The Philips Electronics company has announced the goLITE BLU, a portable and rechargeable device that offers “quick relief from winter blues” using blue therapy light.

The goLITE is the newest breakthrough in light therapy that provides just the blue light our bodies need (we call it BLUEWAVE technology). Studies have shown that low-intensity blue light (470 nm, like that from the goLITE) is twice as effective at managing our body clocks compared to other sources of light.

Features and Specifications

• Proven BLUEWAVE technology, providing 100% of the recommended blue light
• Updated compact, sleek design
• Advanced diffusion optics for soft, even light
• Wider treatment field providing more flexibility
• Backlit touch screen for easy control
• Long lasting eye-safe LEDs
• Protective case
• UV free
• Built-in clock
• Backlit digital LCD display
• 30 day money back guarantee
• 2 year limited warranty
• Dimensions: 5.5″ x 5.5″ x 1″ (14 x 14 x 3 cm)
• Weight: 14 oz. (0.4 kg)

The Philips goLITE BLU is available from the lighttherapy.com website for $279.

(Medgadget via Ubergizmo via Boing Boing Gadgets)

The new Luxe MP3 player, the latest addition to the Philips GoGear line, features Bluetooth 2.1 functionality that allows you to pair the audio device with a cell phone.

The Philips Luxe comes with a 2GB storage space and a built-in FM radio. The sparkling player, available in red or white, will be priced at around $95 when the product is released in Singapore next month.

Read more about the Philips Luxe Bluetooth MP3 Player at CNET Asia.

(PMP Today via Engadget and Gizmodo)

Remember the beautiful LivingColors LED Lamp from last year? Philips is now about to release a mini version, featuring 256 different color modes.

Although smaller in size the Mini LivingColors still emits an amazing amount of light like its predecessor. The unit itself now looks even better and would fit into a multitude of environments, whether that’s an office or bedroom or living room! You can change your room dramatically in an instant without the need for a single drop of paint.

The lamp has integrated with the colour wheel which means no more searching for the remote control! It can stay static on any one of 256 variables or can continuously loop for the ultimate party effect!

Features:

• Change the colour of you walls as often as you change your mind
• Choose from 256 different colours or loop continuously
• Long lasting high powered LEDs (red, green, and blue)
• Intuitive colour wheel to select colour
• Energy consumption 7.5 W
• 230-240 v
• Light Output: 70 Lumen
• White or black units fit with most decors.

The Philips Mini LivingColors is expected to arrive at the end of September 2008 and can be pre-ordered from Red5 for £85 (about $166 USD).

The beautiful LivingColors lamp from Philips uses 4 LEDs to create a wide spectrum of colors (2 red, 1 blue, and 1 green). Use the remote control to increase, reduce, bright up or dim each LED to create the right mood for the moment, using over 16 million different colors.

The options on the remote are explained as follows:

• Colour Spectrum – By turning the colour wheel you can choose from an almost infinite variety of colours.
• Colour Saturation – The ‘white balance’ button enables you to adjust the amount of white to create a deeper or softer tone of the same colour.
• Light Intensity – You can increase or decrease the amount of light by using the dimmer button.

You can connect up to six LivingColors at any one time and synchronize them so that they all show the same colour. The transparent shell is flat on the bottom, ensuring the lamp is stable when placed on any flat surface.

Features

• Fully adjustable colour, ‘white balance’ and brightness.
• Intuitive controls on remote control
• Distinctive contemporary design
• Up to 6 LivingColors on one remote
• A specially designed support to further improve the stability on certain surfaces
• As the lamp does not overheat you can use it for as long as you wish
• Power adaptor reduces voltage to just 5V
• The LivingColors lamp comes with a 2 year guarantee

The LivingColors lamp is expected to be released in September, but can already be pre-ordered from Red5 for £120 (about $242 USD).

The Philips Aurelle Candles burns with a realistic flame using LED. The lights are rechargeable and gives you 10 hours of flickering candlelight per charge.

The frosted glass vase surrounding the LED is wind-proof and water-resistant, making it a perfect light source for your garden. Prices from $15.

(Via Apartment Therapy)

Now you don’t need to worry about your children creating art on the walls when you look away. With the Philips “Drag and Draw” you can instead encourage them to decorate the walls with their colorful paintings.

Drag and Draw is a set of digital drawing tools. It consists of a multicolor ‘Brush’, an ‘Eraser’, and a ‘Magic Wand’ to bring their drawings to life and a ‘Bucket’ to project the virtual drawings onto the wall.

Here’s a video demonstration of the digital drawing tool set:

(Via Gadget Venue)