Comments on: Into the Future With Philips: First Stop, Your Living Room http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:07:31 -0800 hourly 1 By: Philips Home Lab : observer les usages domestiques en situation « Le fil ExploLAB http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2448927 Philips Home Lab : observer les usages domestiques en situation « Le fil ExploLAB Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:57:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2448927 [...] Via Techcrunch [...] [...] Via Techcrunch [...]

]]> By: pfft http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2447029 pfft Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:31:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2447029 seriously the 'ambi' is pretty disturbing, imagine if a family with little kids, i am sure those 'ambi' is gonna affect their eyes. Philips - try harder in inventing something practical than launching gimmick idea to sell your crap TV with LED at the back or other LED products =p seriously the ‘ambi’ is pretty disturbing, imagine if a family with little kids, i am sure those ‘ambi’ is gonna affect their eyes.

Philips – try harder in inventing something practical than launching gimmick idea to sell your crap TV with LED at the back or other LED products =p

]]> By: RahulC http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446712 RahulC Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:06:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446712 With all these comments on Philips, I just bought this Philips LCD TV about 4 months back... feeling little scared. Whats the big deal with the ambi-light; I am pretty happy with the fluorescent bulb that glows proudly behind the TV. I like Mr. Toby's idea, taking it little further... what abt the TV stops and turns into a video camera and connects to the phone, well just have to make sure I am not in boxers !! With all these comments on Philips, I just bought this Philips LCD TV about 4 months back… feeling little scared. Whats the big deal with the ambi-light; I am pretty happy with the fluorescent bulb that glows proudly behind the TV.

I like Mr. Toby’s idea, taking it little further… what abt the TV stops and turns into a video camera and connects to the phone, well just have to make sure I am not in boxers !!

]]> By: Toby Sterling http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446583 Toby Sterling Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:17:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446583 Just a word of encouragement after negative comments above. It seems to me we have to take Philips seriously, given that they are by far the largest lighting company on Earth. The problem is, it appears pretty gimmicky at this stage. And that's not helped by all the marketing-speak in their promotional videos. Still, surely it will be magic when they can figure out a way for lighting to change automatically or at a voice command. Like, the phone rings while you're watching a movie, and the lights in your room come up only partway when you put the film on pause; and a spotlight comes up on the phone you need to find. A corny example but you see where I'm going with this. Anyhow keep trying Scott, Philips is an under-reported company and their lighting efforts are noteworthy. Best, Toby Just a word of encouragement after negative comments above.
It seems to me we have to take Philips seriously, given that they are by far the largest lighting company on Earth.
The problem is, it appears pretty gimmicky at this stage. And that’s not helped by all the marketing-speak in their promotional videos.

Still, surely it will be magic when they can figure out a way for lighting to change automatically or at a voice command.

Like, the phone rings while you’re watching a movie, and the lights in your room come up only partway when you put the film on pause; and a spotlight comes up on the phone you need to find.

A corny example but you see where I’m going with this.

Anyhow keep trying Scott, Philips is an under-reported company and their lighting efforts are noteworthy.

Best,

Toby

]]> By: baah-baah-the-black-sheep http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446515 baah-baah-the-black-sheep Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:44:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446515 If I wanted to read about gadgets I'd read crunchgear. This cross-promo just doesn't look good. If I wanted to read about gadgets I’d read crunchgear. This cross-promo just doesn’t look good.

]]> By: narphorium http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446358 narphorium Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:23:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446358 They're not doing themselves any favors with the brightness of that photo. It looks like it would be pretty harsh on your eyes, especially when you're trying to concentrate on the movie. The only scenario where I can see this being cool is to enhance the explosions in action movies although after the 3rd or 4th incident of your neighbors calling the fire department it might get a little annoying. They’re not doing themselves any favors with the brightness of that photo. It looks like it would be pretty harsh on your eyes, especially when you’re trying to concentrate on the movie.

The only scenario where I can see this being cool is to enhance the explosions in action movies although after the 3rd or 4th incident of your neighbors calling the fire department it might get a little annoying.

]]> By: 111 Comments http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446316 111 Comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:31:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446316 @W the amount they payed TC :p @W the amount they payed TC :p

]]> By: W http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446307 W Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:05:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446307 what the hell is the big deal about this? what the hell is the big deal about this?

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446290 Andrew Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:32:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446290 doesn't seem like it would work since people aren't relaxed, i.e. if I was in that situation to be comfortable, my legs would end up on that table doesn’t seem like it would work since people aren’t relaxed, i.e. if I was in that situation to be comfortable, my legs would end up on that table

]]> By: Darin Carter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446286 Darin Carter Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:16:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446286 Very Interesting ... but I haven't seen a Philips TV in years! Very Interesting … but I haven’t seen a Philips TV in years!

]]> By: BA http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/into-the-future-with-philips-first-stop-your-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2446282 BA Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:14:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21406#comment-2446282 Didn't Philips pull their TVs out of the US Market? Didn’t Philips pull their TVs out of the US Market?

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