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Philips showcases Technology & Innovation from Netherlands

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Our week-long trip to the Netherlands brought us to the homeland of Philips and showed us the roots of Dutch technology and innovation.

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In what used to be a small town of Eindhoven, the place has been transformed into a huge and beautiful industrial city many of which (actually in the thousands) are long-time employees of Philips.

evoluon
The Evoluon is a conference centre and former science museum erected by the electronics and electrical company Philips in Eindhoven, Netherlands in 1966.

Philips CEO Frans van Houten, in his keynote speech here at the Evoluon Center, talked about the many innovations of Philips since it was founded here in Eindhoven in 1891.

Philips is taking bold steps to meet these needs. Last week, we made the historic announcement that Philips is going to transform into two strong and focused companies: one focused on the HealthTech opportunity, the other on Lighting solutions. This is the next logical step on our journey. It will position both companies for long-term market leadership, enabling them to innovate and address customer needs even better and faster. – Frans van Houten, CEO, Philips

Today, Philips is very strong in various areas such as lighting, health care, and consumer lifestyle (although it has been announced earlier that they will independently run the lighting division soon).

Perhaps the most visible Philips products is the consumer electronics and lighting category, while some of it were already sold to various companies (like the TV which is no longer operated by Philips but still uses the Philips brand).

Aside from the Philips Hue which we’ve been interested in getting since last year, various lighting systems and technologies have been developed by Philips were showcased here.

philips-light

Philips has demonstrated that there’s a unique opportunity to use lights in providing data and location based services. In the demo (photo above), they create a small grocery store where the lights are used to transmit location data to the smartphone (via the front-facing camera) in order for an app to accurately locate the customer within the store. This allows the store to provide in-store promos and deals to a specific costumer when they are near a certain stall or aisle.

This home lighting setup uses LED bulbs (Philips Hue) that is configured to change colors depending on designated signals for the hearing-impaired. The lamps would turn green if there’s an SMS notification or a red if there’s a phone call. That’s just some of the basic visual setup that can be done with the lights.

At the same time, this Philips Smart Air Purifier (first shown in IFA 2013 in Berlin) can remove contaminants (including second-hand smoke residue) from the air that can affect allergy sufferers and asthmatics. It has a built-in WiFi so you can control it remotely with an app.

philips-air-purifier

Who could have though that Blue light can help ease body pain? Philips has several of them that uses a specific blue light to help relieve pain. The light has been studied to help in blood flow and circulation allowing for better pain management.

philips-bluetouch

These are some of the many new technologies and innovations that the Dutch company introduced. Gave us a better appreciation of technology and how it is used to save lives and make it better.

Here’s the complete keynote speech of Frans van Houten.

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Philips showcases Technology & Innovation from Netherlands

Abe Olandres Leave a comment

Our week-long trip to the Netherlands brought us to the homeland of Philips and showed us the roots of Dutch technology and innovation.

philips-innovation

In what used to be a small town of Eindhoven, the place has been transformed into a huge and beautiful industrial city many of which (actually in the thousands) are long-time employees of Philips.

evoluon
The Evoluon is a conference centre and former science museum erected by the electronics and electrical company Philips in Eindhoven, Netherlands in 1966.

Philips CEO Frans van Houten, in his keynote speech here at the Evoluon Center, talked about the many innovations of Philips since it was founded here in Eindhoven in 1891.

Philips is taking bold steps to meet these needs. Last week, we made the historic announcement that Philips is going to transform into two strong and focused companies: one focused on the HealthTech opportunity, the other on Lighting solutions. This is the next logical step on our journey. It will position both companies for long-term market leadership, enabling them to innovate and address customer needs even better and faster. – Frans van Houten, CEO, Philips

Today, Philips is very strong in various areas such as lighting, health care, and consumer lifestyle (although it has been announced earlier that they will independently run the lighting division soon).

Perhaps the most visible Philips products is the consumer electronics and lighting category, while some of it were already sold to various companies (like the TV which is no longer operated by Philips but still uses the Philips brand).

