Oct 27
How Alaskan Mining Led To the Invention of the Electric Razor
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When you’re in Alaska staking a mining claim for months on end and it’s the early 20th century, shaving is a major drag. More »
Oct 05
Arduino-powered lighting system infuses your LED with some Ambilight-like pizazz (video)
Posted in: arduino, diy, philips, Software, Today's Chili, TV, usb, video
Why spend your hard-earned money on one of Philips’ Ambilight displays when you can just make your own, using some Arduino-based wizardry and a little bit of elbow grease? Fortunately, Minty Boost creator ladyada is here to help. All you’ll need is a strand of digital RGB LED pixels, a five-volt DC power supply (along with a female power adapter), any USB-equipped Arduino micro-controller and, of course, the appropriate Processing programming environment. You can find the full how-to at the source link below, but the results are pretty impressive — a capture-based sketch system that’s compatible with just about any media player. See it for yourself in the video after the break.
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Arduino-powered lighting system infuses your LED with some Ambilight-like pizazz (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sep 23
Philips’ Android-based GoGear Connect PMP now available for pre-order
Posted in: Android, media player, MediaPlayer, philips, PMP, Today's Chili
Time is slipping away for it to meet its promised September debut, but Philip’s Android-based GoGear Connect handheld / PMP is now available for pre-order from at least one online retailer (J&R). It’ll run you $170 for the 8GB model and an even $200 for 16GB (both a slight discount off the list price), each of which come equipped with a 3.2-inch display, WiFi connectivity, built-in speakers, a microSD card slot for additional storage, and Android 2.3 with access to Android Market. Unfortunately, there’s still no indication of an exact ship date, but we’re guessing you won’t have to wait too much longer if you decide to take the plunge.
[Thanks, Peter]
Philips’ Android-based GoGear Connect PMP now available for pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 07
LG, Sharp and Philips to build developer’s kit, create Smart TV app standard
Posted in: app, apps, developer, developers, hdpostmini, LG, philips, sdk, Sharp, Television, Today's Chili, TV
A triumvirate of television titans — LG, Sharp and Philips — are joining forces to create a development kit, defining a common standard for their Smart TV apps. The power play addresses the problem of fragmentation, since developers will only need to make one version of an app for it to work across all three of the ‘tubes operating systems. Based on open standards like HTML5, CE-HTML and HbbTV, developers should get their hands on a beta version by early October, with the finalized version due by the end of the year. The better question now is whether the Romanesque trio can drum up enough developer support to beat out competitors in an app-tastic coup d’etat, or if the likes of Vizio, Sony and Samsung will eventually join in. Needless to say, we’ll be digging for more at CEDIA later this month.
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LG, Sharp and Philips to build developer’s kit, create Smart TV app standard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 06
Philips Fidelio DS3801W, another ring-shaped AirPlay speaker, does the FCC tango
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Those of you who kinda dug JBL’s On Air, but wished it was just a tad more wheel-like, will probably love this AirPlay-enabled speaker from Philips that just passed through the FCC. Burdened with the name DS3801W, this ring-shaped Fidelio unit not only packs WiFi, but a USB port for charging and playing back music from your iDevices, as well as an “MP3-Link” jack (which appears to be just a 3.5mm audio plug) for all your non-Apple players. We got a brief hands-on with its battery-packing sibling, the DS3881w, at IFA and we expect this unit to ship for a little less than that model’s $330 price point. Check out the source link for a bunch more images, as well as the user manual and all the RF exposure reports you can handle.
Philips Fidelio DS3801W, another ring-shaped AirPlay speaker, does the FCC tango originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 04
Philips GoGear 3 Android PMP hands-on (video)
Posted in: Android, Ifa2011, mp3 player, Mp3Player, philips, PMP, Today's Chili, video
One of the fun things about attending a show that’s open to the public like IFA is that you tend to get the same pitch from companies as folks walking in off the street. And the pitch with the latest Philips GoGear is quite simple: this is the company’s shot at the iPod touch. We swung by the Philips booth to give the thing another spin. The 3.2-inch portable media player has a touchscreen and runs Android 2.3 — really, it’s got most of the basic functionality of a handset, save for the whole calling people thing.
The build on the device is a bit plasticy and certainly can’t compare with the touch on that front, though it is quite light and should slip into your pocket easily for a trip to the gym, if you’re so inclined. The player also doesn’t make the most of potential screen real estate, due to the three large buttons and Philips logo taking up roughly a quarter of the its face — an odd choice, given the GoGear’s touchscreen. The PMP also has three large brass buttons in its side.
