The other major player is Royal Philips Electronics (nyse: PHG - news - people ), with its no. 1 position in global lighting.

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Philips Electronics (nyse: PHG - news - people) recently announced the Pronto Pro TSU6000, a remote control that aims to put some serious power in the hands of a home theater junkie.

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Microsoft's hardware partners in the venture-- Philips Electronics ( PHG) , Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people) and Mitsubishi--are working on new WebTV units that run Windows CE and, like palmtop computers, can run stripped down versions of Microsoft Excel and Word.

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