Formula One Night Race in Singapore is light up by Philips

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Philips today announced that its lighting projectors have been selected by Valerio Maioli S.p.A., the Italian consultant company appointed by Singapore GP Pte Ltd., to light up the first ever Formula One night race on September 28th in Singapore.
The Philips projectors were selected because its lighting achieves near-daylight conditions at night, providing a safe environment for drivers on the race track, even at speeds of more than 300km/h (~186mph). Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:56:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips transfers PC Monitor Business to TPV

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips Electronics said on Tuesday it would outsource its PC monitors business to TPV Technology, following earlier steps to boost profitability at its loss-making TV unit.
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Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:13:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips first to light Office Building entirely with LEDs

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Philips Electronics today announced that it will light the world’s first office entirely with LED solutions.

The office, owned by Generali and located at 100 Champs-Elysées Avenue, Paris is the first office building that only has LED lights.
The project came together with architect Anthony Béchu who had been commissioned by Generali to design "an innovative window in the world of LEDs". Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:28:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gadget Video: Philips PhotoViewer

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Philips and Epson developed a product that combines their knowledge of home entertainment and digital photography. The Philips PhotoViewer is the easiest way to view digital photos in amazing HD-quality on your TV.

Watch our new Video Report to learn more. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips Introduces 52-inch 3D Display

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Philips has introduced a new 52-inch 3D display that is designed for digital signage, pro-Av and entertainment applications. The display uses Philips’ WOWvx technology to allow 3D viewing without the need for glasses.

The 52-inch auto-stereoscopic display is based on a full 1080p HD panel with 700 cd/m2 of brightness, 2000:1 contrast ratio and a response time of 8 ms. Philips says that the display will be available in Q4 2008. Pricing is not available at this time. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:11:14 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Philips to quit Plasma TVs?

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Digitimes reports that Philips is likely to completely get out of the PDP TV market in 2009.

Funai, who operates the Philips TV brand, says that the company and Philips have no plans to develop new PDP TVs from the end of 2008, indicating that Philips will officially quit Plasma TV operations in 2009. Read more

Posted on Sat, 17 May 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Syntax-Brillian and LG.Philips Sign LCD Pact

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Syntax-Brillian and LG.Philips announced today that the two companies have signed a LCD panel supply agreement. Under the terms of this agreement LG.Philips agrees to supply Syntax-Brillian with a minimum of 750,000 LCD panels during 2008.

The panels will be sized for 32-inch, 37-inch, 42-inch, 42-inch full HD, and 47-inch Full HD. Syntax-Brillian also has an option to secure more panels as the market demands. This sort of agreement is becoming common with the huge growth of LCD TVs pushed in part by the digital conversion coming in 2009. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:00:21 CST | by Shane McGlaun

LG.Philips LCD to change its Name to LG Display

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LG.Philips LCD liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) maker changes name to LG Display.

The new corporate name reflects the company’s business scope expansion and business model diversification, the change in corporate governance following the reduction of Philips’ equity stake, and LG’s commitment to enhanced responsible management. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2008: Philips 42PFL5603D Eco TV wins CNET Best in Show

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The Philips 42PFL5603D Eco TV wins CNET's Best in Show award at the CES 2008.

"Our editors were so impressed with the number of innovative products that were launched at the show, but in the end they awarded the Philips 42PFL5603D Eco TV as the Best in Show," said Jai Singh, editor-in-chief and vice president of CNET. "With its power saving features, the Philips 42PFL5603D Eco TV showed us that a TV manufacturer could embrace 'green tech' in a way that benefits the eco-conscious and those who just want to save money." Read more

Posted on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG.Philips LCD shows highest resolution flexible e-Paper at CES 2008

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LG.Philips LCD will debut the world’s highest resolution 14.3-inch flexible color e-paper at the CES 2008.

The 14.3-inch E-paper display, which is equivalent in size to an A4 sheet of paper has a resolution of 1,280x800px and can display 16.7m colors. These e-paper displays are extremely energy efficient, only using power when the image changes. Additionally, the displays are extremely thin, at less than 300 micrometers. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:48:32 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2008: LG.Philips LCD unveils 52-inch Multi-touch Screen

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LG Philips LCD will reveal a 52-inch Multi-touch Screen, 42-inch Transflective LCD, 47-inch Double Sided LCD and Multi-vision Displays at the CES 2008.

