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Investors won’t buy your stock if they think your CEO is going to croak the following year. After the WWDC conference in June, Apple reps blamed Jobs’ more than unusual thin build on an unspecified illness that required antibiotic treatment. Despite repeated requests, company officials are not commenting on the status of Jobs’ ailment.

Jobs is a survivor of pancreatic cancer and also happens to be one of the most powerful people in business. As such, his health is of great concern for those who care for nothing more than their wallet size.

For a visionary chief executive like Jobs – who drives the development of Apple’s hit products – health is a material factor in the company’s performance, and something investors should know about ASAP.

Well, no one lives forever. So, where will Apple be after Steve Jobs?
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We’ve seen a number of overbox solutions for watching pictures on TV, we have products from giants like Sandisk and Iomega, the problem with these products is that they don’t support HD resolution, and you need to walk over and plug your memorycard in physically. Sharp seemed to have gotten it right this time with the HN-IR1 wireless photo adapter, first off it supports the second generation Infrared beaming protocol the IrSS with a maximum speed of 4Mbps, the limitation would be its 20cm range; it’s Infrared after all.

The other side of the IR1 will connect to your HDTV via the 1080i D-port. The maximum resolution of JPEG supported is 8 megapixels, which is really sufficient for all the phones that support IrSS. You can also zoom in and flip your pictures on the TV. These are only some really basic functions, so the box itself is pretty tiny too, measuring 79×70x28mm and weighing 66g. Obviously Sharp is only dipping its toes into a new market, by positioning the IR1 as a cellphone accessory, and the phones supporting IrSS right now are all Japan-exclusive. Take note that the Aquos High Vision Recorder announced last week can also support a similar function. Estimated retail price is just over 100USD, they should be available in March. –Sam Chan

Press Release [Sharp Japan]