Aside from the Philips Hue which we’ve been interested in getting since last year, various lighting systems and technologies have been developed by Philips were showcased here.

philips-light

Philips has demonstrated that there’s a unique opportunity to use lights in providing data and location based services. In the demo (photo above), they create a small grocery store where the lights are used to transmit location data to the smartphone (via the front-facing camera) in order for an app to accurately locate the customer within the store. This allows the store to provide in-store promos and deals to a specific costumer when they are near a certain stall or aisle.

This home lighting setup uses LED bulbs (Philips Hue) that is configured to change colors depending on designated signals for the hearing-impaired. The lamps would turn green if there’s an SMS notification or a red if there’s a phone call. That’s just some of the basic visual setup that can be done with the lights.

At the same time, this Philips Smart Air Purifier (first shown in IFA 2013 in Berlin) can remove contaminants (including second-hand smoke residue) from the air that can affect allergy sufferers and asthmatics. It has a built-in WiFi so you can control it remotely with an app.

philips-air-purifier

Who could have though that Blue light can help ease body pain? Philips has several of them that uses a specific blue light to help relieve pain. The light has been studied to help in blood flow and circulation allowing for better pain management.

philips-bluetouch

These are some of the many new technologies and innovations that the Dutch company introduced. Gave us a better appreciation of technology and how it is used to save lives and make it better.

Here’s the complete keynote speech of Frans van Houten.

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A visit to the Philips Museum in Eindhoven, Netherlands

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Earlier this week, we flew to The Netherlands to attend the Philips Innovation Experience 2014 in Eindhoven, Netherlands along with close to 90 global media.

Eindhoven is the hometown of Philips when it started over 100 years ago. May people even considered that the town was built by Philips when it opened the first light bulb factory here (the museum is now where the original factory was).

philips-museum

A section of the museum was preserved the way it looked like back in 1891 with all the materials used to make the incandescent bulb, complete with the cotton filaments and all. It was the very first industry that the Philips brothers of Netherlands invested into. They picked Eindhoven because there was a working steam engine already operating in the town that allows them to pull electricity from.

Philips would import raw cotton from the United States and import glass bulbs from Germany and assemble them here, employing young women to do the tasks since they have mcuh smaller hands to handle and string the filaments.

Soon after, they transitioned to metal filaments after hearing the Americans had developed a better solution. One of the brothers, Anton Philips, went to America to order these new type of filaments.

The resulting incandescent bulbs were brighter and lasts longer. Photo shown below is one of the first light bulbs with metal filaments.

Philips also ventured into vacuum tube radios. These later evolved into cassette players, cassette tapes, CD players and video players and recorders.

They also developed the video cassette recorder but some Japanese brands (i.e. Sony, etc.) to gain momentum with the VHS and the Betamax.

Philips also created TV sets but these were later on sold to another company and still allowed them to use the name for branding (a Chinese company called TVP).

Here is an early version of a Philips video camera recorder.

Here’s a much older camera that uses light bulbs for its flash:

The company also venture in medical equipment and healthcare industry. One of their first few products was a portable X-Ray machine shown below.

Philips also does home appliances and this is one of the first vacuum cleaners they attempted to sell in China and was a hit.

Philips was so know with their lighting technology that Michael Jackson asked them to make him a custom-made glove that lights up with the beat of his song. Michael was supposed to use this in his world tour but never got to use it due to his unexpected demise. The glove is now here at the Philips museum.

Never realized the Philips family created a huge brand in so many industries. The city of Eindhoven was basically built by Philips wth villages, factories, schools and even a stadium that still exists and operates until today.

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A visit to the Philips Museum in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Abe Olandres Leave a comment



Earlier this week, we flew to The Netherlands to attend the Philips Innovation Experience 2014 in Eindhoven, Netherlands along with close to 90 global media.

