Andy Pettitte is the only other player who commands the kind of respect given to Jeter and Rivera, though even he isn't as central to the Yankees' identity as they are.

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It merely makes software that makes a player do it for you: Prerecorded commands instruct the DVD player to mute here or skip ahead there.

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There are also audio sensors on the underside of the bar, capable of responding to voice commands and remembering which player goes with which voice.

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This program will set up a mini web server that uses the same kind of special urls to send commands to the Winamp player running on your computer.

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In devices, Hospira commands a 17% market share as the number two player in the industry, behind the market leader, CareFusion.

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We've been promised that your commands will be able to unlock the phone, control the music player and capture photos.

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