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more about #philips more comments → BergenCountyJC: I'd probably end up strapping this to my dog at the end of the day to finish my daily quota #philipsactivitymonitor more » dingus: That'll come in handy when I need to take control of a Cylon Basestar. more » fuchikoma: The bowl looks a bit like a sakazuki (sake dish) so I was just thinking... load it with sake, and when your stress levels get too high, it tells you t... more » twoeightnine: Why the bowl? Couldn't the bracelet itself tell me? If I'm that stressed out about something I'm not going to be paying attention to a bowl. And what ... more » jdale: Kind of cool, but is there any evidence traders make worse decisions when they are stressed? I can think of other jobs where stress might be a concern... more » sir_pantsalot: Employee: Hey Boss I am taking a short break because my bracelet says I am getting stressed out. Boss: Okay but I don't think your fancy little bowl ... more » Kaiser-Machead: Does it glow blue when lawyers are close by? more » Bos'un's Mate: According to the screen, she's ready to PLAY |> more » rogsim: Perfect for computing while doing yoga! more » FriarNurgle: Is the speaker really required? Not like the laptop is basically in your face or anything. more » -
#exercise
Philips DirectLife Turns Exercise Into a Status Bar
The Philips DirectLife Activity Monitor may not look like more than a glorified waterproof accelerometer. Yet it might be brilliant. More » -
#wtf
Rationalizer Bracelet and Bowl Concept Video Plays Like the Lamest Thriller Ever
This product, from the possibly-crazed minds at Philips, is weird enough—basically a stress-detecting bracelet and bowl—but the teaser for it has more tension than a thriller's trailer. Just imagine: "One man. One bracelet. In a race against time." More » -
#accesories
I Want a Philips Notebook CushionSpeaker For My SFW Bed Habits
I liked their new notebook sleeve-pad hybrid with heat-protection, but I like the Philips Notebook CushionSpeaker even more. Just because it seems perfect for bed, where I'm watching a lot of Hulu lately—catching up on Lost. More » -
#remotes
The Philips Aurea Remote Dreams to Be a Cellphone One Day
The glowing Philips Aurea has been out for a few years (in Europe), but the luminescent display (worthy of Jesus' teeth) is finally receiving a remote worthy of its famed eccentricity. More » -
#tastetest
Philips Biotower Puts Farming in the Kitchen (With Style)
According to Philips designers, if you're the type who grows a bit of basil on the windowsill, you'll be addicted to raising your own crustaceans in no time. More » -
#drugs
Roadside Dope Tester Promises To Make You Even More Paranoid
As if the stoners and dopers weren't paranoid enough, the police may soon be able to detect whether or not you partake in one the five most popular recreational drugs: cocaine, heroin, cannabis, amphetamine, and methamphetamine. More » -
#tvs
Philips Cinema 21:9 TV Will Cost $7400
I don't know if we will ever see the 56-inch Philips Cinema 21:9 in the US, but if I didn't have a projector, I would totally fall for it. Even at the $7400 price tag just published in the UK. More » -
#displays
Philips Brilliance LCD Computer Display Knows If You Are There or Not
The new Philips Brilliance LCD computer display has a sensor that can detect people in front. While TVs like the latest Sony Bravias can detect people too, this seems to be the first for a desktop monitor. More » -
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#eink
Color E-Paper From Philips That Could Replace Monitors, the Real Thing
Philips is no stranger to teasing us with amazing color e-paper promises and concepts. They did it in 2007, in 2008, and again this weekend with an example that could make LCD screens feel inadequate. More » -
#philips
Impressive Trailer Shows Why You'd Want a Philips 21:9 Cinema LCD
Although the video itself, entitled Carousel, is pretty phenomenal, the premise is strange. It's supposed to be selling us on the idea that you NEED 21:9 to see some films correctly. Not quite. More » -
#philips
Philips Kills All 3D Display Research
Philips just cut its entire 3D division, meaning there will be no further research (for the immediate future, anyway) into making stuff pop out at you via your display. A big loss? Probably not. [Tweakers via Engadget] -
#review
Philips Norelco Bodygroom Shaver BG2030 Review (It's Ballsier)
The first Philips Bodygroom was a revolution in below-the-neck (read: genital) shaving. How did Philips manage to improve on that design? Simple: by introducing a better trimmer. More » -
#jackets
Philips Emotion Jacket Touches You In Movie Theaters
End of Titanic. Rose floating on debris, Jack in the water. You want to cry but can't. Philips' new concept jacket gives you a little hug (out of sympathy? pity?) and there go the waterworks. More » -
#lighting
Philips Master LED Bulb: Enlightened When On or Off
This July, Philips will release an LED bulb that's ready for mainstream consumption, the Master LED. More » -
#retromodo
Happy 30th Birthday, Compact Disc!
Compact discs weren't always impromptu drink coasters. Once, in the not-so-distant past, they played music, contained pictures, and let people play video games with tacked-on FMV sequences. And today, the venerable CD turned 30.
