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Up until recently, 3D displays were regarded at somewhat of a technological curiosity, with a very restricted area of use (mostly advertising) and selling for some pretty prohibitive sums. While the cost of this technology has remained at a very high level, its range of possible uses and applications has diversified ... |
3 October 2008
08:01 GMT |
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Clearly, Philips is a company that doesn't stick to just one thing. From light bulbs, to TV sets and mobiles, it does it all. While the mobile phones you can buy from it are not of the type that you know will make the headlines of today's newspapers, they are devices you can rely on.Now, Philips is announci... |
29 September 2008
06:45 GMT |
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If you really like to have your music with you wherever you go, then perhaps Philips M200 is just the phone for you. Unfortunately, a release date and a price for it are yet unknown details but, meanwhile, some bits of info are available, so we might as well have a look at them.The M200 is a bar-type phone, with a ni... |
24 September 2008
10:14 GMT |
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Innovation is almost always the key to success, and it really seems that the engineers and designers from Philips took this very seriously into consideration when creating the CinemaOne. And that's because this relatively small product (roughly the size of a football) combines a DVD and CD player, an iPod dock, ... |
29 August 2008
08:05 GMT |
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We've already seen some of Philips' "handywork" for the IFA show in Berlin, but the company has much more in store for us, especially in the area of display solutions, but not necessarily restricted to it. However, for the time being, we'll stick to the "realm" of HDTVs, since, beside the Aurea II and ... |
29 August 2008
05:54 GMT |
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For quite a long time now, the IFA consumer electronics show has been the place where the most important manufacturers in the audio/video segment present their latest developments, which, in some cases, can only be described as breathtaking. And that's also the case with Philips, which has come up this year with... |
29 August 2008
02:43 GMT |
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First appeared about four months ago, back in April, Philips M600 has recently been released on the European market - in Russia, more exactly. Produced by China Electronics Corp. (like all the Philips handsets manufactured after 2006), the M600 was initially released in China, and now it's time for it to try and... |
25 August 2008
03:18 GMT |
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Full 3D television is still a dream, but it's not as "science-fiction" as it once used to be. And that's because the first IPTV service capable of providing full 3D images for consumers without the need for special glasses might arrive as soon as next year, since Spanish company Telefonica has announced tha... |
14 August 2008
06:21 GMT |
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A new Philips handset is now available in Eastern Europe, in Russia more exactly, coming in a really good-looking clamshell case. The handset is named Philips Xenium 9@9q and doesn't bring too many advanced features, which is why it falls into the "fashionable entry-level" category. The 9@9q has two color ve... |
16 July 2008
04:47 GMT |
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Philips Xenium X800, the very first full-touch handset to come under Philips' brand, was recently spotted in the wild, after the device was also seen on FCC's website, not too long ago. Although, in the world of gadgets, "in the wild" generally means just "in live pictures", the new images available with th... |
4 July 2008
06:09 GMT |
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Three-dimensional (3D) displays have always been somewhat of a showstopper, given the fact that we're dealing with a pretty innovative technology, still largely unavailable for the wide mass of consumers and delivering some spectacular results. However, it would seem that Philips is willing to take things even f... |
6 June 2008
01:49 GMT |
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The very first full-touchscreen handset to bear the Philips name, Philips X800, has been recently approved by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), which unveiled more details about the new device. Thanks to the FCC, we now also have the first live images with the X800, which only confirm that the device is i... |
31 May 2008
06:00 GMT |
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Two new Philips mobile phones will be soon released in Europe as well as in Asia: Philips 198 and Philips 199, both coming as affordable, entry-level devices. The handsets have the same design, the same dimensions and the same features, except for the fact that the 199 model offers FM radio and headsets, while the 19... |
20 May 2008
06:29 GMT |
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It looks like Philips will soon unveil its second full touchscreen mobile phone, after the X800 model that surfaced a few days ago. The new touchscreen handset is called Xenium X-Connect and it's said to bring more advanced features than the ones packed in X800. We had only a few details about the X800 until n... |
13 May 2008
09:44 GMT |
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Touchscreen mobile devices are slowly but (almost) surely taking over the world, and pretty soon all the important handset manufacturers will have touchscreen handsets in their portfolios. Philips is the latest producer that seems to be working on a full touchscreen phone, if we were to believe some recently leaked i... |
8 May 2008
04:46 GMT |
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Philips M600 is a new music-oriented mobile phone that should be released pretty soon under Philips' brand name. The handset comes in a candybar form factor and has a very nice look, hence we could say it's both a fashion and a music phone. M600's highlights include the SRS WOW technology for the be... |
25 April 2008
16:06 GMT |
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The whole world is going through a rather unpleasant period of economic recession and this fact is becoming increasingly visible, as the major corporations are re-focusing and re-orienting their business plans for optimum profitability. And one such announcement comes from Philips, who has decided to almost completel... |
