News tagged with tv programs

'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

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 2

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

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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 ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 24, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Bing spotlighting films, music, games and TV shows

Microsoft is making its Bing search engine more entertaining by spotlighting music, films, games and television shows.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EW Scripps to stream live video to mobile devices

(AP) -- The E.W. Scripps Co. said Thursday that it will become the first TV station group in the nation to deliver live video programming to mobile devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

No frontiers: ushering in a new era of conferencing technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Poor image and sound quality is encountered all too frequently in the world of video and telephone conferencing, but powerful compression technologies are set to consign these problems to the past - even ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 ...

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0