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Philips' New Dream TV Makes Speakers Vanish

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Jan 7th 2008 at 2:23PM

Philips 52 Inch Ultimate Dream TV Makes Speakers Disapear
Sure it's a cocky move to name one of your products the "ultimate Dream" anything, but at least Philips has the goods to back it up. Their new television, part of their 7000 series of the new Philips Design Collection of televisions, is all about looks and style for those people who don't want just another black box in their living rooms.

In addition to the standard features you'd expect from a top of the line TV (1080p, ports galore, and several fancy sounding image enhancement technologies) the Ultimate Dream TV incorporates a 2.1 sound system (that means stereo speakers and a sub woofer) that are entirely invisible. No bars on the sides, or one on the bottom of the screen, no hidden speaker grills, no a single piece of evidence in sight that this thing can produce sound at all. In fact it's a little shocking when you hear noise come out of the thing. Check out the gallery for some images of this sound producing, speakerless wonder.

Gallery: Philips Gets in Touch

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Philips Wants to Get In Touch With Its Feminine Side

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Jan 7th 2008 at 11:06AM

Philips Gets In Touch With its Feminine Side
Philips overhauled its consumer electronics division on January 1, combining several of its departments into the new Consumer Lifestyle branch. Along with the new name came a new focus and a new design aesthetic. Accordint to Philips, the tradition sharp angles, buttons galore, and blinking lights of traditional "masculine" consumer electronic design have been replaced with softer looks and rounded edges in hopes of appealing to the quickest growing segment of electronics consumers -- women.

As part of the effort to rope in these new consumers, Philips unveiled its Design Collection of home electronics, including a one-piece home theater system that packs an upscaling DVD player and 5.1 surround sound into a single strip.

But the new (to American shores) Aurea is the epitome of Philips' new design philosophy. The rounded white bezel extends the colors on screen onto the wall behind it, blurring the line between the television and its environment (or so Philips says -- we'll need to take a closer look and get back to you).

Gallery: The New Look of Philips



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