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Philips Wireless HDTV sends 1080p/30 video over the air
SV Staff  |  Sep 03, 2009  | 
The IFA show is going on in Berlin, so there are quite a few product announcements rolling out today. Philips, who showed off their snazzy LED-powered disco TV earlier has also debuted their Wireless HDTV system. The transmitter has two HDMI and two...
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Philips' new funky-framed flat-panel Aurea HDTV
SV Staff  |  Sep 03, 2009  | 
No, Apple isn't getting into HDTVs. That clear bezel is the frame on Philips' new Aurea HDTV, an LED-backlit screen that oozes style and color. Literally; the bezel bleeds color on the surrounding walls thanks to Philips' Ambilight technology. 250...
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Philips's $500 DVD+RW Recorder
Barry Willis  |  Feb 23, 2003  | 

<A HREF="http://www.philips.com">Philips Electronics</A> has often tested the market for new products by introducing them under its Magnavox brand. In late February, the Dutch industrial giant announced that it would follow that tradition with the release of a $499 DVD+RW recorder wearing the Magnavox badge.

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Philips, Blockbuster Team Up to Push DVD
Barry Willis  |  Sep 12, 1998  | 

Later this month, more than 500 of <A HREF="http://www.blockbuster.com/video">Blockbuster Video</A>'s approximately 6000 stores will install rental kiosks stocked with DVD players from <A HREF="http://www.philips.com/">Philips Consumer Electronics</A>. Participating stores will also expand their selection of DVDs to more than 350 titles for rent and 150 for sale.

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Philips, Fox Announce DTV Antenna
Barry Willis  |  Jan 05, 2002  | 

Other than cable companies' refusal to carry digital television signals, the biggest obstacle to growing the DTV market has been reception problems.

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Philips: WOWvx in 3D
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2008  | 
A few weeks ago, we reported that Philips is working on a 3D prototype. Now, that speculation has become a reality. Debuting at InfoComm 2008, a new 52-inch LCD display gives a 3D 'look-around' effect, no funky 3D glasses required.   The 3D...
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Phone Tunes
SV Staff  |  Jun 02, 2008  | 
Lots of mobile phones double as music players. Many have built-in speakers. But, have you ever listened to them? Seriously, the sound quality from the tiny speaker built into these phones is typically abysmal. Notice that was "speaker,"...
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Phono Cartridge Pioneer Norman Pickering RIP
SV Staff  |  Nov 30, 2015  | 
Norman C. Pickering, an audio pioneer who refined the phonograph cartridge and founded Pickering & Company in the 1940s, died on November 18 at his home in East Hampton, New York. He was 99.

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Phorus Ships First Alexa-Enabled Play-Fi Speaker
SV Staff  |  Oct 24, 2017  | 
DTS has announced that the first DTS Play-Fi-enabled speaker to incorporate Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service is now available.
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Picture Brighter for Cablevision, Comcast
Barry Willis  |  Mar 02, 2003  | 

The picture is improving for cable giants <A HREF="http://www.cablevision.com">Cablevision</A> and <A HREF="http://www.comcast.com">Comcast</A>. Both are enjoying increased revenue and profitability, according to figures released recently.

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Picture Quality Tops Viewer Priorities
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 16, 2008  | 
Picture quality, brand, and price were the three top priorities of TV shoppers surveyed by iSuppli.
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Picture This
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2007  | 
2006 was a watershed year for digital photo frames, according to Dallas-based market research company Parks Associates. Sales of digital photo frames in the first half of 2006 showed a typical growth curve and then skyrocketed. During the second...
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Picture: The Part of the New Simpsons Open You Didn't See
SV Staff  |  Feb 17, 2009  | 
If you watched the HD debut of The Simpsons this weekend, then you probably noticed the super-fast scan during the open. I couldn't help but wonder what hilarious stuff was going on in that split second, so I put together a quick and dirty...
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Pills Could Replace Earplugs
SV Staff  |  Jan 21, 2009  | 
This is still strictly in the lab, but a pharmaceutical pill could possibly replace earplugs to prevent heading damage caused by noisy concerts, clubs, or just turning your iPods volume up too high. Not that you would ever do that.Researchers in...
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Pink Floyd on the wing, again
Michael Berk  |  May 10, 2011  | 

Big news from the Pink Floyd camp today (a new site with full info should be relaunching today, so check back over the course of the afternoon).

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