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Just in time for this week's G8 summit in Japan, that Sharp Corporation is unveiling a new solar-powered LCD TV designed for people who want to live off the grid. The energy-saving design allows the 26" flat panel to consume only 1/2 the energy of a conventional LCD, and it comes standard with a thin-film solar panel and battery. The design also excludes the use of rare metals, giving it a smaller footprint right from the start.

Sharp's triple-juncture thin film solar technology is one of the most efficient options out there, at 10% conversion (that's really good for thin film). The press release kinda hints at the idea that this TV will be marketed towards the 1.6B people who live where there is no power available. But, I'm guessing that this TV will be more popular with green gadget types who want to run their TV on solar power. No word on whether this TV contains the dreaded NF3 greenhouse gas that's 17,000 times more potent that CO2. Probably does.

[via Inhabitat]