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Philips Research — Technologies

Previous ExperienceLab projects

WWICE

Another technology that will truly make life easier is an interactive user interface called Window on the World of Communication and Entertainment (WWICE), which consolidates the all of your home devices into a single system for managing typical digital activities such as recording a voicemail, watching a video or listening to music from any room in the home.


Click on the link below for more information (PDF; 58.9 Kb):
+ wwice.pdf
 

Look at the videos:
+ WWICE- the networked home

 


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PHENOM

Through Phenom, you will be able to view your favorite photo memories from anywhere in your home. Wireless connections and voice recognition will enable you to pull up photos from your couch or your kitchen table!


Click on the link below for more information (PDF; 74.1 Kb):
+ phenom.pdf


Look at the videos:
+ PHENOM: Perceptive Home Environments
+ PHENOM phase 1
+ PHENOM phase 2

 


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POGO

POGO is an interactive game for children that helps them stretch their imagination by merging fantasy and reality into an environment where they can play and act out stories together.


Click on the link below for more information (PDF; 74.4 Kb):
+ pogo.pdf

 


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EASY ACCESS

This is a technology that anticipates your needs, as in the music-by-voice recognition example. Easy Access understands your environment (e.g., the lighting or number of people in a room) and can adjust it to your needs.


Click on the link below for more information (PDF; 128 Kb):
+ easy_access.pdf
 

Look at the videos:
+ Easy Access: taming your music collection
+ Easy Access to NICE music

 


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INTELLIGENT PERSONAL-CARE ENVIRONMENT

The Intelligent Personal-Care Environment is a mirror display in the bathroom that can play all sorts of media - anything from cartoons to encourage children to brush their teeth to the morning news for adults.


Click on the link below for more information (PDF; 67 Kb):
+ intelligent_personal_care.pdf

Look at the video:
+ Video on Intelligent Mirrors


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