Philips bringing ultrawidescreen TV, wireless Blu-ray player, apps and eventually Android TV to USA

And here we were worried that Funai’s takeover of the US arm would lead to a falloff. Whatever its name or corporate structure, Philips has brought plenty of US-bound heat to CES 2011, with none bigger than the news that we will see the company’s sweet 3D-capable 21:9 ultrawidescreen HDTV on this side of the Atlantic in the second half of 2011. Today it also announced plans for a Blu-ray player with wireless HDMI, the world’s first (meaning you’ll probably need a dongle on any TV to use it until compatible displays arrive later in the year) but no surprise for an outfit that’s been pushing HD streaming for some time . On a similar front its MediaConnect app on new TVs and Blu-ray players will let it stream anything playing on a PC to the TV screen WiDi-style (video embedded after the break.) Gallery: Philips CES 2011 TVs and Blu-ray player Continue reading Philips bringing ultrawidescreen TV, wireless Blu-ray player, apps and eventually Android TV to USA Philips bringing ultrawidescreen TV, wireless Blu-ray player, apps and eventually Android TV to USA originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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