But first and foremost, HootSuite wants the Command Center to be a second screen for wrestling fanatics.
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The SmartWatch is essentially a second screen for your smartphone, and one that is worn on your wrist.
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Even BitTorrent co-founder Ashwin Navin started a second screen venture dubbed Flingo in 2008 to marry the web and TV.
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"Recent data shows that the majority of viewers (aged 18-44) use a second screen, either a tablet or smartphone, while watching TV, " he says.
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This LCD panel displays context-sensitive game information, acting as a second screen.
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Through a translator, Miyamoto told CNN.com that having a second screen for gaming in the living room is a new experience for gamers.
SmartGlass lets you stream content across connected devices, providing a second screen that accompanies movies, TV shows or games from the main screen.
With the Super Bowl, for example, CBS is promising a second screen app laden with stat updates, game highlights and alternate camera angles.
ENGADGET: The state of the second screen: Will TV companion apps proliferate or dwindle?
This early model, however, catalyzed the idea of a second screen for the players' hands and lead to the barebones hardware you can see above.
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Part of me wonders if Sony could squeeze a second screen on the back of the device if they ever decide to do a gee-whizz handset?
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But the DS is about what you can do when you put a second screen beside the first in a device that fits in your hands.
Miyamoto said he wanted to display how different Luigi is from Mario while at the same time upgrading the first GameCube game with a second screen.
Xbox viewers can also access additional Academy Awards information on a smartphone or tablet with the free Xbox SmartGlass app, bringing a second screen element to the Oscars.
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Nintendo and Microsoft have both made pretty admirable strives in that direction with the Wii U GamePad and SmartGlass, respectively, bringing a second screen to home game play.
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Yota's chief executive said he believed other companies had not previously launched similar devices because in the past there had not been a clear need for users to want a second screen.
With more fans watching TV shows with tablets and smartphones as a second screen, Starz has been able to engage its fan base with digital initiatives that have worked incredibly well, so far.
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That's partly because the Wii U is still a Wii (a radically more powerful Wii with a second screen that floats around your living room, true), and motion control still factors big in the Wii U's future.
It was the first company to provide a motion-activated approach to gaming with the introduction of the Wii and, with the Wii U, is the first company to include a second screen experience directly into their controllers.
SmartGlass is a generalized second-screen technology that can support a wide array of second screens, including smartphones that run Windows Phone, iOS and Android and tablets that support Windows 8, iOS and Android.
Akamai says it cooked up this demo especially for NAB "to get people thinking about the possibilities" of a second-screen experience.
Featuring a unique second screen on the GamePad, Wii U is the home to the largest launch library in Nintendo history, including games like New Super Mario Bros.
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ConnecTV is the biggest social network designed specifically for TV fans-a "second screen" companion entertainment experience that complements the video programming delivered from Cable, Satellite, Telecom, Over-the-Air or On-Line Service providers.
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This application serves as a "second screen" -- it's most useful when you're in front of the TV, and essentially replaces your standard remote control with a social media-enabled content-rich touchscreen experience.
Over the past months, Shazam has been seeing triple-digit growth in the number of downloads of the iPad version of its app, particularly for use as a second-screen companion device while watching television.
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The companion app experience will soon be extended to accompany Sky Sports' Champions League football coverage, with a further update to follow which will introduce a new second screen experience for golf fans ahead of the Ryder Cup in September.
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With over half a million downloads since launch, we hope that the addition of a football second screen experience to the iPad app will continue to excite fans, providing an intuitive and innovative way to follow the match included as part of their Sky Sports subscription.
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The combined technical capabilities of the ConnecTV platform provide a unique social and content user experience designed to transform television into a highly interactive second screen experience, in tandem with a live or time-shifted program.
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An example of a bottleneck is when people have difficulty detecting a second target if it appears on screen a few tenths of a second after an initial one.
Today, the popular Sky Sports for iPad app sees the addition of a new football second screen experience.
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Finally, we've got our first look at the HTML5 webapp that serves as a guide and second screen remote control.
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