SHARP Family Convection Oven

The SHARP Family Convection Oven, or Famicon, was a convection oven released by SHARP corporation in 1979.

The appliance was trademarked as a “consumer electronic device” under the name “Famicon” by SHARP corporation. Due to the similarities in how the terms “Famicom” and “Famicon” are pronounced in Japanese, and the generic wording of the trademark, Nintendo was unable to officially refer to the Family Computer as the Famicom, until SHARP officially transferred the trademark to Nintendo on October 17, 1985.