Paul Murphy installs TV systems for a firm called Signal Surgery in Reading.
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Viewers in those markets had two options: Buy old-fashioned antennae for their sets, or watch friends' satellite TV systems.
The rooms are designed like upgraded 1950s bomb shelters, with air filters to screen out biological agents, dedicated phone lines, bathrooms and closed-circuit TV systems.
After the Supreme Court decided that cable-TV systems could retransmit broadcast signals without violating copyright laws, Congress in 1976 revised the law to require broadcasters to provide compulsory licenses to their cable counterparts.
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But the main problem will be competition from big dogs Apple and Google, who have both launched their "TV" systems for online streaming.
Microsoft was early into TV operating systems for that reason.
You can hook it up to a TV or home theater system and then broadcast anything from the box over cables or the ether to simpler Moxi devices connected to TV and audio systems elsewhere in the house.
They believe cable TV, home security systems, and jet-skis are standard household necessities.
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Butthat short leg from the long-distance network to homes and offices is a contorted mish-mash of copper phone lines, TV cables, fiber and wireless systems.
Butthat short leg from the long-distance network to homes and offices is a contorted mishmash of copper phone lines, TV cables, fiber and wireless systems.
Don't confuse high-definition TV with digital cable or digital satellite systems.
Both airlines' wireless systems allow passengers to rent movies and TV shows, providing them with a new revenue stream.
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The fact is the marketplace is littered with dozens of novelty watches, all of which tell time well, and which do such things as receive Global Positioning Systems signals, change the channel on TV sets, take pictures and store contact lists like a personal digital assistant.
Plus, FiOS TV DVR subscribers can search and enjoy online videos from blip.tv, Dailymotion and Veoh on their home-entertainment systems.
There has been much talk of phone owners watching TV on their handsets and there are many trials of these systems in place.
Changhong, a former defense contractor that had made screens for military systems, had become the biggest domestic maker of TV sets for local markets.
Called TV Gateway, it started rolling out late last year in cable systems operated by Cox, Charter, Adelphia and Comcast.
These "passive" 3-D technology systems put most of the technical heavy lifting on the TV screen -- instead of on the glasses, as was the case with older models.
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But as time passed, users came to favor systems that allowed them to play videogames or work and watch TV at the same time.
Another goal: to make Songdo the largest so-called ubiquitous city, where wireless networks and radio-frequency identification will link all information systems--every laptop, stoplight, cell phone, TV and toaster.
The Z-Base systems can be programmed to respond to most remote controls, so a TV remote...or cable box remote...or satellite receiver remote...can control volume, mute, power and input functions.
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Some airlines hook these up to satellite TV feeds, while others have touchscreen-driven video (and music and games) on demand systems.
Sony made its first attempt at the market for interactive TV in late 1999, when it signed a deal to provide three million digital set-top boxes to Cablevision Systems (nyse: CVC - news - people ) subscribers in the New York City area.
He needed 24-hour nursing assistance but otherwise led as normal a life as possible, taking the subway to work each day at his job as a systems analyst, using a mouthpiece to tap the keys on his computer, enjoying books, movies, TV and dinners with friends, most frequently with Abe.
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