About a year and a half ago, Philips Lighting debuted a new LED-based light source for projectors called ColorSpark HLD LED (High Lumen Density LED). In 2016, this technology rolled out in mainstream projection products in the 3,000- to 4,000-lumen range. For 2017, Philips is focusing on enabling projection customers to create new 1,000- and […]
Philips is introducing a new line of digital signage displays called the Q Series that will be available with Philips’ new Ambilight technology. Ambilight technology is designed to perceptually make a monitor’s image look much wider — and the viewing experience more immersive — by projecting an extra wide glow from two sides of a […]
Home automation has long been the domain of the upper middle class and wealthy. Expensive, professionally installed proprietary systems have traditionally dominated the home automation landscape. The rise of mobile tech and ubiquitous wireless communications — combined with less expensive and more powerful sensors and electronics — are finally enabling the availability of relatively affordable devices. […]
Philips Signage Solutions today announced the HDBaseT receiver in Intel’s Open Pluggable Specification (OPS) form factor module, CDR25. Philips’ CDR25 HDBaseT OPS module is designed to be integrated with Philips’ OPS-ready commercial EL and VL series displays as well as the zero-bezel XL and XH series displays. With CDR25 plugged in, Philips commercial digital signage […]
URC announced last month the Total Control two-way integration module for Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting, which was developed by Extra Vegetables and URC. The module can be downloaded by Authorized URC Total Control dealers from Extra Vegetables’ website. After replacing conventional bulbs with Hue lamps and connecting the Hue Bridge to the home wireless […]
TP Vision, the company that markets and brands Philips TVs in Europe and other parts of the world, has announced a new line of TVs that are powered by Android. There are two lines, the 8100 and 8200 TVs, which are 1080p resolution, and the Ultra HD 8800 series, offering 4K resolution. These will first […]
MMD, the technology company and brand license partner for Philips Signage Solutions, announced new and updated products that will be displayed at this year’s ISE. Utilizing Smart Technology and innovation, Philips Signage Solutions has developed and improved products in the many applications where clear imaging and signage are crucial. The SmartCollection, comprising smart innovations to […]
Philips and Desso — leaders in lighting and carpets respectively — today announced a partnership agreement to develop solutions that combine LED lighting with light transmissive carpet. Effectively, the two companies will market carpet with built-in digital signage! This innovation will further unlock the potential of LED integration into surfaces and definitely adds an exciting […]
Tripleplay is one of the first hospitality TV solution developers to implement a hotel user portal solution without a set-top box (STB) onto Philips’ range of hospitality smart TVs. Functioning as an IP-only system, this solution combines Tripleplay’s user experience with Philips TVs to provide an STB-less environment without losing any quality of service. Tripleplay’s […]
To see a list of all the awards we are giving as part of our 2013 rAVe Best of InfoComm awards, click here. To see all our of InfoComm 2013 coverage, click here. Best New Digital Signage Display: Philips QL Series of IP Signage Displays Philips showed at InfoComm a new […]
Philips is promising to demo the “Future of Display Technology” at its product unveiling at InfoComm 2013 next month in Orlando. The press will get a first-hand look on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the company’s booth (1743). Philips tells us that it’s not only demo’ing its new glasses-free 4K 3D displays (we saw these […]
Royal Philips Electronics announced a new innovation in LED lighting, creating the world’s most energy-efficient LED lamp suitable for general lighting applications, according to the company. Philips researchers developed a tube lighting (TL) replacement TLED prototype that produces a record 200 lumens per watt of high-quality white light (compared with 100lm/W for fluorescent lighting and […]
Redesigned from the inside out, the new Philips EL Series of LED edge-lit LCD panels includes some unique features. One, called Failover, allows the sign to keep playing digital signage content even if the network fails because it’s smart enough to automatically kick in when the primary input fails and switch to a different one. […]
Today Royal Philips Electronics reported green product sales of EUR 11.3 billion in 2012, marking 45 percent of total sales and moving the company significantly closer to its EcoVision sustainability performance targets of 2015. Healthcare drove the highest green product nominal sales growth with 36 percent and expanded its green product portfolio with 16 new […]
