Microsoft's FreeStyle platform lets PC-makers ship a computer with a TV tuner, TV-recording software and a remote control.
Initially the services will be prepared for users of the BT Openworld service, but eventually it will be expanded to become a portal that BTs customers can access via almost any device - be it interactive TV, hand-held computer or mobile phone.
But in a multichannel, satellite TV, computer-and-cell phone world, the Jackson memorial could have an audience in the hundreds of millions.
It may not be Sesame Street, but what computer-loving kid has time for TV these days?
And, of course, there is the biggest problem of all: No one has the room or the money for both a big computer monitor and a big-screen TV.
Steven Burt, G24's chief financial officer, talks of light-bulb-powered TV remote controls, smoke detectors and computer keyboards. (A non-removable internal battery would store charge for use when the lights are off.) The company already offers prototypes of bags and jackets with photosensitive panels woven in, designed to charge digital cameras and mobile phones, and a hotel in Las Vegas is using G24's products to run its electric window-blinds.
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The South Korean firm is among a number of manufacturers that have been accused of fixing prices of TV and computer monitor cathode-ray tubes.
January 2009 will mark the first anniversary of Apple's switch in positioning Apple TV from something that transferred computer-based content to a PC to a video vending machine that allowed direct ordering over broadband.
You remember what it used to cost you for a flat-screen TV, or a laptop computer.
"This new development stage product will allow users to take full-advantage of their large high-definition TV displays for an amazing computer game experience, " he added.
Surely enough to allow for TV-quality video on your computer.
The British commercial broadcaster ITV has reportedly sent a warning to Apple after rumors that the computer maker was mulling a re-launch of Apple TV with new hardware, under the name iTV.
The PC-to-TV interface manages all content between the computer and the television.
Decked out in red, white and blue, the vehicle's interior serves as a TV control room -- complete with computer, video, satellite and videophone equipment -- where the network's crew can create, rework and transmit data around the world.
Armed with more modern conveniences than many proper homes, the fort has a TV, wall-mounted speakers, desktop computer, air conditioning, shelving, and fluorescent lights.
It is a hand-held version of the more elaborate role-playing games that keep youngsters glued to TV and computer monitors.
On top of that, the description of the Apple TV as the "next-generation Mac Mini" strikes us as a little odd, since the Mini was never sold as a media extender (even though you can use it that way) and the Apple TV was never sold as a general-purpose computer (even though you can use it that way).
Announced May 17 with the cryptic model name PCV-RX490TV, it's a personal computer that lets you watch TV, DVDs and home videos on its monitor.
But despite the industry's best efforts to create an easy-to-navigate "smart" television, an old-fashioned computer is still the easiest way to search for and discover TV shows and movies at your convenience.
Other changes include that any pre-installed client app on something like a phone, computer, or TV will need Twitter's permission before it ships (sensing a trend here?), or potentially face revocation of its application key.
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Corning, which makes liquid crystal display televisions and computers, lowered its fourth-quarter outlook on Tuesday, citing weak demand for TV and computer monitors.
In exchange they were allowed to share meals and pray together, have nearly round-the-clock recreation time as well as access to satellite TV, computer games and classes.
Once connected to your Wi-Fi network, users can watch live TV wirelessly on a portable computer or iPad, anywhere inside the house.
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The meeting, held in Stockholm July 16-20, gathered almost 450 people from 26 countries representing the telecoms, computer, TV and consumer electronics industries to approve and issue a draft standard for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC).
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The LG IPS Personal Smart TV performs equally well as a high-end monitor when connected to a computer.
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The assault shut down computer networks at TV stations KBS, MBC and YTN, and halted operations at three banks - Shinhan, NongHyup and Jeju.
He was also developing another interest: in 1982, he bought his first computer, a somewhat primitive Timex Sinclair that he hooked up to a black-and-white TV.
Samsung's new Web-connected TV and LG's Smart TV platforms can stream video from a computer or from a few smartphone models using a protocol called DLNA. Setup isn't a cakewalk.
Both also give you the advantage of hooking your TV up to your computer (pending, of course, that it has DVI-out, and you happen to have a DVI-to-HDMI adapter, if necessary).
Tiny upstart Sling Media is now a veteran in this category, with a nearly two-year-old device that tosses video over the Web from a TV screen to a computer or portable device.
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