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Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., or Royal Philips Electronics, commonly known as Philips, is a Dutch consumer electronics company based in Amsterdam. Philips is founded in the year 1891 by Dutch industrialist Gerard Philips together with his father, Frederik Philips. The company is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. It is organized into three main divisions – Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Philips Healthcare, and Philips Lighting. Today, Philips employs around 122,000 people across more than 60 countries in the world. Philips has a vast portfolio of products ranging from consumer electronics to healthcare products. Philips is also known for its lighting products. In 2012, the company became the largest manufacturer of lighting in the world.
Philips Make Foray Into Quad-Core Smartphone Market
05/13/2013, Whenever one talks about smartphones, the name Philips would definitely not pop up on anyone’s radar. After all, this is a company that churned out regular feature phones in the past, and even then they did not manage to make [...]
Philips DesignLine TV Blends Right In
03/15/2013, Philips must be thinking out of the box as they do not seem to be too hot and bothered by Ultra HDTV sets that rolled off from the manufacturing lines of its rivals, but rather, would want to concentrate on [...]
Philips To Exit Consumer Electronics Business
01/30/2013, Philips is a brand that many of us are familiar with on the consumer front. The company has released products such as DVD and Blu-ray players, HiFi systems, audio equipment, home lighting and the likes, but it looks like its [...]
The Philips Lumiblade concept could be the future of home lighting
12/17/2012, Philips Lumiblade 2012 from Dezeen on Vimeo. During the day, we usually turn our lights off, or perhaps keep it to a minimum while opening the blinds and windows to allow the sunlight in. The distinction between sunlight and the [...]
Philips Announces New Lightning-compatible Speaker Docks In Time For Holidays
12/05/2012, Apple’s 30-pin dock connector that was made available for every mobile Apple device from the first iPod all the way up to the iPhone 4S has had quite the run. But all good things must come to an end as [...]
Developer manages to use Siri to control the Philips Hue light bulbs
11/22/2012, When Apple designed Siri, they made it so that iPhone owners (and now iPad owners) could perform tasks on their phones simply by using their voices. This included the ability to make calls, write messages, set reminders, set alarms, make [...]
Philips announces W832 Xenium dual-SIM Android handset
11/20/2012, When it comes to our Android smartphones, Philips is hardly a brand that comes to mind. Perhaps when it comes to home appliances such as light bulbs then perhaps Philips would be an obvious choice, but it looks like this [...]
Philips introduces iPhone and iPad-controlled LED home lighting system
10/29/2012, Dutch multinational electronics company, Philips, is introducing a new LED home lighting system that will enable users to control light wirelessly through an app for smartphones or tablets. Philips hue, as it is called, features pre-programmed lighting settings that are [...]
Philips blazes Nairobi streets with solar LED lights
08/10/2012, Dutch multinational electronics company, Philips, has partnered with the Kenyan Urban Roads Authority to install solar-powered LED street lighting in Nairobi. Philips says that, if implemented on a wide scale across the country, the project has the potential to generate [...]
Philips launches FWP3200D DJ-like iOS speaker dock
08/02/2012, If you’re an aspiring DJ that would like to take your setup with you while on the go, you might be able to thanks to the Philips FWP3200D DJ dock. As pictured above, this isn’t your typical DJ setup and [...]
Philips announces SpeechExec4Mac dictation and transcription solution for Mac
06/25/2012, If you’re looking for a dictation app to be used on your Mac computer, Philips might have something for you. Dubbed the SpeechExec4Mac, it is expected to be used in conjunction with the DPMConnect4 Mac software which will allow users [...]
Philip and LG’s Smart TV Alliance hopes to create apps that work across the board
06/20/2012, When it comes to smart TVs, each manufacturer has a system of their own in order to help differentiate themselves from the competition, much like how Android has many manufacturers who are differentiated through hardware and software features and UI [...]
Philips Fidelio SoundSphere has been revamped into a more portable solution
06/13/2012, If you’re in the market for a new set of speakers for your iOS device, Philips has recently revamped its Fidelio SoundSphere speakers, making them a much more transportable solution while promising that there was no compromise on sound quality. [...]