These new panels are aimed at commercial use for advertising displays and similar applications.

The LG.Philips LCD’s 52-inch multi-touch panel for public and interactive displays is not only the world’s largest, it is also one of the most responsive, able to recognize input from either a touch of a finger or more precise writing instruments. Read more

Posted on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:01:30 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips to buy Respironics for $5.2 billion

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By Foo Yun Chee

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips Electronics NV is to buy U.S. medical products company Respironics Inc for 3.6 billion euros ($5.2 billion), its biggest ever acquisition, as it expands in the fast-growing healthcare sector. Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:51:54 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips VOIP841 Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Philips VOIP841 cordless hybrid landline Skype phone. The Philips VOIP841 did not perform that well in this review.

Quote from the review: "On the surface, the Philips VOIP841 hybrid Skype/landline phone sounds like the ideal device for those of us that have yet to embrace VOIP for our everyday needs. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Dec 2007 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips looks 5 years into the Future

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Philips looks 5 years into the future at the Philips Simplicity Event at London’s Earls Court 2 exhibition.

Philips developed future design concepts focusing on caring for people’s wellness from three perspectives – caring for guests, caring for families and caring for patients.
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Posted on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:29:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips Medical Unit disappoints, Shares drop

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By Niclas Mika

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips Electronics NV posted a quarterly core profit above analysts' average expectations on Monday but warned its key medical systems unit will likely miss targets, sending its shares sharply lower. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG.Philips narrow Bezel LCD Screen for Mobile Phones

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LG.Philips LCD develops a-Si TFT-LCD Mobile Phone Panel with the world’s thinnest border at only 1mm.

The borders on the left and right sides of this 2.4-inch QVGA-resolution (240x320px) LCD panel measure just 1 mm each. This is about 50% thinner than most a-Si TFT-LCD panels currently produced, which generally have borders measuring closer to 2 mm.
The display is based on LG.Philips LCD’s Narrow Bezel Technology, combining Gate in Panel technology (GIP), which integrates the driver IC onto the LCD panel, and new process and material technologies designed to ensure that narrow-border panels are equal in quality and reliability to their wider counterparts. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:40:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips Introduces SRM7500 Windows Vista Media Center Remote

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Philips rolled out a new remote control at CEDIA this week called the SRM7500. This remote was designed for Windows Vista powered media center computers. The remote can control Vista’s media center functionality along with five other devices.

The remote also supports basic Windows SideShow features that allow users to browse and play music, pictures and programming guides on the remotes LCD screen. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:30:53 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Philips to Launch Aurea TVs at IFA 2007

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Philips announced today that they will be launching their new Aurea HDTVs as IFA2007. Aurea is Philips’ update to their Ambilight technology, which worked pretty well. We reviewed a 50” Ambilight Plasma HDTV back in March and found it to work well.

The Aurea HDTVs will use the new LED-based Ambilight system as well as integrating discrete speakers and the Perfect Pixel HD Engine. Aurea TVs will be available in Europe next month. Read more

Posted on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:27:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LG.Philips shows Multi-touch Screen and Triple View Display at IMID 2007

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At the IMID 2007 in Korea LG.Philips shows a 47 inch multi-touch display and a triple-view display solution.

Since the introduction of the Apple iPhone multi-touch displays are the new hype. A 47 inch multi-touch display can be used with both hands, which I imagine will be very engaging. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips Celebrates the 25th birthday of the CD

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Philips electronics is celebrating a birthday, tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the CD. Philips says that over 200 billion CDs have sold in the last 25 years. It’s hard to imagine what life would be like without the ubiquitous CD.

From games to music everything techy seems to have used the media at some point. The Philips factory that pressed the world’s first CD belonged to Polygram recording company, which was owned by Philips at the time. Read more

Posted on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:34:06 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Philips Prestigo SRU8015

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Philips is going to ship a new universal remote control in September dubbed Prestigo SRU8015.

The new SRU8015 universal control features color TV channel icon based channel list. As with the excellent SRU9600 the SRU8015 has an integrated product database with Ir codes. The SRU8015 lets you manage 15 devices.

Compared to the SRU9600 the design slightly changed. The only obvious difference of the scroll-wheel sporting remote is the icon based TV channel menu. Read more

Posted on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr