[opendtv] IKEA's New Take on TVs: They Should Look Good in Your House
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:33:22 -0400
IKEA's New Take on TVs: They Should Look Good in Your House
By Lee Neikirk
June 06, 2012
IKEA announced in early April of this year that they're soon
releasing a new kind of television. It's not engineered with any new
technology-at least, not in the way most people would think. IKEA's
TV, called Uppleva, is more than a TV: it's also its own
entertainment center, Blu-ray player, and audio system.
Francis Cayouette, one of the designers behind Uppleva, said during
the Milan showing of the TV: "People actually consider the TV as a
piece of furniture, but it is always something that looked very
technical, has a lot of cables, is complicated, and just doesn't fit
in the home environment." Whether you agree with this implied credo
of a home environment or not, the man does have a point. He goes on
to explain that the idea behind Uppleva was to merge the worlds of
home furnishing and electronics.
The Uppleva center combines the modern LED LCD television with a
cabinet-style table and a built-in Blu-ray player. In a way, it's
only one-third television, but the display panel that perches above
the table is definitely the main attraction. Almost everything about
Uppleva, and its accessories, serve at least two purposes-right in
line with Ikea's design philosophy.
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http://www.televisioninfo.com/News/Ikea-s-New-Take-on-TVs-They-Should-Look-Good-in-Your-House.htm
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