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Showtime, Portable Style: The Philips 9″ Portable TV

Derek — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:56:02 +0000

Portable TV seems like very latest trend you see on many shopping channels and companies are jumping on the bandwagon, just as we sometimes think there’s too many gadgets and conveniences for peoples’ own good nowadays. Does someone need a 9″ TV to take with them everywhere? Philips thinks so, and is offering a nice deal for those who think its too essential to leave behind. Ever. You can’t listen to records on this, but hey, technology marches on.

Philips latest portable digital TV for the mass market has been announced and released as the PVD900/37. The device has a big 9-inch 600 x 220 TFT widescreen LCD screen, a built-in HDTV tuner, decent 250mW speakers and a detachable antenna that is useful for over-air digital TV channels to be received.

It has a rechargeable battery that provides up to 3 hours of viewing time. You can grab this at Amazon for just $113.53, which is a bargain for the TV addicted.

A Bright Idea: The Philips SpotOn Motion Sensing LED Light

Derek — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:48:29 +0000

Some areas of a house (closets, etc) just tend to be very dark and hard to see in, and while existing lights work ok sometimes, there really isn’t an ideal solution that really works, is compact and doesn’t need “turning on”…until now with the Philips SpotOn light.

It’s a budget friendly and bright little light that is hung on the wall. When it senses movement, it automatically kicks on, so no fumbling to turn it on or press anything. It has inside of it 3 energy efficient LED lights, so its bright enough to get the job done, but it won’t waste energy. It shuts off by itself after 20 seconds of no motion. It needs 3 AAA batteries to power itself.

You can grab it for $15.50 from Energy Circle.

The future of headphones: The Philips Tapster

Derek — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:03:28 +0000

Bluetooth Stereo Headsets are definitely the way the market is going nowadays, and many experts agree that the future is wireless, more or less.

Which is why is Philips SHB 7110, or Tapster is very cool, forward thinking indeed.

The Tapster syncs with a user’s MP3 Player and/or phone, which is cool in itself, but it has some really cool touch-sensitive controls that put it in a class by itself. Most of the controls involve tapping or swiping your finger, which is very Apple-esque.

To adjust the volume, just swipe a finger along the ear of the headphones. To mute it, just give a certain area a quick tap, and it mutes. It sounds like the future, alright.

It includes sound quality enhancement called “EverClear” which is supposed to lessen background noise and improve music and call quality.

An odd note: You can see it on the Philips website, but it doesn’t seem to be purchaseable yet. Prices not announced, but expect it to be not cheap. It should be out soon, we’d assume.