instead [5] and the Chinese manufacturer has continued to develop and sell ThinkPads to the ...
According to IDG News Service, Epson filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in February 2006 against 24 companies that manufactured, imported, or distributed Epson-compatible ink cartridges for resale in the U.S. [citation needed] On March 30, 2007, ITC judge Paul Luckern issued an initial determination that the ...
The Versa was a line of laptop computers sold by the Japanese electronics conglomerate NEC Corporation from 1993 to 2009. It comprised many form factors of laptops, from conventional clamshell notebooks to pen-enabled convertibles featuring detachable displays, before the line was effectively discontinued in 2009 after NEC pulled out of the global market for personal computers.
The corporation employs 46,600 staff, of which around half live outside Japan. It operates from 64 bases in 30 countries and its products are distributed in 164 countries worldwide. Many of its regional subsidiaries trade under the name Sharp Electronics. Sharp was among the Top 100 R&D Spenders in a list published by the IEEE Spectrum magazine ...