Emeryville, Calif. Gracenote and Philips said Friday they have expanded their existing relationship to combine their respective content fingerprinting technologies to produce advanced solutions for video and audio content filtering and monetization.
Electronics giant Philips has announced plans to outsource the production of 70 per cent of its liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs this year. The figures, revealed to Commerce Times, represent an increase in original equipment manufacturer (OEM) involvement from last years 60 per cent. With Philips expecting to ship 14 million LCD TVs in 2007, […]
Electronics firm Philips received high praise for its products at this years Consumer Electronics Show (CES), leading the way with 18 awards for its devices. The Consumer Electronics Association of North America gave the manufacturer 18 CES Innovations Awards at the Las Vegas show this month. Philips products in the EcoTV Design, Ultimate Dream TV […]
Flat screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. and two smaller Taiwan rivals should report strong quarterly earnings growth as demand for thin TV screens kept prices firm in a traditionally sluggish fourth quarter. Makers of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels are set to enjoy a booming flat-screen TV market and tight supplies in 2008, after […]
Is there a difference between 120Hz and 60Hz TVs? Philips proved there is a noticeable diff at CES 2008 today, showing last year’s 60Hz 42-incher mounted below this year’s 120Hz 7403 display. In a moving, panning image, the jumpiness of the 60Hz video was apparent compared with the butta-smooth motion of the frame-doubled 120Hz […]
Computers seem to be facing competition from their little cousins. Philips today announced the launch of India s first and only Rip-All AZ1856 Sound Machine. With this music deck, which is claimed to be designed exclusively for the Indian market, users can convert their favorite CDs and cassettes to MP3 music at the touch […]
In September, Philips laid out plans to simplify its business structure by creating three core sectors: Healthcare, Lighting, and Consumer Lifestyle. The latter was formed by combining the Domestic Appliances and Consumer Electronics units. The new units come into effect as of Jan. 1, 2008, it said at the time. After that date Philips […]
All too often, using a kitchen appliance can seem like guesswork. For instance, you expect bread to be lightly toasted, and it pops out crispy. Or you make a pot of coffee that’s just too weak - again. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could trust your kitchen appliances to give you the exact results […]
For Philips, a product is “green” once its external auditor, KPMG, has certified that it is at least 10% more efficient than other similar products on the market. Efficiency is measured in at least one of five categories: hazardous substances, recycling, packaging, product weight and energy efficiency. Philips’ green products have carried a special green […]
Harriette Cecilio - AHN News Writer Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - The world’s second largest maker of flat TVs, LG Philips LCD, has settled the two infringement suits it lodged against Taiwan’s Chungwa Picture Tubes (CPT), the Dutch-South Korean venture said Wednesday. LG said aside from dropping the two cases the company filed in […]