Gadgets And Gizmos

Last 12 months we saw the Philips Cinema 21:nine sequence, a stunning set with an facet ratio developed for cinema viewing, enabling viewers to look at movies without having black bars in the top and bottom with the picture. Now the Dutch business is releasing its newest model the Cinema 21:nine Gold series, which T3 looked at right now. We’ll provide you a full evaluation as soon as possible, but right here are our initial impressions. A…

3D adds another level to 21:9 TV… At the recent IFA technology expo In Berlin. Philips unveiled the second generation of its groundbreaking 21:9 TV and a new range of 9000 series screens, all sporting3D. However, a week before the world’s journalists clapped eyes on the products. We enjoyed an exclusive preview, getting up close and personal to the TVs before they were packed up and shipped to the show. What became clear from our b…

re is disappointing. Scrolling through web pages is a slow jump through links, while the pages you really want to see – those with videos attached – often fall foul of the system’s lack of support for Flash. YouTube fans needn’t worry though – there’s a solid youTube app built in that circumnavigates the need to use the web interface. however, playing DivX files through the device was great – the smaller,…

Philips takes Us home cinema point – in a good way – with its latest 21:9-ratio… Just as Spinal Tap’s amps go to 11, then Philips’ 58PFL9955H goes to 21. Or 21:9, to be precise. This is the much-anticipated sequel to the brand’s original, ground-breaking and seriously movie-friendly Cinema 21:9 – a TV which laughed in the piffling face of your usual 16:9-ratio TVs and stretched to embrace the extra gir…

dvanced Pixel Precise HD video processing is fitted with 400HZ Perfect Motion Rate, HD Natural Motion and Super Resolution. You can also use this TV to connect to the internet with its built in Wi-Fi technology. You can watch YouTube and liking all your Facebook friends’ status from your own TV inside your family room or your bedroom. You can take this Philips 50PFL7956T ultra-widescreen  LED TV only by paying for between £1995 till £2000 d…

Philips introduces the newest official Philips GoGear PMP Connect based on Android. This device is a PMP Andorid like come pre-installed with Google mobile applications and can access the Android Market for more than 100,000 applications using integrated Wi-Fi connectivity. Philips GoGear Connect has a 480 × 320 screen 3.2-inch touchscreen, a built-in camera that can record video, GPS, Bluetooth and microSD card slot. Supports MP3, WMA, M4A, AA…

Great image and sound, but no Freeview HD… Philips thinks differently. The brand includes a long history of going its personal way in client electronics and its individualistic vision is all evident in the functions and tech with the 40PFL7605. The brand’s trademark Ambilight mood lighting (here in its Spectra 2 iteration) actually helps the screen standout from the crowd. Philips online proposition is equally unique. Rather than just of…

The sound on an Apple iPad isn’t bad, and we’ve found We tablet ideal for watching BBC iPlayer programmes and listening to podcasts. But the fact remains that the screen is just a fancy screen: it doesn’t stand up on its own. The Philips Fidelio DS8550 docking speaker provides a smart support stand for the iPad, while also boosting its audio output and letting you crank up the volume. The Fidelio also works with iPods and iPho…

The jury is still out on 3D TVs and films. but super-sized flatscreen TVs have proved a blockbuster hit. This 58in LED-backlit screen is both giant and 3D-enabled. The Cinema Platinum apes the proportions of a screening-room display. has no ugly black bars at the top or bottom and has a set of powerful speakers embedded within its brushed-aluminium cabinet. Four HDMI inputs, Dtil.A support, Scart, USB and D’Sub connectors are all included…

…50GB hard drive before burning favoured bits onto blank DVDs. Build quality is better than average, the remote is great and the picture is excellent, especially when viewed at 1080p. You get access to the VieraCast portal for YouTube via ethernet and with USB and SD cardslots on front. it’s easy to import other digital tiles. You can copy files to the internal drive or even burn them to DVD. (+) Great editing and archiving features. Smart s…