Posts Tagged ‘philips’

Philips PicoPix PPX 3610: Pocket Projection

Philips PicoPix PPX 3610: Pocket Projection

I have a Pico projector, and it’s one of the easiest ways to dazzle my friends. Not with it’s bulb (it’s a dim 30 lumens), but by it’s mere existence. Even in the age of smartphones, wifi scales and tablets people seem blown away that you can fit a projector…

Home Automation Future and Present: WiFi Lightbulbs, Speakers and Doorlocks

Home Automation Future and Present: WiFi Lightbulbs, Speakers and Doorlocks

Are you ready for robotic lawnmowers, rechargeable cars and intelligent fridges? Well, we’re not quite there yet. But our homes are a lot smarter than they’ve ever been before, and with the rise of home automation systems they’re only going to get smarter. An automated home is all about saving…

Hue light up my life – Philips lightbulb technology

Hue light up my life – Philips lightbulb technology

I spent almost two hours talking about lightbulbs yesterday and didn’t yawn once. “Impossible” you cry, but oddly enough it’s true. Philips invited me into a tucked away Central London to meet “hue”, the latest and greatest in lightbulb technology. Philips first started making lightbulbs 121 years ago and haven’t…

IFA: The Philips ‘HomeCooker’ from Jamie Oliver

IFA: The Philips ‘HomeCooker’ from Jamie Oliver

Following a morning spent with Dell, we headed to the Philips booth for their midday press conference. While there was plenty of fanfare relating to the company’s new series 9000 and 6000 series TVs (produced in conjunction with TPV Technology of Taiwan), the thing that caught our eye was none…

Philips CitiScape headphone range: Uptown, Downtown, Shibuya and St. Germain.

Philips CitiScape headphone range: Uptown, Downtown, Shibuya and St. Germain.

As a committed city dweller one of my most important accessories is a pair of headphones. Where it’s radio, podcasts or music it’s amazingly liberating and powerful to be able to escape the confines of the tube, bus or office and be truly alone, even (or especially) when you’re sharing…

Philips new Fidelio range

Philips new Fidelio range

Philips invited us to look at some of their new high-end speaker systems – the Philips Fidelio range. Top of the range is the Philips Fidelio Wireless Hi-Fi speaker AW9000. Delivering high-powered audio and stereo imaging, the AW9000 has 100W power drivers, angled speakers and eight Hi-Fi drivers. Plus they…

Are you sitting comfortably? Gadgets to stop you slouching!

Are you sitting comfortably? Gadgets to stop you slouching!

When you are sat over your desk working away for hours at a time are you ever aware of your posture? Well now I’ve drawn your attention to your desk-time posture, you are likely to be conscious that you are slouching and are now guiltily sitting up straight, right? According…

Philips Avance Juicer: Buck the festive binging

Philips Avance Juicer: Buck the festive binging

As you can’t help but notice, it’s the holiday season, with endless exhortations to eat, drink and be bloated. It can be hard to cut down on the festive cheer, hence the popularity of January dates (and don’t worry we’ll be running our fair share of gadgets and apps to…

Philip’s new range of pen-sized inspection lights

Philip’s new range of pen-sized inspection lights

Now here’s one gadget Christmas gift range that couldn’t go ignored! Philips’ new range of handheld inspection lights. Hmmm, sounds like one of those presents that your Dad opens and the rest of the family breathe a sigh of relief that they didn’t receive such a ‘sensible’ gift. Mocking aside,…

Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Electric Toothbrush: The iPhone of toothbrushes

Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Electric Toothbrush: The iPhone of toothbrushes

I love technology crammed where you wouldn’t normally think to put it. One of my favourite things I came across last year was a fridge with a built-in, internet-connected touchscreen. That is all kinds of awesome as far as I am concerned. So when I heard that Philips were applying…

LivingColor lamp from Philips: Set the mood at home without a Wayans brother in sight

LivingColor lamp from Philips: Set the mood at home without a Wayans brother in sight

Since taking an interest in photography and cinematography the importance of good lighting has really made itself apparent. A poorly lit photograph or scene is frustrating to look at and detracts the eye. And the ability to change the context of a scene with lighting – to subtly express oneself…

Philips and O’Neill team up for ‘The Bend’ extreme sports headphones

Philips and O’Neill team up for ‘The Bend’ extreme sports headphones

If you’re the type that can’t hit the slopes without and 80s powerpop remix in hand, then you’ll need a good set of headphones for your sub-zero adventures. Philips claim they have something that should be right up your alley with thier new Bend headphones, release in conjunction with O’Neill….