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Crunch Watch: Philips announces 6,000 job cut
Philips is the latest casualty in ongoing global meltdown or their employees are, more specifically, as the European tech giant announced 6,000 redundancies today.
The cuts come after the Dutch company released figures of their first quarterly loss in six years seeing profits sink to €1.47 billion in the red. That sounds like the kind of sum that could end all things Royal Philips Electronics but then given that this time last year they made about the same amount…
Philips develops iPill – an 'intelligent' pill. Because normal pills are Thicky McThick
Philips, ever the purveyor of useful biotechnology, has developed an intelligent pill. The device contains a chip, a battery, a wireless radio, a pump and a drug reservoir. The device is still only a prototype, but it’ll be presented at a conference in Atlanta later this month and Philips say it’s already suitable for serial manufacturing.
It’s also got a thermometer and acidity sensor, thought to be a minituarised human with some litmus paper. The idea is that it waits until it’s in exactly the right part of your gut before it releases its life-giving load and makes your tummy feel all better. It means that much lower doses of powerful drugs can be used.
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Philips working on microbubble technology for more targeted cancer treatment
Philips is currently researching into a less invasive procedure for treating patients with cancer and other conditions, using drug-loaded microbubbles.
These bubbles are about the same size as red blood cells, and can be injected into a patient’s bloodstream and then tracked via ultrasound imaging.
Drugs would only be released once they reached the required place – a tumour growth, for example. Not only might this increase the effectiveness of the drug, but cut down on unpleasant side-effects…
Philips Intimate Massager collection – sex toys (no laughing)
It’s easy to write a smutty piece about marital aids, just ask Gary. He lives for it. I, on the other hand, take an altogether more serious and adult approach to intercourse as, I’m glad to say, do Philips who yesterday launched their very first items designed to heighten copulation.
The Dual Intimate Massager is the first of these…
Philips launching "Warm Intimate Massager" sex toy for couples within weeks – and the UK is first to try it
The top secret Warm Intimate Massager SEX MACHINE from Philips will be going on sale in the UK later this month, according to business reports from The Times.
Aimed at couples, the baffling and as-yet-unseen gadget will be “nonpenetrative” for your enhanced comfort, available in single and double configurations…
IFA 2008: Philips shows off 42PFL9803 42" Flat TV
Get ready for this, specification fans – the Philips Flat TV features a 2ms response time and a dynamic contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. It does this by a very technically complex fashion to do with an LED LUX system the stops light leaking. I’ll let Andy from HDTV explain. He’s better at understanding stuff to do with pixels and ratios:
“The LED LUX system comprises of 128 segments of LEDs in 8 rows containing 16 segments. Nine LEDs are assigned to each individual segment, and these can be individually dimmed to precisely control the output of each pixel.”
And that’s how it works. It also…
IFA 2008: Philips brings backlighting technology to PC, with its 22OXW9 22" LightFrame Monitor
According to Philips, its new 22OXW9 LightFrame LCD PC monitor is “proven to reduce eye fatigue,” making your PC-based life slightly easier to tolerate. It does this in the same way Philips’ range of HDTVs have been doing it for years – powering up a backlight to bathe the sides of the screen, and your wall, and your desk, in a relaxing glow…
Incy wincy web-cam: Wireless Bluetooth internet camera concept by Flynn
Now here’s a pretty thing. Who would have thought that a Philips Bluetooth web-cam could look so desirable but it does, doesn’t it? Apart from looking like some fantastic, future, killer spider that injects its poison into your helpless veins as you sit frozen in terror, it also resembles a lemon squeezer I once had.
Just like the best things out there, it’s only a concept just now but with Flynn and Philips branded all over it…
Philips GoGear MP3 players out in June – prices and specs included
Philips has announced that their eagerly awaited range of GoGear PMPs is to hit the shelves in June and we’ve got a price list for you too.
These entry level MP3, WMA, AAC players…
Philips intros 9600 Ambilight LCD HDTV with faster panels and better contrast
Philips has announced its latest range of Ambilight high definition LCD TVs, claiming they offer the fastest LCD panels currently available, and with an improved version of their Perfect Pixel HD system which improves black levels and overall contrast ratio.
The new Perfect Pixel HD system can process some 500 million pixels per second, a doubling in processing power compared to the previous system. This should translate to a sharper, more natural looking picture…
