u/PotentialLion2478

Can we all agree that the Nokia 7600 looks like someone challenged a designer with, "Make a 3G phone... but don't make it look like a phone."

And somehow, this leaf shaped little thing actually shipped.

The keypad wrapped around the display, texting, and ergonomics were clearly optional.

https://preview.redd.it/4nsretdyxzah1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd2d91d4cf60274c365d603740af8b2ebc966ada

But that's exactly why it's memorable.

Back then, companies were experimenting with form factors instead of releasing the same black rectangle every year.

The 7600 wasn't perfect, but it had personality.

I'd take one weird phone like this over ten identical-looking flagships any day.

Not a brand I expected to make this move first, but here we are.

Philips just announced the OLED811, OLED911, and OLED951, making it the first OLED brand to support Dolby Vision 2. Samsung doesn't do Dolby Vision at all, and LG is straight up skipping Dolby Vision 2 for 2026. And tbh from a smart home perspective, this is the one worth paying attention to.

The reason it works is the MediaTek Pentonic 800 powering it, which is currently the only TV SoC capable of running Dolby Vision 2. What makes this relevant for smart home setups is Light Sense, part of Dolby Vision 2 Max, which actually reads your room's ambient lighting and adjusts the picture automatically.

Philips also added AmbiScape this year, which extends their Ambilight effect to smart bulbs from Hue, IKEA, and Nanoleaf via Matter.

So the TV is now talking to your whole room, which is kinda insane right😅

Moreover, four HDMI 2.1 ports, 4K at 165Hz, 4,500 nits on the flagship panel, and TitanOS replacing Google TV make it even more interesting.

And after reading about it, I feel Philips kind of just won that race without making much noise about it.