News tagged with tv
City dwellers produce as much CO2 as countryside people do: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most previous studies have indicated that people in cities have a smaller carbon footprint than people who live in the country. By using more complex methods of analysis than in the past, scientists at Aalto ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Penny auction sites could cost a chunk of change
(AP) -- An iPad for $88.07? An Xbox for $15.33? Sold!
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Viacom sues Cablevision over iPad video app
(AP) -- Viacom, the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and other television channels, is suing cable TV distributor Cablevision over an iPad app that Viacom says streams video of its channels without permission.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Kinect bringing interactive ads to Xbox 360
Microsoft announced Tuesday it will bring interactive ads to Xbox360 consoles using the voice- and gesture-recognizing capabilities of Kinect controllers.
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Can U.S. law handle polygamy?
HBO's Big Love and TLC's reality-TV offering Sister Wives have thrust polygamy into popular culture in the United States. Estimates are that somewhere between 50,000-100,000 families in this country are currently risking crimin ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Nielsen: Online video viewers watch less TV
(AP) -- Americans who watch the most video online tend to watch less TV, according to The Nielsen Co., a finding that overturns a longstanding belief that people who watch more programming do so over all devices.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Warner Bros. first studio to offer VOD in China
(AP) -- Warner Bros. says it will become the first movie studio to launch a national video-on-demand service in China.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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A research breakthrough toward odor-generating TV
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today’s television programs are designed to trigger your emotions and your mind through your senses of sound and sight. But what if they could trigger a few more? What if you could smell ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 15, 2011 |
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US cable TV giant adding Skype calls
US cable TV giant Comcast announced plans to add video chat to television viewing through a partnership with Skype.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Comcast to sell Skype box for video calls
(AP) -- Comcast subscribers: In the future, believing that the TV is talking to you might not be a sign of insanity. You may be getting a Skype video call.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 14, 2011 |
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FCC move to close program access loophole upheld
(AP) -- A federal court is upholding a recent decision by government regulators to close a loophole that had allowed cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming from satellite TV providers ...
Jun 10, 2011 |
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NHK shows off a TV that watches you
Most people are comfortable enough with the idea of watching TV, but how comfortable will they be with the idea of the TV watching them back?
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Japanese public broadcasting group highlights two new television technology innovations
(PhysOrg.com) -- NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories, the research arm of Japan’s NHK public television company, recently held its annual open house, which serves to show off the latest innovations ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 30, 2011 |
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Tablets, 3D in focus at future-shaping Taiwan IT show
The question of how to get 3D technology into every living room and a tablet computer into every hand is set to dominate Asia's largest IT fair which opens in Taiwan next week.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 29, 2011 |
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TV broadcasting in 3-D
The market for consumer 3D television sets is expanding at the enormous pace of a 75% annual growth rate, following the trend for popular movies shot in 3D. With this rapidly growing market, comes the need for standardization ...
May 27, 2011 |
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