Six More Brands Join The `Roku TV Ready’ Certification Program
Roku announced it has added six new consumer electronics brand partners to the Roku TV Ready Certification program. New partners that signed on over the course of the last year include Element, JVC, Pheanoo, and Philips, with Polk Audio and Westinghouse, which will be added…
Philips 24″ Kitchen TV With Google Assistant Hits Retail
Funai Corp., which licenses the Philips TV brand for North America, said today that its 2019 Philips 24-inch Android TV optimized for hands-free use in the kitchen is now available at retail partners across the country. The Philips 24-inch Kitchen Android TV ($299.99 suggested retail)…
Does Samsung’s Blu-ray Withdrawl Doom Discs?
Despite the recently announced decision by Samsung to end further introductions of Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players in the U.S. market, companies still supporting the formats tell HD Guru that physical media, and specifically 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, isn’t dead yet. Conversely, more pessimistic…
Funai 4K Android TVs Add Google Assistant AI
Funai introduced Wednesday its first Philips-branded 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TV series incorporating both the Android TV smart TV platform and built-in Google Assistant AI voice control The Philips 4K Android TVs, which will be presented at next week’s CES 2019 in its Renaissance Hotel…
Funai Renews License To The Philips TV, Blu-ray Player Brand In North America
Fans of Philips-branded televisions in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be glad to know that Japan’s Funai Corp. reached a “multi-year” agreement last week to continue producing and marketing Philips-branded televisions, Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD players in North America. Since Royal…
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