Search results for Philips
Anti-Ad Blockers Sure to Irk Viewers
Apr 21, 2006 |
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Inventors Philip Newton and Declan Kelly, at Philips Electronics (Eindhoven NL), have come up with a system to stop you from changing channels when viewing an ad and fast-forwarding past ads on recorded material.
'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making ...
Lighter, cheaper, LED light bulbs are starting to enter the marketplace
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Just when you were finally warming up to the idea of swapping out your old light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones, you may soon find a new alternative at your local hardware store.
A bright idea: Philips lets flat lights out of lab
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Someday, our ceilings and walls might radiate light, illuminating indoor spaces as brightly and evenly as natural daylight.
Watch, Listen, and Feel Movies with a Haptics Jacket
Mar 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes you may feel a shiver go up your spine as you're watching a chilling movie scene, but a new jacket can actually give you a real shiver. The haptics jacket, designed by scientists ...
Philips Designs the 'Light Blossom,' an Intelligent Street Light Concept
Oct 17, 2008 |
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Designing nighttime lighting solutions for urban areas presents a challenge for city planners. Too much light results in light pollution - not just limiting the enjoyment of stargazers, but also interfering ...
Researchers demonstrate for the first time how light squeezes through small holes
May 08, 2008 |
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How does light pass through a tiny hole" For the first time, Dr Aurele Adam and Prof. Paul Planken of Delft University of Technology, in conjunction with two South Korean and one German research groups, have succeeded in ...
Laser remote makes watching TV even lazier
Mar 06, 2008 |
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Modern-day remote controls can be complicated. But, thankfully, researchers are making TV the relaxing, mindless pastime that it was always intended to be with a new easy-to-use remote control. The controller ...
Mitsubishi’s new Blu-ray converts your movies into 3D
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Mitsubishi recently revealed a new Blu-ray player that can convert existing 2D movies into 3D in real time. The company showed off the technology to a few tech journalists at the Barclay’s PGA Tour at Westchester Country ...
Scientists demonstrate a breakthrough in fabricating molecular electronics
May 04, 2006 |
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Scientists from Philips Research and the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) have for the first time fabricated arrays of molecular diodes on standard substrates with high yields. The molecular diodes are as thin as ...
LG Philips develops 100-inch LCD screen, the largest in the world
Mar 08, 2006 |
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LG Philips, a Dutch-South Korean joint venture, said Wednesday it had developed a 100-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, the world's largest. LG Philips said the new television screen was 1.5 times larger ...
Wireless World: Real-time Head & Shoulders
Feb 03, 2006 |
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A customer at a retail store picks a bottle of shampoo off the shelf, heads to the cashier, and pays for the product. The radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on the item sends a notice to the store's network -- alerting ...
Philips 'Entertaible' combines the excitement of electronic gaming with the fun of traditional board games
Jan 04, 2006 |
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Philips announced today that it will unveil its prototype of ‘Entertaible’ – a tabletop gaming platform that marries traditional multi-player board and computer games in a uniquely simple and intuitive way, ...
World's First 10.1" Flexible Electronic Paper Display
Oct 21, 2005 |
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LG.Philips LCD and E Ink have built a 10.1" flexible electronic paper display. Less than 300 microns thick, the paper-white display is as thin and flexible as construction paper. With a 10.1" diagonal, the prototype achieves ...
3D display-on-mobile becomes reality
Sep 13, 2005 |
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3D displays on mobile phones are set to become a reality with the development by Philips 3D Solutions of the IC3D display signal processing chip. 3D display on mobile provides a richer, more exciting, and more entertaining ...
