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Save $10 on the Philips Hue Bloom at Amazon right now!

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 9 May 2016 12:01 pm
Looking to make your home a little smarter? If so, Philips' Hue lights are probably on your radar, and right now Amazon is offering a $10 savings on the Hue Bloom, dropping the price down to just $50. With Alexa voice control, Homekit integration and the ability to control it from your phone, this light makes a great addition to any room. You will need a Hue starter kit or a compatible bridge...

New Philips Hue bulbs will utilize all shades of white to help you sleep better

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Posted by Rich Edmonds on 14 Mar 2016 9:39 am
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Philips has revealed a new Hue bulb called the white ambiance. This latest addition to the company's smart lighting family of products enables owners to tap into every shade of white, which is even touted to help you sleep better at night. Just how effective these solutions are at bringing absolute bliss to your sleep pattern is still up for debate.

80% of Philips TVs for 2015 will be Android TV

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Posted by Richard Devine on 24 Apr 2015 5:41 am
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At the IFA Global Press Conference in Malta, Philips TV division, TP Vision, has talked about the company's plans for its lineup for 2015. And of particular interest its commitment to using Android TV. Of all Philips TVs for 2015, an impressive 80% of them will be running Google's OS.

Philips' new Android powered TVs bring gaming, Google Play to your living room

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Posted by Richard Devine on 25 Apr 2014 8:30 am
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Philips has today been talking up its brand new line of Smart TVs at the IFA Global Press Conference, and they're powered by Android that will be available in the summer. Philips has essentially taken Android and layered its own unique TV optimized interface over the top. But with some important integrations with key Android features. Philips wants to retain the TV as the center of the home...

New Philips Soundbar uses Android to stream your content

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Posted by Richard Devine on 26 Jan 2012 10:11 am
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We're always interested in new ways to use Android in our lives. Recently we've seen washing machines, and home phones bringing Android outside of our smartphones. Philips are taking it a little further and integrating Android into a new Soundbar that uses the OS to stream your content via DLNA.  The CSS5123 Soundbar is a single speaker, bundled with a companion Subwoofer. The aim is to create a...

Sneak peek at an Android-based Philips Go Gear Connect Prototype

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 12 Oct 2011 9:56 am
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Here's a sneak peek at a prototype of what is tentatively being called the Philips Go Gear Connect. It's very much a pre-release product -- so new they didn't even have any real specs to give us. But through our keen sense of deduction we were able to surmise that it's running Gingerbread, has a small screen and three buttons at the bottom. Slightly surprising to us was that even though it's far...

Philips set to release the T910 in the Asian market

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Posted by Sean Brunett on 10 Dec 2010 12:57 pm
Philips is set to release another Android device, the T910, in the Asian market. The phone will run OPhone, which is an operating system in China based on Android. The T910 will sport:3.5-inch touchscreen5 MP camera with Auto-focusBattery: 1530 mAh Lithium-IonBluetooth 2.0WiFi180 MB internal memorymicroSD (up to 32 GB)900/1800/1900 MHz TD-SCDMA (3G)If you're in China and are a fan of Philips, you...

Philips V808 Android Phone is a Let Down, Runs China Mobile Version of Android

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Posted by Casey Chan on 30 Jul 2009 3:04 am
We had just reported on the Philips V808 Android Phone and were pretty excited to see what Philips would do with their first Android device. We now know that it carries nothing but disappointment because the Philips V808 runs China Mobile’s proprietary Android build, Ophone OS. The Ophone OS on the Philips V808 won’t have access to Android Market, instead applications will be downloaded via a...

Philips V808 Android Phone Pictures

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Posted by Casey Chan on 28 Jul 2009 3:39 am
 We weren't aware that Philips had been meddling with Android but with Android's growth and popularity, it should come as no surprise. So reports have been surfacing that points the Philips V808, the phone pictured above, as Philips' first android device and it looks, okay.The Philips V808 is rumored to have a 3.2 inch HVGA display and 3.2 megapixel camera and video. We’re not sure if Philips...