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Stars, the subject of Hawking's life work, appeared on a screen behind...
...third quarter, he stopped a draw for no gain and forced a two-yard loss on a screen. On Holy Cross's last-ditch drive, he stopped another run for a loss...
...PVRs (also called "digital video recorders" and "personal TV"), save programs to internal hard drives that can hold 10 to 30 hours of programs. Sounds like a VCR, but there's a big difference: using a phone line, the players download program schedules that pop up on the screen, where you click on a show rather than punching in times and channels and hoping you have got it right. This feature is free with Replay, while TiVo charges $9.95 a month, $99 a year or $199 lifetime. The ReplayTV box, currently sold only online, starts at $699; TiVo, recently arrived...
...hear PVR companies tell it, advertisers should be delighted, since the marriage of TV and online will make possible interactive ads and the ability to purchase products right off the screen. Changing the ads to include contests or other carrots will encourage viewers not to skip them. "Wait till the end of this commercial, and you can win a Ford Explorer," ventures TV analyst Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research...
...week. Now--maybe--I won't have to write about PDAs for a while. I am sick of them, frankly. That type of appliance just doesn't suit me. As a writer, Web browser and unrepentant Quake player, I'm strictly a laptop kind of guy. I demand more screen real estate than you get on a device small enough to fit in your shirt pocket. Also, I don't have enough friends or business associates to necessitate an e-address book...