The GoGear 3 runs Android apps with ease, flipping through the selection of Google programs without a problem. It’s also got Android Market built-in, accessible through its built-in WiFi. That functionality also comes in handy with the company’s SimplyShare software, which lets you stream music and video content to other devices.
No word yet on final pricing or availability, though the Philips rep we spoke with said it will likely run around €150 for the 8GB version and €180 for the 16GB.
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Philips GoGear 3 Android PMP hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 17
$400 Philips Toothbrush Comes with Plug-In Drinking Glass
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Behold — the $400 toothbrush
When it comes to the basics of toothbrushing, once you have brush with a decent head its all down to your scrubbing technique. So it is with total skepticism that I write about Philips’ DiamondClean Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush, a toothbrush which will cost you £250, or $413.
I’m an obsessive teeth-cleaner, brushing at least three or four times a day. In fact, I’m so adept at manual scrubbing that I have made it to almost 40 years old without a filling, and despite being English, I have a set of gnashers so good that even U.S citizens compliment me on them. But even I would balk at dropping almost the price of a tablet computer on this Philips brush.
What do you get for all that scratch? Not much more than any other electric brush it would seem, other than style. It vibrates really fast, and has an interval timer so you clean each part of your mouth evenly, and that’s about it. The coolest part seems to be its charger, a proper glass glass into which you toss the brush, whereupon it is juiced by induction. You can even use it as a drinking glass for that pre-sleep scotch, although you might want to unplug it first. The brush also ships with a USB-powered travel case.
And that’s about it. It certainly is a stylish-looking toothbrush, but is it really worth $400? I guess it’s still cheaper than a trip to the dentist.
DiamondClean Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush [Philips via Red Ferret]
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Aug 11
Philips Sonicare DiamondClean USB toothbrush to stay fresh at your desk
Posted in: Apple, charger, charging, ipod, philips, skype, Today's Chili, usb, usb drive, UsbDrive
For the modern dental enthusiast, we present to you the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean USB toothbrush — because keeping your stank breath fresh at your computer is essential for early morning Skype calls. Long since gone are the days where brushing your teeth was limited to the bathroom. Nowadays, you’ll need to keep those chompers fresh no matter where you might find yourself, including (but not limited to): the computer lab at school, your home office, your boss’ office, or maybe even the Apple Store. Claiming up to 100 percent plaque removal and 44 percent more bristles, some are going so far as to call this £250 ($405) teeth gleamer the “iPod of toothbrushes.” Check out the full PR and the so fresh, so clean jam after the break.
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Philips Sonicare DiamondClean USB toothbrush to stay fresh at your desk originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Aug 09
Big box earbuds put to a blind ‘taste’ test in the Engadget Labs
Posted in: audio, earbuds, engadget show, EngadgetShow, feature, Features, headphones, philips, Today's Chili, video
Hello, and welcome to yet another installment of Engadget Laboratories. This time around we’re taking a pseudo scientific look at sub-$100 earbuds. We’ve all been caught out, headphoneless, and desperate to put some tunes in our ears. So, the question is, what exactly do you get for your money when you stumble into a Best Buy and pick up whatever happens to be hanging on the shelves? Clearly you’re trading convenience for selection when you shuffle into a big box shop for your audio needs, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you should just grab the cheapest thing hanging by the register, or the most expensive for that matter. We randomly selected four sets of phones, at four different price points, and put it to a group of average Joes and Janes to see if they could actually tell the difference between a $100 pair of buds and a $10 pair (while blindfolded and trapped inside a booth).
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Big box earbuds put to a blind ‘taste’ test in the Engadget Labs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 04
Philips wins DOE’s $10 million L Prize for 60W incandescent killer
Posted in: light, philips, power, Today's Chili
Put your pig-tail light bulb aversions aside, because Philips has just won the DOE’s $10 million L Prize Competition for the creation of a decidedly non-curlicue 60W equivalent LED lighting solution. The company was named the first winner in the 60W replacement bulb category at a Washington DC event, yesterday. It’s taken three years to find a winner that could meet the high standards set forth by the DOE, specifically “ensuring that performance, quality, lifetime, cost, and availability meet expectations for widespread adoption and mass manufacturing.” Requirements further stipulated that the 60W incandescent killer use less than 10 watts of power, and provide energy savings of 83 percent. If Americans replaced all of their 60W incandescents with Philips’ little winner, the DOE estimates savings of $3.9 billion in a single year. The bulb is expected to hit shelves as soon as early 2012. Full PR after the break.
Philips wins DOE’s $10 million L Prize for 60W incandescent killer originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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