9 April 2008
07:56 GMT |
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It seems that Philips added another handset to its Xenium series, which has been renowned for its long lasting batteries. Information and pictures have already leaked on the internet regarding the newly unannounced Philips Xenium 9@9v. Even if information about its specs is very scarce, the images look exactly like p... |
17 March 2008
07:40 GMT |
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Philips has just announced that the upcoming BDP7200 Blu-Ray player will no longer be the cheapest device of its kind on the market. Initially planned to hit the market with an estimative price tag of $350, $50 lower than the cheapest BDP-S300 from Sony, the BDP7200 will sell for a final $399.Back in January, the com... |
15 March 2008
06:19 GMT |
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Philips recently unveiled one of its latest mobile phones from the Xenium family, Philips 9@9j, a handset that comes to bring a standard Li-Ion battery plus an extra slot where AAA batteries can be introduced. The handset is made in collaboration with Techtium and Energizer, two companies that also worked with Philip... |
2 March 2008
08:21 GMT |
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Philips cell phones have disappeared from the European market lately, and this is because the mobile division of the Dutch electronics manufacturer was sold to China Electronics Corp., which began releasing Philips handsets only in Asia. Sales in China are going great (and no wonder, since it's the world's ... |
31 January 2008
09:32 GMT |
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Touch-screen lovers, rejoice! The MultiTouch technology is here and seems to be the next form of interaction between us, the flesh and bone users and our machines. The new interaction type comprises an input and an output device, while other conventional input devices, such as mouse or keyboard, have been stripped d... |
28 January 2008
09:39 GMT |
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Oh... here's a little gadget that will surely get some people fired. You know how sometimes you hear a tune on the radio, but you never seem to get its name? Luckily, they have invented the music analyzer that records the melody and automatically searches its name on the Internet. Well, it seems you can do the ... |
10 January 2008
07:21 GMT |
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Philips, the Dutch electronics manufacturer, rolls out a new touchscreen mobile phone that brings no special features but looks nice and will certainly appeal to users who don't want or don't afford expensive handsets.Philips 692 is the name of the new phone and it is a mid-end, dual-band GSM device that wo... |
8 January 2008
08:33 GMT |
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Philips and RealNetworks future partnership intends to bring Rhapsody- digital music service from Real and MTV Networks- closer to its consumers. According to Philips, the first digital audio players from the alliance are expected to hit the shelves this year. They will, however, be available for a preview starting J... |
8 January 2008
06:43 GMT |
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Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway and Far Cry 2 are two games due for release this year, under Ubisoft's label. The French company responsible for the two titles has recently signed an agreement with Philips to enable its products with the latter's amBX technology (short for ambient experiences). amBX de... |
8 January 2008
03:25 GMT |
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This ain't such an unexpected maneuver as Philips mentioned about the SKIN Probe Project months ago. The concept is based on the idea that it "examines the future integration of sensitive materials in the area of emotional sensing - the shift from ' intelligent' to 'sensitive' products and t... |
19 December 2007
12:56 GMT |
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Now here's a phone with a truly useful feature. Philips 9@9K will make it possible to keep on communicating with virtually no worries of ever running out of battery, as the phone can last for up to two months in stand-by mode.Philips 9@9K is a pretty low end mobile phone, when looking at its specification list. ... |
19 November 2007
05:34 GMT |
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The Philips company is involved in so many segments of the consumer electronics market that sometimes it's quite hard to keep track of all, one important such domain being that of medical devices. And that's exactly the type of device we'll talk about as follows, namely the CliniScape, a Tablet PC desi... |
23 October 2007
09:46 GMT |
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Philips keeps up the good beat and releases a new series of portable media players, which are said to target other segments of the market, apart from those the company has got us used to so far.The first addition in the company's portfolio was dubbed SA9345. It is said to pack two storage capacities, of 2GB and ... |
9 October 2007
03:07 GMT |
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Philips just announced the launch of a new set of computer peripherals that are now available for users willing to switch from the traditional wired setup for mouse and keyboard to the wireless technology that allows more freedom of movement without the burden of wires and such.The two new Philips computer devices ar... |
6 October 2007
04:40 GMT |
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Philips proves once again its worthiness launching another PMP, from its already successful GoGear series. The announcement regarding the future launching was made during the famous IFA show. The company's representatives divulged no further information, except a possible release date at the end of the year.Howe... |
6 September 2007
02:55 GMT |
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Windows Vista will get its own Personal TV Channel system, courtesy of Philips. The Dutch consumer electronics manufacturer is currently right on track to making a downloadable version of the Personal TV Channel system tailor fitted on the Windows Vista operating system available as early as next year. The best thing... |
5 September 2007
10:56 GMT |
