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  • Panasonic No. 1 in global patent applications in 2009, US takes top spot in country ranking

    Panasonic No. 1 in global patent applications in 2009, US takes top spot in country ranking

    Posted on February 9, 2010 | No Comments
    It lost the top spot in 2008, but in 2009, Panasonic submitted the most international patent applications (according to a preliminary report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization on Monday). Panasonic filed a total of 1,891 applications, topping the 1,847 of major Chinese telecommunications equipment producer Huawei Technologies (which was the No. 1 in 2008).

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  • Philips rolls into China with WinMo 6.5 via D908 slate

    Philips rolls into China with WinMo 6.5 via D908 slate

    Posted on December 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Philips has imbued its power-sipping Xenium line with some reasonably attractive industrial design in the past, so we're not too sure what they're thinking with this latest D908 here; granted, it's apparently got WinMo 6.5 on board, but that's no excuse -- goodness knows there are plenty of beautiful devices on the market these days with Microsoft guts. The upshot, though, is that this has EV-DO with an eye on a Chinese launch, a surefire sign that it'll be coming to China Telecom. Other features include a WVGA display, 5 megapixel cam, 2GB of onboard storage with microSD expansion up to 32GB, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, and an integrated FM radio. Just figure out how to slip this into a case 3 or 4mm thinner than the D908's beefy 14.5mm, Philips, and you've got a winner on your hands.

    Philips rolls into China with WinMo 6.5 via D908 slate originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • LG shows off their new 15-inch transparent AMOLED monitor

    LG shows off their new 15-inch transparent AMOLED monitor

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
    LG showed off their newest project at the FPD-International 2009 show in Japan recently, a 15-inch transparent display. Are we seeing the future of TV and computer monitors? Who knows, but it's interesting to see nonetheless. Of course, it's still a prototype, and we have no idea when we'll see it in retail, how much it will cost, or anything specific.

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  • Philips DirectLife shows you exactly how much time you spend sitting

    Philips DirectLife shows you exactly how much time you spend sitting

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
    Think you're active because you walk around the office all the time on your way to meetings? Well, now there's a way to actually track that and know for sure if you're REALLY getting all that much exercise when you're strolling through the cubicles.

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  • CrunchDeals: iPod dock with LCD remote for $109

    CrunchDeals: iPod dock with LCD remote for $109

    Posted on October 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Here's what appears to be a decent iPod dock with an LCD remote that's priced at just a little over a hundred bucks. Today only, Amazon's taken almost $80 off the price of the Philips DLO iBoom -- $109 with free shipping, down from the regular price of $187.69.

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  • Mighty Mouse 2: Apple planning to upgrade its ill-fated mouse?

    Mighty Mouse 2: Apple planning to upgrade its ill-fated mouse?

    Posted on October 2, 2009 | No Comments
    I wanted to like the Mighty Mouse, Apple's no-button mouse with tiny little ball on top. I was totally ready to make it my mouse of choice for years to come. We'd grow old together. We'd have children. Sadly, the Mighty Mouse was a mess. The ball got crudded up fairly easily and it stopped tracking and ended up in the big pile of junk in my office. But that's about to change.

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  • CrunchGear Video Review: Four headsets enter, one leaves

    CrunchGear Video Review: Four headsets enter, one leaves

    Posted on October 1, 2009 | No Comments
    For those of you about to rock, I encourage you to pick out a nice pair of headphones. I tested four models at around $100. They are:
  • Ultrasone Zino - $99
  • Philips Tapster - Price TBA
  • Shure SE102MPA - $119
  • Klipsh S4i - $99 Which one did I love the most? While they were all special in their own way, there were two that really stood out in the round-up… but I won't ruin the surprise! Watch the video to find out.

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  • In which we see a young lady holding the Philips Sensual Massager at IFA

    In which we see a young lady holding the Philips Sensual Massager at IFA

    Posted on September 5, 2009 | No Comments
    The thing that got the biggest titters at IFA were Philips improved “sensual massagers,” the his and hers HF8400. Interestingly, Philips is straight up saying this is a sex toy and it was on display next to a bed in the Philips booth. Good on them. I haven’t tried it but this young lady sincerely [...]

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  • The Screw Key is a key that screws

    The Screw Key is a key that screws

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    The Screw Key is simple enough: a key with a Philips or straight bit on the end. I like it. The construction is solid and there isn't any colorful plastic parts anywhere that will eventually break. The top of the key is large enough for sausage fingers but not so big that it will become a pain in the pocket. Genius!

