The Inquirer: Moving backwards going forwards
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Philips home of the future video
A WORKING HOME of the future kitted out by Philips was captured on video by the INQUIRER at the Grand Designs Live Expo at the Excel centre in London.
Concepts aired by Philips that are either with us now or will be in everyone's homes within 10 years are power to devices without wires, mirrors with OLED panels inside and windows to the home that can be turned off.
Shown off for the first time was its 21:9 HDTV screen, which displays movies as they're seen at the cinema. This is without those black bars at the top and bottom of the screen that are currently visible or are hidden where the image is stretched to accommodate the TV. 21:9 screens display the video unaltered as it was meant to be seen by the director.
Wipower or wireless power was demoed, too. We've already seen wireless mats for mobile phone charging, only now Philips has shown off wireless powered lights and also the recharging of a laptop. Its concept of windows that do not need curtains wowed the public as well, with their ability to be turned opaque at the press of a remote control's button. µ
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Really, another 'home of the future'? Last I heard, teh home of the future included a robot butler and a flying car in the garage. Dimming mirrors are lame.
Stuart - if you want to turn your head to see the screen, just sit closer. :)
wireless electricity is over a century old, that's right 100 years.
but the idiots who run things couln't understand how to meter it.
but you run along with your 'future' sh*t.
Do people not remember why 21:9 was invented?
It was put in cinemas to give the audience a picture that made them look left and right as if in real life. So it was large.
If you put this aspect ratio in a TV then to experience the same effect you'd need a huge TV. At least 5 or 6 feet across.
Get real people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc
http://www.blu-raydisc.com/index.htm
But at leats, I learned about Marune...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Marune
"BLU-RAY" IS SPELT WRONG, DUMMIES.
THE CORRECT WORD IS "BLUE"
LOOKIT UP IN THE DICTIONARY FOR PETES SAKE!
Why not 7:3 ?
The Philips 56PFL9954H/12 21:9 TV was announced and available last year..?
"Shown off for the first time was its 21:9 HDTV screen"
Really? This is the same screen that has been on sale since Feb 2009...
next-gen tv aspect ratio in the wrong aspect ratio is unprofessional.