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Probing Question: Why do we love reality television?

At this time of year, one can’t help but notice those perennial signs of the changing seasons: the leaves begin to turn, the kids return to school, and the summer reality television shows -- "Jon & Kate Plus ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Engineering graduate student narrows gap between high-resolution video and virtual reality

(PhysOrg.com) -- With their immersive 3D capabilities, virtual-reality environments (VEs) provide the kind of intense visual experience that two-dimensional digital televisions could never to live up to. But ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 2




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Mobile devices star in prime time at home

His kids might commandeer the TV before bedtime, but online game designer John Comes still gets his prime-time fix. Just on a smaller screen.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook ads less than lucrative for many businesses

As the public joined the frenzy around Facebook Inc.'s Wall Street debut, well-connected institutional investors were hearing a more sobering message: The social network's main business, advertising, was sputtering.

Technology / Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Free live TV is coming to your smartphone and tablet

Would you like to watch live network TV on your smartphone or stream a movie? The answer is probably yes to both.

Technology / Telecom

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Jawbone releases 'Big' speakers for smartphones

Jawbone began rolling out an even louder version of its portable wireless speakers, which have caught fire among smartphone and tablet users.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online video distributors gather to court advertisers

Yahoo Inc. staged its glitzy presentation for advertisers in a theater near Central Park, with appearances by Katie Couric, "CSI" creator Anthony E. Zuiker and, via video, Tom Hanks.

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How Twitter broke its biggest story, #WeGotBinLaden

Nearly a year after U.S. Special Forces killed Osama bin Laden, the events of May 1, 2011 remain one of the busiest traffic periods in Twitter history. More than 5,000 tweets were sent per second when Twitter became the first ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Technology's power to misinform dims utopian hopes

(Phys.org) -- The ability for computer technology to automatically create a society of smart, tolerant citizens may be more hype and hope than reality,according to a Penn State Altoona researcher.

Technology / Other

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 7

100 million TVs will be Internet-connected by 2016, report predicts

Soon, the living room TV will become as hyper-connected as the people watching it.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

China's top 2 video websites to merge

(AP) -- China's top two video websites announced plans Monday to merge in hopes of creating the dominant competitor in a fast-growing industry that is drawing viewers from bland state television.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple expected to reveal new iPad

Apple is expected to reveal a new version of its coveted iPad on Wednesday in its first major media event since the death of legendary founder and beloved pitchman Steve Jobs.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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