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You may or may not recall this nifty portable Philips DVD player that let you snap your iPod into its case so you could play your digital media on the go. This new variant on the design is less about taking your player on the road, and more about playing your media at home…
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posted: April 13th, 2008
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filed under: future tech | strange and wonderful | video games
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Ever had such a bad game that you wanted to throw your controller at your TV screen? How about a gaming system where chucking your display itself is an integral part of the action?
Philips recently filed a patent application for a video game system which uses a monitor that you can actually toss…
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posted: February 12th, 2008
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filed under: home entertainment
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This upcoming remote control from Philips’ embraces the whole “bigger is better” concept with a vengeance.
To me, it looks like the Prestigo SR-M8015 is about the size of three small remote controls smashed together into one larger device…
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posted: September 10th, 2007
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filed under: home entertainment
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A few weeks back I told you about the new Philips Aurea flat screens, and their illuminated color LED frames. Now Philips has just posted a dramatic video clip by director Wong Kar Wai which really shows off what the set can do…
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posted: August 31st, 2007
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filed under: interactive
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At this week’s IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Philips is showing off a presentation system that can display images in 3D on a huge wall-mounted display.
The 132-inch display was made by connecting nine of Philips 42-inch 3D displays in a 3×3 grid…
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posted: August 30th, 2007
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filed under: home entertainment | media players
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According to papers recently filed with the FCC, Philips is getting set to release a bookshelf stereo that can be wirelessly paired with Bluetooth sound sources.
In addition to the requisite AM/FM/CD/MP3 capabilities, the Philips BTM288 stereo system will be able to connect to mobile phones and media devices via Bluetooth…
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posted: August 24th, 2007
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filed under: design
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Philips Ambilight technology has been around for a few years now, providing flat-panel televisions with color-enhanced ambient backlighting…
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posted: August 9th, 2007
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filed under: home entertainment
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I was digging through the latest FCC approvals earlier today when I happened across this, the latest universal remote control from Philips.
According to the user manual, the new remote, called the TSU9400, features a huge 640×480 full color TFT display. It can control any infrared device, and can provide non-line-of-sight control via Wi-fi…
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posted: July 10th, 2007
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filed under: design
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A while back Philips showed off these gorgeous color-changing LED lighting fixtures as part of a media event…
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posted: June 11th, 2007
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filed under: media players | mobile tech
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Philips has released their new line of GoGear mobile media players with video playback capabilities.
The GoGear SA6000 series features a 2.2-inch color LCD screen (320×240 resolution,) and can play back WMV vid clips. Philips also throws in a software converter for AVI, QuickTime and DVD (VOB) format files…
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posted: May 29th, 2007
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I’ve was searching for for a compact clock radio that could dock my iPod, when I came across this new model from Philips.
The just-released Philips AJ300D looks like it will fit the bill nicely. It’s got a clean, stylish design with a built-in iPod charge and play dock (it also works with Philips GoGear players)…
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posted: May 16th, 2007
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filed under: future tech
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This week, LG.Philips LCD showed off a breakthrough in flexible displays when they announced the successful creation of an A4 (14.1-inch) color E-paper display.
The display is the largest full color (4096 colors) flexible display to date, and is visible from a full 180-degree viewing angle…
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posted: May 14th, 2007
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filed under: gadgets | media players
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Philips latest portable DVD player has added a feature that just might convince me to pick one up. In addition to the usual DVD player and LCD screen, the player has a sleek integrated dock for your iPod…
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posted: February 28th, 2007
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filed under: future tech | video games
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Taking a page from science fiction films, Philips has been working on this new concept in electronic gaming which allows players to use physical game pieces to interact with video “board” games.
At the heart of Philips’ Entertaible system is a 32-inch touch-sensitive LCD embedded into the top of a table…
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posted: February 25th, 2007
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filed under: mobile tech | retro
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With just about every device from cell phones to watches embedding portable media players these days, I thought it might be fun (and maybe a little bit educational) to take a walk down memory lane and examine the evolution the portability of music and media over the last 50-odd years.
Regency TR-1
Back in 1954, I.D.E.A…
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posted: February 8th, 2007
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