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#bluray
Hello Slightly Cheaper Blu-ray
Panasonic, Sony and Philips are spinning off Blu-ray licensing into a single company, which for us, the real people, means we should be seeing Blu-ray prices take another tumble downward. -
#gaming
PS3 to Support amBX Lighting and Effects
Philips' glowy/rumbly/airy amBX technology is really pretty neat stuff, but its support has been generally limited to the PC realm. Now, a new deal should bring amBX to the PS3. More » -
#hdtvs
Video: Philips's Crazy 56-Inch Ultra-Widescreen Cinema 21:9 LCD Is Real
Philips took the wraps off their 21:9 Cinema LCD in merry ol' England, confirming the renderings that circulated earlier this month. It does display 2.40:1 'scope with no letterboxing, but is that what you want? More » -
#hdtvs
Philips Ultra-Widescreen 21:9 Cinema LCD Moves the Letterbox Bars To the Side
This is kind of ridiculous. Philips's new 56-inch LCD, bound for Europe, is boasting a 21:9 aspect ratio—displaying a full anamorphic 2.40:1 frame without letterboxing. But what about watching TV? More » -
#hdtv
Rumored Samsung 6.5mm HDTV Prototype Could Be Thinnest LCD TV Yet
PC World is reporting today that Samsung has managed to cram an LED backlit HDTV into a housing that's no more than 6.5mm thick. Don't sneeze or breathe too hard around this one. -
#happynewyears
The Times Square New Year's Ball Timeline
Last year, we published the 100 year timeline of the Times Square New Year's Ball. Now we've updated it with Philips' and New York's newest, most dazzling time ball ever. (Click image for big version.) -
#review
Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
The Gadget: Philips' goLITE BLU, a blue light dispensing clock that helps reduce the effects of seasonal affective disorder, a.k.a. the winter blues. It's best used in 15-30 minute daily intervals when it's dark out. More » -
#philips
Philips' Luxe MP3 Player/Bluetooth Headset Coming Stateside
Philips’ Luxe MP3 Player, that Jawbone-shaped device that doubles as a bluetooth headset, is coming to the U.S. following its Singapore launch, thankfully with a color option that doesn't include a tacky jeweled face. -
#therich
Dean Kamen's Private Island Is Now Entirely Off the Grid
The father of the Segway and 'Luke' cyborg arm has taken North Dumpling Island—his private Bond villain hideaway off the Connecticut coast—entirely off the grid with a complete (and badass) LED lighting overhaul. More » -
#philips
Philips Won't Sell Home Theater Equipment in North America Anymore
Back in April, Philips announced plans to hand over its television promotion, sales and manufacturing to Funai. Now the company has expanded those plans to what sounds like all of their home theater products, including DVD players, Blu-ray players and surround sound equipment. Oh, you'll still see Philips DVD players for sure, but it won't really be Philips. So have a good time dropping that little factoid to your favorite, know-it-all salesperson next time they gush about the Philips brand name. [NYT] -
#med
Philips iPill Senses Location in Body, Delivers Doses to Precise Spots
Philips' Intelligent Pill is a robotic capsule that can carry out a number of advanced medical functions, such as knowing its location in the body. According to Reuters, the pint-sized devices measures acidity and temperature in the stomach, determines it's position in the stomach, and knows whether or not it should release its dose of medicine. Making use of a microprocessor, wireless radio and battery, along with a pump and a deposit for the drugs, the pill could greatly help patients with disorders like Crohn's disease; because the iPill can deliver drugs to a more exact spot, less drugs would be required (leading to less side effects). Researchers say the prototype is ready for mass manufacturing. [Reuters via CrunchGear] -
#convergence
Philips Luxe Bluetooth MP3 Player Is Simultaneously Bare-Bones and Feature-Packed
The sparkly, diamond-esque Philips Luxe mp3 player is a tale of contradictions. On the one hand, it's an mp3 player with a mere 2GB of memory, a scant 10 hours of battery life, a one-line LCD screen, and an expected price of around $90. On the other hand, it's a feature-packed Bluetooth 2.1 headset, providing 100 hours of standby time, an FM radio, and excellent sound quality. More » -
#concept
Philips Green Kitchen Concept Has Cook-Anywhere Table, Temp Controls, Cheesy Lighting
Philips' concept Green Cuisine kitchen, unveiled in Moscow, is one of the more interesting ecologically friendly home prototypes I've seen recently. The company's future kitchen is based around a single table that can cook things anywhere on its surface by using sensors to apply heat directly underneath a pot or pan. Other nifty features include a water temperature selector, an under-the-table composter for your left-overs and a tabletop herb garden. Though, lets hope if the concept does ever make it to reality, they lose the mood lighting. Last thing I want my kitchen to look like is a stopover in the Red Light district. [Luxury Launches] -
#philipsbodygroom
Philips Bodygroom Gets Slightly Updated, Shown Off In Pube-Trimming Manologue Tales
If you can see only one performance this year, make it Bryan Callen's groundbreaking effort in the Philips Manologues. Best known as Pool Boy from Cabana Chat on MADtv, Callen delivers a performance for the ages in this series of shorts for the updated Philips Bodygroom that make the ins-and outs of male grooming come alive. The new-and-improved Bodygroom features a updated color, battery display and five adjustable settings from 3 to 11 mm (0.1 to 0.4 inch). More » -
#philips
Philips Intimate Massager Sex Toys Get Detailed in Pics
Details on Philips' new sex toy products are out, including pictures much better than our comedy efforts earlier. The images reveal devices that, as you might expect from Philips design, are sleek, curvy and... um, purple. Looking like a good blend of form and *ahem* function. More » -
#philips
Philips To Use Vibration Know-How To Make Vibrators (Sonicooch?)
