SmartLink (television)

Template:Short descriptionSmartLink was the trademark name for a proprietary technology by Sharp Corporation for wireless transmission of television signals. The system involved two devices, each a little bit bigger than a paperback book: one attached to a television screen and the other was hooked up to a TV tuner, DVD player, or any playback device. The video information was transmitted wirelessly using the 802.11b wireless standard, allowing the playback device to be up to Template:Convert away from the television screen.<ref name="Reuters">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Kewney">Template:Cite news</ref>

The SmartLink system was to go on sale in Japan on August 3, 2001, at a list price of $400 (Template:Inflation present day US dollars).<ref name="Reuters" />

SmartLink was incorporated into Sharp's Wireless AQUOS television, model LC-15L1U-S.<ref name="Kewney" />