News tagged with tv programs
Sometimes it's just easier to use a pencil
I wonder sometimes how I got along without many of today's technological marvels. The personal computer is the one that stands out most to me but before I get into that, I decided to list some of the technology items that ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Google, Intel, Sony team up on Google TV platform
Google and Intel have teamed up with Sony to develop a platform called Google TV to bring the Internet to a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes, The New York Times said Wednesday.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Online TV spats mean fewer free shows on Web
(AP) -- Broadcasters took a big step toward eliminating free TV shows on the Web after they blocked access to their programming online this month to enforce their demands to be paid.
Oct 24, 2010 |
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Solitude contributes to a person's imagined intimacy with a TV character
(PhysOrg.com) -- If your best friend is a guy from "The Office" or a young doctor on "Grey's Anatomy," you may be relying too much on TV shows to fill a social void in your life.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Gender roles cemented in popular therapy
In recent years a slew of books and TV programs have been produced on the theme of couples. Popular therapists give advice about the art of succeeding as a couple. The sociologist Sara Eldén at Lund University in Sweden ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 05, 2009 |
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Kohl critical of NBC online Olympic coverage
(AP) -- A Democratic senator criticized NBC on Friday for its handling of online access to the Vancouver Olympics, calling it unfair and restrictive.
Feb 27, 2010 |
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'Google TV': Sony unveils TVs with Google's Web-surfing system
Sony Corp.'s lineup of sleek televisions boasting Google Inc.'s Web-surfing system will go on sale Saturday, testing how much consumers are willing to pay to combine access to the entire Internet with their ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains
(PhysOrg.com) -- The scene is played out in living rooms across America daily: A favorite television show builds to its riveting conclusion, and a commercial for fast food, automobiles or laundry detergent fills the screen.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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TV Drama Can be More Persuasive Than News Program, Study Finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fictional television drama may be more effective in persuading young women to use birth control than a news-format program on the same issue, according to a new study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 08, 2010 |
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TV executives crave viewers who watch 2 screens
Forget the small screen and the big screen. The hottest new thing in television is the "second screen" - the one on the tablet computer or cell phone that an increasing number of viewers keep an eye on while they're watching ...
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Toshiba, SGI Japan Develops the World's First Full HD File-Base Program Broadcasting Systems
Toshiba Corporation and SGI Japan, Ltd. today announced that they have developed full HD file-based TV program broadcasting systems and core broadcasting systems, including master control equipment. A terrestrial ...
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Psychologists' study finds TV ratings for kids' shows don't reflect aggressive content
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by psychologists from Iowa State University and Linfield College has found that TV ratings don't accurately reflect the aggressive content found in shows popular among children ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 25, 2009 |
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