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...
<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.
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.
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...
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,"...
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.
One of the most famous (and probably most bootlegged) unfinished albums in rock history is about to see the light of day in an offical release, authorized by the band, including Brian Wilson (who had in 2004 released - with Van Dyke Parks - his
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...
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...
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...