SmartLink was the

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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

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wireless standard, allowing the playback device to be up to away from the television screen. The SmartLink system was to go on sale in Japan on August 3, 2001, at a list price of $400 ( present day US dollars). SmartLink was incorporated into Sharp's Wireless AQUOS television, model LC-15L1U-S.

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