The on-screen guide is a potential advertising gold mine--and it's no coincidence that TV Guide, 44% Liberty-owned, hawks such a directory.
The on-screen guide is a potential advertising gold mine-and it's no coincidence that TV Guide, 44% Liberty-owned, hawks such a directory.
Our new boxes with give satellite viewers everything they get with freesat today and so much more in a single, simple and easy to use on screen guide.
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We have to say that this just doesn't work and that's because without the tactile feel of a button, trying to navigate an on screen guide with the Bobby remote will make you sick and frustrated as you're forced to look up and down almost continuously.
Speaking of which, the camera can display one of 11 photogenic poses in the corner of the screen to help guide you in not looking so awkward.
Travis Boatman from Electronic Arts showed off a project based on Spore that the videogame giant's developers cobbled together in two weeks that took advantage of iPhone's accelerometer and touch-screen interface to guide the evolution of a hungry micro-organism.
Travis Boatman from Electronic Arts (nasdaq: ERTS - news - people ) showed off a project based on Spore that the videogame giant's developers cobbled together in two weeks that took advantage of iPhone's accelerometer and touch-screen interface to guide the evolution of a hungry micro-organism.
Today second screen and social TV guide company Dijit announced they are acquiring Miso, an early pioneer in the social TV space.
Touch screen operations also include Live Guide settings, AF position selection, magnified playback, and browsing of images.
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On a touch screen, I found this guide much easier to navigate than with a traditional TV remote.
Finally, we've got our first look at the HTML5 webapp that serves as a guide and second screen remote control.
You can activate the Shot Guide in the top right of the screen which gives you a hint about which stroke you should play.
In Wolk's vision of the near future, cable companies will focus on using tablets that act as remote controls and TV guide replacements with baked-in second screen experiences.
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Amazon's light guide technology precisely diffuses the light across the screen and only requires four LEDs to light the entire screen (unlike LCD screens which can use up to 50 LEDs).
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Both Rocket and SoftBook have been purchased by Gemstar, the people who provide many on-screen TV program guides and the same people who just bought TV Guide.
The player could then be given the chance to take a second look at the map, or turn on guide arrows that would appear at the top of the screen (well, at the top of the image projected from the glasses) to lead the player to the finish line.
Games are usually cheap (99 cents to download one) or even free, and most guide you very gently into playing, with helpful on-screen tips and intuitive touchscreen controls.
In-Episode Guide - In-feature resource that provides background information about on-screen characters, locations and relevant histories.
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For more traditional viewers, the update also brings a standard TV guide users can pull up by selecting "TV" on the home screen, the ability to schedule and manage DVR recordings from antenna on the box itself (previously only possible via webpage for the still-in-beta feature), notifications for upcoming recordings and even 3D support in the Vudu app.
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Gordon told TV Guide that everyone involved was still working to bring Jack Bauer to the big screen.
The update also tweaks and rebrands the "quickplay" item that was introduced just last year -- removing the app launcher from the Xbox guide, and renaming it to "recent" on the console's home screen.
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Fans of regular TV will find comfort in Aereo's Guide, which includes all the trappings of a TV program guide with channels listed on the left and days and times running across the top of the screen.
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