Eindhoven is the hometown of Philips when it started over 100 years ago. May people even considered that the town was built by Philips when it opened the first light bulb factory here (the museum is now where the original factory was).

philips-museum

A section of the museum was preserved the way it looked like back in 1891 with all the materials used to make the incandescent bulb, complete with the cotton filaments and all. It was the very first industry that the Philips brothers of Netherlands invested into. They picked Eindhoven because there was a working steam engine already operating in the town that allows them to pull electricity from.

Philips would import raw cotton from the United States and import glass bulbs from Germany and assemble them here, employing young women to do the tasks since they have mcuh smaller hands to handle and string the filaments.

Soon after, they transitioned to metal filaments after hearing the Americans had developed a better solution. One of the brothers, Anton Philips, went to America to order these new type of filaments.

The resulting incandescent bulbs were brighter and lasts longer. Photo shown below is one of the first light bulbs with metal filaments.

Philips also ventured into vacuum tube radios. These later evolved into cassette players, cassette tapes, CD players and video players and recorders.

They also developed the video cassette recorder but some Japanese brands (i.e. Sony, etc.) to gain momentum with the VHS and the Betamax.

Philips also created TV sets but these were later on sold to another company and still allowed them to use the name for branding (a Chinese company called TVP).

Here is an early version of a Philips video camera recorder.

Here’s a much older camera that uses light bulbs for its flash:

The company also venture in medical equipment and healthcare industry. One of their first few products was a portable X-Ray machine shown below.

Philips also does home appliances and this is one of the first vacuum cleaners they attempted to sell in China and was a hit.

Philips was so know with their lighting technology that Michael Jackson asked them to make him a custom-made glove that lights up with the beat of his song. Michael was supposed to use this in his world tour but never got to use it due to his unexpected demise. The glove is now here at the Philips museum.

Never realized the Philips family created a huge brand in so many industries. The city of Eindhoven was basically built by Philips wth villages, factories, schools and even a stadium that still exists and operates until today.

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A visit to the Philips Museum in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Abe Olandres Leave a comment

Earlier this week, we flew to The Netherlands to attend the Philips Innovation Experience 2014 in Eindhoven, Netherlands along with close to 90 global media.

Eindhoven is the hometown of Philips when it started over 100 years ago. May people even considered that the town was built by Philips when it opened the first light bulb factory here (the museum is now where the original factory was).

philips-museum

A section of the museum was preserved the way it looked like back in 1891 with all the materials used to make the incandescent bulb, complete with the cotton filaments and all. It was the very first industry that the Philips brothers of Netherlands invested into. They picked Eindhoven because there was a working steam engine already operating in the town that allows them to pull electricity from.

Philips would import raw cotton from the United States and import glass bulbs from Germany and assemble them here, employing young women to do the tasks since they have mcuh smaller hands to handle and string the filaments.

Soon after, they transitioned to metal filaments after hearing the Americans had developed a better solution. One of the brothers, Anton Philips, went to America to order these new type of filaments.

The resulting incandescent bulbs were brighter and lasts longer. Photo shown below is one of the first light bulbs with metal filaments.

Philips also ventured into vacuum tube radios. These later evolved into cassette players, cassette tapes, CD players and video players and recorders.

They also developed the video cassette recorder but some Japanese brands (i.e. Sony, etc.) to gain momentum with the VHS and the Betamax.

Philips also created TV sets but these were later on sold to another company and still allowed them to use the name for branding (a Chinese company called TVP).

Here is an early version of a Philips video camera recorder.

Here’s a much older camera that uses light bulbs for its flash:

The company also venture in medical equipment and healthcare industry. One of their first few products was a portable X-Ray machine shown below.

Philips also does home appliances and this is one of the first vacuum cleaners they attempted to sell in China and was a hit.

Philips was so know with their lighting technology that Michael Jackson asked them to make him a custom-made glove that lights up with the beat of his song. Michael was supposed to use this in his world tour but never got to use it due to his unexpected demise. The glove is now here at the Philips museum.

Never realized the Philips family created a huge brand in so many industries. The city of Eindhoven was basically built by Philips wth villages, factories, schools and even a stadium that still exists and operates until today.

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