Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 11:50am
Do you take your MP3 player with you when you go to work out? If you do, you probably have a mix you like to run to, or a certain song that gets you pumped. Well, Philips wants all of...
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Friday, December 18, 2009 - 8:45am
A few weeks back, I warned potential Blu-ray and HDTV buyers to hold off because 3D HDTV is coming. Considering the buzz around Avatar, your inability to wait means no watching Cameron's epic in 3D at home, which means IMAX-sized...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 1:07am
As well as doing hot TVs such as this one, Dutch electronics company Philips does a neat line in Weird Stuff. They've just hooked up with ABN Amro, a bank that must have its fair share of stressed-out bean counters,...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 8:55am
Look out all you stoners and dopers, because the cops could soon wield a handheld device that detects your favorite controlled substance. Spit into this little plastic test tube, and you're busted — any cocaine, heroin, cannabis, amphetamines, and methamphetamine...
Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 8:59am
A new way of lighting your world is coming. Organic LEDs (OLED) are getting more practical every day, and now Philips is offering its Lumiblade OLED panels for sale online. These uncommonly thin panels might find their way into a...
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 5:34am
First there was smell-o-vision. Now we have the Emo Jacket with feel-o-vision. The folks at Philips Electronics are bringing out a jacket that lets you really feel what's going on in a movie. Using similar coding technology to D-box Motion...
Monday, February 16, 2009 - 9:39am
These Philips SHB 7110 earphones are swank enough for us to get over our loathing of Bluetooth. There's a microphone in there somewhere, and with a single touch you can tap into a cell phone call while you're listening to...
Friday, January 16, 2009 - 8:48am
You may have noticed that when you watch a blockbuster movie on DVD — like, say, The Dark Knight — you still see black bars on the top and bottom of your widescreen TV. That's because a lot of films...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 2:24pm
Last year, the Times Square Ball got an LED makeover for its 100th anniversary. This year that tradition continues, all 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs of it (and don't forget the 2,668 Waterford crystals). The 12-foot-wide, 11,875-pound ball is...
Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 8:49am
Look out, everybody, because 3D TV is on its way whether you want it or not. Philips just announced a 52-inch 3D display showing “2D-plus-depth” pictures without requiring you to wear dizzying, headache-inducing glasses to get the full effect....
