Sharp Electronics helps dad get into the swing of things for Father's Day

    MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 25 /CNW/ - Sharp Electronics, the leading innovator
in LCD technology, knows that watching golf on TV is only half the fun. That's
why they want to make Father's Day even more exciting for dads all across
Canada this year. Beginning today and running until Father's Day on June 17,
Sharp is running a "Drivers for Dads" golf giveaway promotion. With the
purchase of any 46" or larger Sharp AQUOS LCD TV, customers will receive, at
no extra charge, a customized Callaway Golf Big Bertha Driver, with a retail
value of almost $400.
    "Callaway Golf is an advanced, tier-one company that is on the leading
edge of technology," said Chris Matto, Marketing Manager, Consumer
Electronics, Sharp Electronics of Canada. "We are pleased to be partnering
with another technologically-advanced manufacturer on this exciting
promotion."
    June is typically one of the highest selling months for Flat Panel TVs in
Canada, due in part to increased demand for TVs as Father's Day gifts. Sharp
expects close to 150,000 Flat Panel TVs of all kinds will be sold nationwide
in the month of June alone. This works out to 5,000 per day, 208 per hour, or
almost 3.5 sold every minute! In fact, if all of these Flat Panel TVs sold
were 46" Sharp AQUOS LCD TVs, that would be enough TVs to cover the entire
playing area of the Rogers Centre in Toronto with a stack that was nine layers
deep!
    "Golf has always been an extremely popular game to both watch and play,"
says Chris Wailling, Director of Marketing, Callaway Golf Canada. "What better
way to watch an event, such as the upcoming U.S. Open, than on a Sharp AQUOS
LCD TV and then be able to go out to their nearest golf facility and play
using their new Callaway Golf Big Bertha 460 Driver."
    For more information about the Drivers for Dads program as well as the
full range of Sharp AQUOS LCD TVs visit www.sharp.ca and
www.driversfordads.com. Callaway Golf information can be found online at
http://www.callawaygolf.com/ca.

    Availability
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    The Sharp AQUOS LCD TVs are available at select retailers across Canada.

    About Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd.
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    Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharp
Corporation of Osaka, Japan, a worldwide developer of the core technologies
integral to shaping the next generation of home entertainment, appliance and
digital office equipment systems. A world leader in Liquid Crystal Display
(LCD), Sharp is the developer of the SharpVision(R) line of projection
products and the revolutionary AQUOS(R) LCD Televisions and has won numerous
awards for the technology behind the AQUOS(R) line. Sharp continues to
demonstrate its home entertainment leadership by advancing technologies such
as High Definition Television (HDTV) and front projection technology. Sharp
Electronics of Canada Ltd. is located in Mississauga, Ontario. For more
information, visit www.sharp.ca

For further information: Michael O'Connor Clarke, Thornley Fallis
Communications for Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd., [phone] ext. 245,
[e-mail]