Philips is planning on using its technological know-how gained by making some of the best electric toothbrushes out there in making a "massager" called the Warm Intimate Massager designed for couples in the UK. Philips' consumer business is supposedly not doing so hot, but if anyone can design a £89 ($157) marital aid we hope can vibrate at one billion times a second and clean itself with UV radiation, it's them. What's next in this trend? Procter & Gamble's Vaginal-B? [Times Online via Boing Boing Gadgets] More » -
#philips
Quick View on Philips New IFA 2008 Gadgets
In addition to their new TVs and AV systems, Philips had a ton of small new gadgets and appliances at IFA 2008 today: new Streamium 160GB micro Hi-Fi systems, the CinemaOne all-in-one home theater unit, the new version of the Wake-Up Light alarm clock, a cool home messaging system bar, a beer draft machine, a barrage of grooming things, food processors, and the new Senseo Latte Select, which does perfect latte macchiatos in seconds. I'll get an espresso instead, because I was getting quite sleepy right there. Full gallery of shiny objects after the jump. More » -
#philips8mmultrathintv
Philips 8mm-Thin 32-inch TV Is Nice But Still a Prototype
Philips is working on their own ultra-thin backlighting technology. But compared to the absolutely stunning Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin TV, the Philips 8mm 32-inch model is a) just too small and b) just a prototype. However, it looks like it uses a similar LED-in-the-corner backlighting technology. [More IFA 2008 Coverage] -
#ifa2008
Live from Philips Press Conference at IFA
We are at the Philips press conference and it has started with... a Senseo coffee machine that can make latte macchiatos? Apparently, the new home appliances part of IFA is big. But there's more, here comes their first TV, called Essence. -
#homecontrol
Philips Makes Pronto Home Control Mega-Remote More Mega: TSU9800
It's been a long while since we mentioned Philips range of Pronto home-control remote systems, but Philips hasn't forgotten them: it's been making the mega-remotes even more mega with the upcoming TSU9800. With a bigger touchscreen (6.4-inches, folks), and an dock that also does ambient lighting, it can also be mounted on the wall of your swanky Wi-Fi-enabled remote-controlled house to let you switch on "audio/video servers" for which it gives "feedback information such as album/DVD art and song information." Philips has also updated the software used to program the remote through a PC, and now ProntoEdit Professional 2.0 lets you drag and drop design your configurations and user interfaces for the 9800. Swish indeed: which is why it's due to cost $2,400 when it's out in September. Press release below. More » -
#ondemandstartrekreplicator
Shapeways Allows You to Materialize Any 3D Object, Star Trek Style
While visiting the Philips research lab here in Amsterdam I came across a company that is getting the Star Trek replicator closer to everyday life. Imagine being able to create any 3D object you want—a World of Warcraft avatar, a chess set, a lamp, a Lego piece you are missing, a house for a train model, or a fully articulated astromech droid—print it remotely, and have it delivered to your house in just 10 days, even without knowing any 3D software. This is exactly what Shapeways does. Not next century, but right now, today. More » -
#magneticledtilesallowforanydisplayshape
Philips Magnetic Tiles Let You Build Any 3D Display
I've spent the morning at Philips Research Labs in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and I've seen some pretty amazing inventions that may not be far away from a shop near you. One of the coolest was these magnetic LED tiles that allow you to build any kind of 2D- or 3D-shaped display by just attaching one to the next. The results, combined with the beauty of the animated color LEDs behind the diffusing glass, are stunning. The way it works seems like magic. More » -
#livingcolorsmini
Philips LivingColors Lamp Gets Miniaturized
Remember that LivingColors Lamp that everyone made such a fuss about last year? Well, Philips is looking to capitalize on the success of the original by releasing a mini version that features 256 different color modes and an updated look. They also ditched the remote this time around for an integrated color wheel on the device itself, which may or may not be a negative depending on whether or not you have a tendency to lose things. The LivingColors lamp mini will be available starting in December for around $168. More »
