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Philips losses lead to slashed HDTV business
Philips are pushing the boundaries when it comes to HDTV design and grabbing tech headlines all over the place as a result. Just take a look at our Philips 58PFL9955H 3D Cinema 21:9 review to see why. However great…
VIDEO REVIEW: Philips The Stretch headphones
Extreme sports enthusiast that wants your tunes to sound as big as the air your grabbing? Philips The Stretch headphones, in patnership with O'Neill surfwear, may be just what you're after. With a durable build, nifty fitted design and…
Philips Wake-Up Light Tested in Worlds Northernmost Town
Philips recently launched an interesting campaign to test the effectiveness of their wake-up light in Longyearbyen Norway. If you like me have never heard of Longyearbyen, it is the northernmost town situated only 600 miles South of the North Pole….
Philips line up new edge-lit LED 7605 HD TVs
Philips' latest range of 7605 HD TVs will be following the current LED trend of having edge-lit backlighting rather than a rear-lit system. Due for release in 32, 37, 40 and 46 inch screen sizes, the edge-lit backlighting should result…
Energy-efficient lightbulbs causing TV channel change chaos … sort of
Got a TV that's been acting a little erratically recently? Try checking any nearby energy-efficient lightbulbs, as some are reporting that they are causing their TVs to change channel and switch themselves off seemingly at random. Take the case of…
Philips launch sleek new HDT8520 HD PVR and DTR5520 HD receiver set-top boxes
Philips have timed the launch of their new HDT8520 HD PVR and DTR5520 HD receiver set-top boxes to perfection. Packing in Freeview+ HD receivers as the high-def channel list continues to grow and just in time for the World Cup,…
Philips Cinema 21:9 3D TV gets a release date
While half the world is still weighing up whether 3D TV is for them, let alone cinema-style superwidescreen, Philips jump right in and throws the two together in their Philips Cinema 21:9 3D TV. FlatPanelsHD have got a tentative release…
Philips launch HD compatible version of Muse PMP
While we sit patiently waiting for the Zune HD to hit our shores, it looks like Philips are about to sneak around the back and pop a sweet 720p outputting PMP under our noses. The old Muse has undergone a…
Philips unveil the BDP7500 Blu-ray player
Philips are set to launch their brand new Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player, the BDP7500 For just £249, Philips have been pretty generous with the amount of high-end features they are packing in. Featuring 1080p 24fps Full HD images, with support…
Philips uWand spells out future for remotes
Demonstrated at IBC recently was Philips’ wonderfully named uWand. Unfortunately nothing to do with Harry Potter, it apparently enables you to sit on a sofa and interact with screen menus and objects as if you are actually touching them.
The uWand 3D pointer features a small infrared camera embedded in the handheld device which gives uWand ‘remote touch’ capabilities so you can navigate on-screen applications by pointing, clicking and using fluid 3D gestures.
