Compact design sponsors effective vacuuming in hard-to-reach areas Crafted for efficient cleaning without causing much noise Features a universal floor nozzle for excluding dust and dirt from crevices Ideal for longer cleans on all floor types Fling dust into the bin without clogging the filter, so there’s no loss of suction Powerfully projects and circulates purified air Trolley wheel fitted at the back allows for easy portability Overview SHARP Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products, headquartered in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. Since 2016 it has been majority owned by the Taiwan-based Foxconn Group. SHARP employs more than 50,000 people worldwide. The company was founded in September 1912 in Tokyo and takes its name from one of its founder's first Ever-SHARP mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1915. In 1912, Tokuji Hayakawa founded a metal workshop in Tokyo. The first of his many inventions was a snap buckle named 'Tokubijo'. Another of his inventions was the Ever-SHARP mechanical pencil in 1915, from which the SHARP Corporation derived its name. After the pencil business was destroyed by the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, the company relocated to Osaka and began designing the first generation of Japanese radio sets. These went on sale in 1925. In 1964, the company developed the world's first transistor calculator (the SHARP CS-10A), which was priced at JP¥535,000 (US$1,400). It took SHARP several years to develop the product as they had no experience in making computing devices at the time.