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CES 2008 : LG Philips LCD to debut World’s Highest Resolution E-Paper

By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Jan 3rd 2008 No Comments

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Coming next week at CES 2008, LG.Philips LCD will showcase the world’s highest resolution E-paper. The 14.3-inch or A4 size of E-paper has a resolution of 1280×800 and capable to produce 16.7 million colors. It’s a significant improvement compare to their last model of 4,096 colors in May 2006. The energy efficient digital paper is ultra thin and has a full 180 degrees viewing angle. The thickness is barely 300 micrometers with the help of the more flexible substrates of metal foil and plastic. E-paper to save the Earth from Forest industry and paper manufacturing Or more burden to the electronics and environmental waste?

LG.Philips takes the art of multiple-touch technology into commercial size big screens

By Daniel Lim on Monday, Dec 31st 2007 No Comments

Coming next week at CES 2008, LG Phillips will be presenting world’s largest displays with multi-touch capability. The 52-inch multi-touch LCD is 5 inches largest than last model shown in IMID 2007. It has a full scale HD resolution of 1980×1080 and uses an infrared image sensor to register and recognize inputs from fingers or pointers. It also features industry’s highest specification of 90 Hz touch response time and a light transmission rate of 95 to 100 percent. Furthermore, LG.Philips LCD will be showing similar technology in an 84 inches LCD developed by joining four 42-inch panels in a two-by-two array.

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Philips Streamium Wireless Music makes taking your music with you around the house a breeze

By James Allan Brady on Friday, Dec 21st 2007 No Comments

So you fill your house with these Streamium units, and each one can connect an iPod, USB flash drive, play CD’s, FM radio, or connect to your computer and stream music. Oh, and each one has an 80GB hard drive that you can rip CD’s to and stuff like that.

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Certain retailers certified to sell and take coupons for Digital Converter Boxes

By James Allan Brady on Wednesday, Dec 12th 2007 1 Comment

That’s right, 2009 is quickly approaching, and the US Government wants to get all this converter box business taken care of ASAP. So, starting the first of this coming year, if you receive your TV signals OTA you can contact the gov to get a couple $40 coupons for TV converter boxes that will convert the new digital signals to analog so you don’t have to buy a new TV.

Personally I’d still recommend buying a new TV, but I can’t say much since I still have nothing but analog TVs, however I buy cable TV which gives me a set-top box for more or less the same purpose. You’ll be able to redeem your coupons for the boxes at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, or any number of hundreds of other retailers that were certified.

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Philips Lite-on BD-ROM

By Reece Bailey Schofield on Friday, Nov 16th 2007 No Comments

This is just another step in the direction of DVDs being completely obsolete. Philips and Taiwan’s, Lite-on IT unveiled a High definition BluRay Disk-rom (BD-rom) drive on the 14th.

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Philips Xenium 9@9 – 17 hours of talk time

By Reece Bailey Schofield on Friday, Nov 16th 2007 1 Comment

Why can’t we get phones like these in the United States? I have to charge my phone every night if not twice a day. But if you’re lucky enough to live in Asia – Philips only wireless market – you can now go for two months without charging your phone.

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SlashGear Review: Philips’ VOIP841 dual-mode Skype DECT phone

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 5th 2007 7 Comments

Here at SlashGear we’ve generally given pretty short shrift to VOIP handsets: all too often they miss the point of their very purpose, to take internet calling out of the realm of the geeky and into the hands of the general public. Common errors include requiring a USB connection to an attached PC rather than a standalone ethernet hookup, or using WiFi but only supporting unsecured networks which usually means hotspots such as found in Starbucks and elsewhere won’t let you log on. So when Philips asked us to try out their VOIP841, a combination DECT and Skype phone, it seemed only fair to not warn them of our harsh standards and instead see how well the sleek black handset lived up to some high expectations.

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Pioneer PD-D9 SACD deck launches to stifled yawns

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 9th 2007 4 Comments

I’m all for choice, in fact some people know me as “Mister Choice” seeing as I’m so open to suggestion (please note, this is a lie), but sometimes a gadget comes along that leaves you wondering exactly who will ever buy it. Pioneer’s PD-D9 is one such lump, being as it is not only a CD player but – drumroll, please – an SACD player too.

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Philips SHD9100 – Wireless headphones never looked so stylish

By Chris Scott Barr on Friday, Oct 5th 2007 No Comments

I’ve got a pretty decent pair of headphones that I use when I feel like zoning out into my own little world while listening to my music very loudly. Yes, I’ll probably be deaf by the age of 35, but I’ve come to terms with that. The worst thing about my headphones is that they only have a 3-foot cord. If my PC didn’t have a connector on the front for them, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to use them. What I wouldn’t give for a really nice pair of wireless headphones such as the new ones from Philips.

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IFA 2007 – Philips shows off new Power4Life chargers

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, Aug 30th 2007 No Comments

The problem with all of your portable gadgets is that the battery always dies when it’s least convenient. Philips has announced a new product that hopes to eliminate this issue.

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