News tagged with television show

Machine Learning by Watching and Listening

(PhysOrg.com) -- To expand the boundaries of machine intelligence, Ben Taskar is using television shows with large fan bases like CSI, Alias, and Lost to teach computers how to be smarter about what they see, hear and read.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Televisions getting Siri-style personal assistants

Startup Vlingo on Tuesday said that it is giving televisions the kind of voice-controlled "virtual assistants" that have been a hit with the latest version of Apple's hot-selling iPhone.

Technology / Software

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Facebook, Google oppose US online piracy bills

Internet heavyweights Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo! joined ranks on Tuesday to oppose legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 21

Google tunes Internet television offering

Google on Friday set out to breathe new life into its moribund Internet television platform.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Amazon launches iPad rival, the Kindle Fire (Update 4)

US online retail giant Amazon launched a touchscreen tablet computer, the Kindle Fire, on Wednesday that costs $199, less than half the price of the cheapest iPad from market-leader Apple.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

ISPs, movie, music, TV groups in copyright deal

Major US Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and music, movie and television industry associations unveiled a long-awaited agreement on Thursday aimed at curbing online copyright infringement.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 17

Netflix's days without competition may be numbered

Netflix has attracted more than 20 million subscribers, more than 20,000 movies and television shows for its online service, and more than its share of headaches in Hollywood.

Technology / Business

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Digital health tech on display at electronics show

Technology companies showed off the latest innovations on the digital health care front at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) alongside the newest smartphones, touchscreen tablet computers and 3D television ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New Google TV sets facing delays: reports

Google has asked several television makers to delay their launch of sets featuring Google TV, which merges online content with traditional TV programming, newspapers reported on Monday.

Technology / Business

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Digital video recorders do not change shopping behavior

Watching a television show from a digital video recorder (DVR) gives viewers a chance to skip commercials, but new research finds that owning a DVR does not influence the demand for advertised products despite its ad-skipping ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Netflix expects video streaming to drown out DVDs

(AP) -- Netflix is preparing for the day when getting DVDs by mail is as old-fashioned as going to the video store.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Entertainment industry flinches as Google TV charges in

Google revolutionized the way people access information. Now it wants to transform how people get entertainment.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 8

Google looks to make leap from PC to television

Google Inc. will make an ambitious bid to extend its reach into the living room when it debuts its Internet television software this week.

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

LG Display claims world's thinnest TV panel

South Korea's LG Display said Monday it has developed the world's thinnest LCD television panel, measuring 2.6 millimetres (0.1 inches).

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (15) | comments 8

D'oh! Simpsons may promote smoking: Australian researcher

Long-running US cartoon show "The Simpsons" may inadvertently promote smoking with its frequent depictions of the habit and references to cigarettes, Australian research has found.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (10) | comments 3