MMD, the brand license partner for Philips Public Signage, announced at ISE 2013 several new digital signage products, a Multi-user Touch table with 32 touch points, a 120-centimeter (47″) Multi-user Touch Kiosk as well as displays for the education and healthcare sectors. The 55″ (140 centimeter) touch table BDT5535GS offers up to 32 touch points, […]
Royal Philips Electronics announced this week that it received a fine of EUR 313 million from the European Commission following an investigation into alleged violation of competition rules in the Cathode-Ray Tubes (CRT) industry. The fine is payable within three months. In addition, the European Commission has ordered Philips and LG Electronics to be jointly […]
MMD/Philips just debuted the Philips Q Series, which is comprised of the 32-inch BDL3210Q, 42-inch BDL4210Q and 46-inch BDL4610Q. The Philips Q Series is a new family of edge-lit LED commercial displays aimed at digital signage applications. What’s especially interesting about this announcement is the integration of a digital signage content software called Flypaper Express […]
Philips is famous for launching amazing products, but having an inability sell them. Will this be the case with hue, their new iOS- and Android-based lighting control system for consumers? Show links: Video Product Link: http://vimeo.com/51691017 Company Product Page: http://www.meethue.com rAVe Story: https://www.ravepubs.com Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Exclusively available at the Apple Store, for now, the Philips hue wireless lighting system is available starting tomorrow. In case you haven’t heard, hue is designed to bring lighting control to the consumer in a unique and simple way. Each light bulb (for now, only available in standard E26/Edison socket) has a wireless transmitter and […]
The new Philips Touch Series consists of 10 different products developed for the retail, quick service restaurant, hospitality, healthcare and transportation industries. Available in 32”, 42”, 46”, 55” and 65” sizes, according to MMD, each model is designed for 24/7/365 operation and use commercial-grade displays. The new Philips Touch Series include either one of these […]
Philips Electronics today announced that the transaction to create a Television joint venture with TPV Technology Limited has been completed. The joint venture will be called TP Vision and will be 70 percent owned by TPV and 30 percent by Philips. TP Vision will develop, manufacture and market Philips branded TV sets. So, Philips is […]
Philips’ new E-Line series, aimed at the “upper entry level signage market,” is Philips’ first dedicated digital signage displays with optical IR multi-touch and OPS slots. The sizes range from 32”, 42”, 46” to 55” and are equipped with an OPS slot for the simple integration of an OPS module, the industry standard interface being […]
Philips Pronto launched a line of accessories (designed by Polar Bear Solutions) to enhance the company’s control solutions and give integrators new options when installing any Pronto product. The new line consists of two wall docking stations, a power sensor relay and a video sensor. The wall docking stations (PBS9600W and PBS9800W) flush mount in-wall […]
Philips Pronto, in collaboration with lighting control manufacturer Lutron Electronics, has announced the availability of a new RadioRA 2 module for Pronto’s line of controllers, including the TSU9300, TSU9400, TSU9600 and TSU9800. This new module offers integrators a simpler integration between a Pronto touch panel and the RadioRA 2 wireless lighting control system – no […]
Sonos is a popular multi-room audio system, and yet historically, a closed system when it comes to control. Now Pronto will interface with Sonos to enable all imported Sonos functions via Pronto controls, including their two hand-held controls (TSU9300 and TSU9400) for home theater control, and two tablet style panels (TSU9600 and TSU9800) for total […]
Although not bright enough for professional or college-level stadiums, this new LED-based solar-powered lighting system does have a lot of staging and maybe even some rental apps. And, the system is available as a fully portable solution. Using the energy-efficient LED lighting technology, the system can illuminate areas up to 40 meters by 20 meters […]
Dubbed Essence TV, Philips has readied a new line of LCD TVs that are thin, light and designed to (what they call) look good hanging there on a wall. How thin? Well, at 1.5” thick and weighing less than 40 pounds, the 42” model is full 1080p, 1020Hz capable, includes 3 HDMI ports and specifies […]
Philips showed a prototype 100-inch LCD at the IFA show in Berlin. This LCD panel has the company’s Ambilight Full Surround four-sided backlighting designed to make for a more immersive viewing experience. In fact, the Ambilight is quite a bit more sophisticated than just backlighting. The colors of the lights change to match the […]
