No one liked the cartoonish, multicolored flashing stars used to highlight an interactive feature.
The doll's one interactive feature--a string on the back of its head that allows users to change its eye color with a yank--does little to humanize it.
He was the first administration official to take part in the "Ask the White House" interactive feature, and he generated headlines with his response to one question from "Casey" in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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The interactive feature has provided more than just novel entertainment, though: the MIT Media Lab scientists behind the demonstration have used it to collect an enormous trove of facial expression data that will contribute to research on human-computer interaction.
The Shazam App has already updated its UI for iPhone and iPod touch, and will include the new interactive mapping feature with this upcoming release.
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Rdio is the launch partner for this new tablet in the US and continues as the featured partner for SoundHound's interactive mapping feature that allows users to see what songs have been recently SoundHound'ed in their geographic area.
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The updated app gives tablet fans new streams of activity to explore what songs people are tagging and, in the US, what TV shows people are currently watching, as well as a fascinating new interactive mapping feature enabling music fans to explore what people are discovering in any city around the world.
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Housed as a collection of transmedia installations at collaborative sponsor Bombay Sapphire's festival pop-up House of Imagination (at 177 Varick St.), the program will feature interactive digital-media projects based on participatory narratives.
Formula One Supporters Association caught up to F1 journalist Christian Sylt who got a peek at future plans that include the possibility of HD in-car cameras, multi-channel formats offering different views of the track and an interactive 3D replay feature.
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At over a mile long, the Combe Down tunnel will be the longest cycling tunnel in Britain and will feature an interactive light and sound installation.
However, those versions lack the two-player option, quite possibly the most appealing feature of GameCam interactive games.
The video element in HTML5 is perfect for basic video players, but Flash and Silverlight are much more suitable for advanced video feature (streaming, caption, interactive features and miscellaneous video effects).
It would feature weekly happenings around Philly and include interactive advertising for local restaurants and shops.
In a move it claims improves the site's security, Fox Interactive last year pushed Adobe to incorporate a new feature into its Flash media software that made it harder for widgetmakers to direct traffic off the site.
Two Pioneer-brand players and one Elite-brand unit take full advantage of HDMI 1.3a output capabilities along with unique feature sets that give consumers a choice for interactive home theater source needs.
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The company may incorporate hovercard (see picture below), a feature Twitter announced last month, to create more interactive features.
The app also includes travel planning tools to book a trip, destination guides, flight check-in, an interactive trip map and the "What's Next" feature to help guide customers to the next point in their journey.
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