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Philips announced recently the launch of a new range of multimedia LCD screens and monitors which are intended for use as home entertainment devices as they feature advanced technologies that deliver sharp images alongside faster than usual response times being perfect for gaming and movie watching. Ranging in size f... |
1 September 2007
05:02 GMT |
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IFA 2007 is taking place in Berlin these days and that's the reason why just about every important manufacturer of A/V devices is using this event as a launch pad for its latest products. And one of the most popular products around IFA seems to be the Blu-ray player, since no less than 4 major companies, namely ... |
31 August 2007
12:06 GMT |
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Despite marking a whole new evolutionary step in image processing technology, Philips' line of LCD TVs with a built-in Perfect Pixel HD graphics processing engine went fairly under the radar back at CES 2007, when it was first announced. However, since then, customers have begun to discover the image quality and... |
22 August 2007
03:36 GMT |
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Shenzhen Sangfei Consumer Communications Company will operate Royal Philips Electronics global mobile phone service from now on. The two companies have reached an agreement that clarifies the terms under which this transfer will take place.As a result of the new deal that the two companies have signed, Shenzhen Sangf... |
20 August 2007
05:12 GMT |
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Exactly 25 years ago, on the 17th of August 1982, Royal Philips Electronics manufactured the very first compact disc at their factory near Hanover in Germany. The idea of a recording medium that can be read without actually touching it is in fact a little over 40 years old now as the first who introduced the concept ... |
17 August 2007
09:13 GMT |
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A new phone model in Philips' Xenium line of devices has just been FCC approved, which leaves room for hopes of a close release. The 9@9W model brings an unusual design that some people might consider to be a welcomed alternative to other candybar phones out there.What Philips 9@9W holds special is the fact that... |
14 August 2007
07:01 GMT |
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Philips knows the art of seduction. How do I know? Well for instance, it is enough to check out its latest Aurea television range. Now, I don't really know whether they were thinking about the Italian automobile or about the flowers. Either way sounds cool to me!Apparently, women nowadays get far much satisfacti... |
14 August 2007
04:03 GMT |
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Someone walked in Creative's shoes, when designing the 3300 series! I didn't mentione Philips, did I? Ups! Apparently, the fellows from Philips were kind of busy recently with the introduction of a new line of flash players. The new comer was dubbed SA 3300 and resembles the previous SA6000 line. One of the... |
13 August 2007
02:46 GMT |
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What happens when Philips teams up with Nivea? A new moisturizing shaving system, that's what they created now. So, men, you'd better check out your wallets, as this could be even more efficient in attracting kisses than a bouquet of big red roses. Or, maybe not.Anyway, the waterproof unit is said to combin... |
8 August 2007
04:40 GMT |
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What do women want? They want white teeth and cherry red lips! Nowadays, the dental hygiene seems to represent a major part of their daily routine, with many women purchasing all sorts of accessories to keep their mouth fresh and clean.To suit their needs, Philips has decided to make things better, again, by adding a... |
26 June 2007
04:07 GMT |
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The last years have witnessed an immense boost in what multimedia is concerned and portability has been the key-word. Even more, combining the portability issue with multimedia has generated an even bigger spree as both customers and manufacturers started to chase the ultimate borders of integrated multimedia and com... |
21 June 2007
05:00 GMT |
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Looks like the age of 3D displays is not as far as previously thought, as there are quite a few companies actively involved in the development of 3D-capable screens, which will bring the users a bit closer to what's going on in the images they're watching. And one such company is Philips, who has just annou... |
20 June 2007
10:06 GMT |
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Philips recently launched a new pair of flash-based GoGear DAPs. Some of us have already seen the company doing the flash thing or hard drive thing before.It seems that the company decided to drop the low capacities in favor of the popular 1GB and 2GB of storage, which can also be purchased at lower prices. The new l... |
14 June 2007
03:55 GMT |
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Philips seems to be focusing more on the artistic part of its latest technology items. The partnership with Swarovski and the latest Living Colors Lighting System says a lot about the company's desire to combine creativity and technology. Recently, Philips showed some odd obsession with colored lights. They firs... |
13 June 2007
03:55 GMT |
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There is nothing more sophisticated than an elegant poetic combination between jewels and high tech. Since more and more women prefer receiving plasmas rather than chocolate or cars, I think none of them would say "no" to such a luxurious line of electronics.Unfortunately for you gentlemen, the Philips-Swarowski Acti... |
13 June 2007
02:30 GMT |
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Philips proudly announced three new items added on its large and famous family of webcams. The new models are: SPC620, SPC1000 and SPC1300. The webcams feature the latest in video and audio technology.Philips Press Center announced that the improved cameras are going to hit shelves in Europe, US and Asia-Pacific regi... |
7 June 2007
02:40 GMT |
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Philips has announced the Xenium 9@9m phone model. It comes with an interesting name and also with an appealing design for all those that want a more evolved mobile device.The phone resembles some other models coming from Sony Ericsson, but differentiates itself through its smaller size and some special features. Xen... |
18 May 2007
09:43 GMT |
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