Entertainment

Philips Does A 21:9 Gold Series 3DTV For Cheaper 3D Glasses

You may be sold on active 3DTVs being better than passive, but there’s no denying the latter’s glasses are much much cheaper than active shutter frames.


January 21, 2011
Mobile

Apple’s Making It Impossible To Open Up Your iPhone By Secretly Swapping Its Screws

Apple’s products are notoriously difficult to open and repair – surprise, they want you to buy new stuff! – but this is especially ridiculous. During repairs, they’re replacing the iPhone 4′s Philips screws with weird new ones for which no screwdriver exists.


January 11, 2011
Gadgets

Why The CD Is 74 Minutes Long?

When the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard came out in 1980, there was a curious fact about it: It was 74 minutes long. Not 60 minutes. Or an even 70 minutes. No, 74. And it was all one deaf man’s fault.


November 29, 2010
Science

Blue Lighting Wakes Schoolkids Up

I tell you what, I could do with some of this “blue lighting” each morning when I start work at 7.30. Being tested in a British school, Philips’ blue-tinted light wakes kids up and makes them perform better.


November 9, 2010

Philips’ 21:9 3DTV Awarded Five Stars In Its First Review

It may cost £3999 ($6300) and won’t ever make it to US shores, but Philips’ Cinema 21:9 Platinum 3DTV has been slapped with a five-star review by TechRadar, thanks to the three-side Ambilight and ace 3D playback. [TechRadar]


October 29, 2010

Why Don’t More TV Makers Sell Solar-Powered Remotes?

Fair enough if your lounge is continually cloaked in darkness only heavy curtains and a thirst for home cinema can provide. But most lounges should have enough natural light to charge a solar TV remote, like this stylish Philips number.


October 15, 2010
Geek Out

How This Philips Viral Ad Led To A Gun-Toting Bear Hunt

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There’s nothing a marketing department loves more than a viral campaign. Millions of impressions! All that BUZZ! But what happens when authorities think your video of a bear just chilling on a street corner is real? Men with guns happen.


September 8, 2010

Only 600 Of Amazon’s Products Come In ‘Frustration-Free Packaging’

We’re no stranger to the excessive packaging online retailers often use when shipping products out, but the New York Times‘ article on how Amazon, Philips and others are improving their ways is a reassuring read – kind of. [NYT]


Philips DUAL: QWERTY Remote That Begs To Be Touched

The internet’s coming to TVs, haven’t you heard, and searching for YouTube videos with your standard TV remote just isn’t gonna cut it. Philips Home Control’s DUAL, however, will let you surf channels and search the web with one elegant device.


September 3, 2010

Brighter Than Before, Philips’ 3D 21:9 TV Does Films Justice

The 21:9 has an advantage with its letterbox aspect ratio. Unlike other TVs, films fit the screen without those annoying black bars. With Toy Story 3, you’re drawn into a more engaging 3D image than the 55-inch 3D sets manage.