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  • Unboxing the $1,195 URC MX-5000 remote

    Unboxing the $1,195 URC MX-5000 remote

    Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
    So this is what an expensive universal remote looks like, eh? Interesting. I have to say after using almost every Harmony, Monster Cable remote, and many Philips Prontos, that Universal Remote Control’s MX-5000 is the best feeling remote. [period] I haven’t hooked it up to my A/V system but I’m so taken by this remote [...]

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  • Philips SPC1330NC webcam reviewed: high quality but not exactly high speed

    Philips SPC1330NC webcam reviewed: high quality but not exactly high speed

    Posted on May 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Philips SPC1330NC webcam reviewed: high quality but not exactly high speed
    If you're still Skyping in VGA you need to get with the times, brotherman. Two megapixel webcams are where its at, and according to the review at Register Hardware, the £70 ($110) Philips SPC1330NC delivers. It'll interpolate up to eight megapixel stills if you want to play pretend, its f2.0 aperture gives it great low-light performance, and a stereo mic puts it ahead of the competition, like Microsoft's mono-tastic LifeCam Show. Overall the chromed cam earns high marks, only disappointing by not delivering its advertised 90fps max speed until the resolution is dropped to decidedly sub-VGA resolutions. But, unless you plan on kung-fu chatting, chances are you can get by with less.

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    Philips SPC1330NC webcam reviewed: high quality but not exactly high speed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 May 2009 18:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • NY storefront hosts the first no-glasses 3D LCD ad

    NY storefront hosts the first no-glasses 3D LCD ad

    Posted on May 11, 2009 | No Comments

    Like 3D, don't like glasses? Check out 750 7th Avenue at 50th Street in New York for the Snickers display where Inwindow Outdoor and Alioscopy have teamed up for the first 3D LCD ad on a storefront. The 42-inch panel uses an 8x recorded autosteroscopic (read: no glasses) 3D process to make the catchphrase jump off the wall at passers-by. The installation debuted May 6, and for the small cost of being marketed to vs. the now-shelved €18,000 Philips screen we once lusted after, it's a cheap way for us to get a peek at the future.

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    NY storefront hosts the first no-glasses 3D LCD ad originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 May 2009 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Philips SBD7000, SBD8100 iPod docks get the hands-on treatment

    Philips SBD7000, SBD8100 iPod docks get the hands-on treatment

    Posted on May 5, 2009 | No Comments

    It may not stand out from the crowd quite as much as some iPod docks, but Philips' rotating SBD7000 speaker dock should still turn a few heads, and keep you entertained for at least a few minutes as you spin and tilt your iPod to your heart's content. Apart from that somewhat nifty feature, however, the $120 dock is expectedly pretty standard fare, with it including cradles for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPod nano 4G, a four-AA battery compartment to let you take it out on the road and, well, not much else. Those looking for a little something extra can also opt for Philips' $150 SBD8100 model (pictured after the break), which employs a more standard horizontal design but adds a motorized rotating dock to its bag of tricks.

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    Philips SBD7000, SBD8100 iPod docks get the hands-on treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 May 2009 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Kenwood lights up your life with prototype OLED-illumed speakers

    Kenwood lights up your life with prototype OLED-illumed speakers

    Posted on April 27, 2009 | No Comments

    Details are scarce on these new speakers from Kenwood, but if you find yourself frequently faced with a lamp-or-noise dilemma, we might've just stumbled upon the solution. The prototype flat speakers, developed by Junji Kido of Yamagata University in Japan, are inexplicably surfaced with white Lumiblade-style OLED lights -- we're not sure what that does for the sound, but we probably won't be trading in our studio monitors in anticipation of this brightly lit conjectured future.

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    Kenwood lights up your life with prototype OLED-illumed speakers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Philips’ OLED wall makes its video debut

    Philips’ OLED wall makes its video debut

    Posted on April 24, 2009 | No Comments

    We already caught sight of some of Philips' new OLED lighting concepts, but when it comes to something like a massive OLED wall there's really no substitute for a proper video, and Philips itself has now kindly provided one for all to enjoy. As you can see for yourself after the break, the wall reacts directly to folks passing by, which turns out to be a surefire to get folks dancing and more generally make fools of themselves -- all in the name of progress, of course. If that's not enough OLED for one day, you can also check out a slightly less entertaining video of Philips' OLED chandelier concept, which is a tad less interactive but considerably more likely to turn into an actual product.

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    Philips' OLED wall makes its video debut originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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