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This may well be the future of entertainment. Fast two-way connections over PCs, TVs and mobile phones are converging, plunging us into a world where viewers become part of the programming. Once platforms switch from analog to digital technology, interactive applications like personalized programs, chat rooms, takeout food orders and online banking will become interactive options for your TV. The size of the potential market is immense: there are already 1.1 billion households worldwide with televisions. Today, about 34 million get digital TV; according to a report by Merrill Lynch, that number will jump to 221 million within four...
...Smart TVs are not allowed to reveal the algorithms they use to determine the plotlines for smart TV shows. (Note: these are shows whose plots reflect the viewer's desires.) Making such information public would spoil the endings and reduce advertising revenue. Smart TVs will not be allowed to alter the endings of sporting events due to conflicts with other, existing, international smart betting laws...
...universal remote is a remote control that works with a whole range of appliances--TVs, VCRs, stereos, satellite dishes, what have you--instead of just one. It will also handle devices from any manufacturer. Since my apartment is practically a museum for obscure, obsolete and otherwise obstreperous electronics, I need a remote that can whip a whole houseful of misfit gadgets into shape, kind of like Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen. I set out to find...
...anti-government rage is dying off too. The last presidential election robbed the movement of two of its favorite villains: Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno. Now middle-aged men who used to tramp through forests in fatigues and war paint are back in front of their TVs sipping beer and watching the game. Nationwide, the number of active militia groups has plummeted, from a high of 858 in 1996 to 194 last year, according to figures from the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Alabama-based human-rights group. Dozens of websites that became infamous after the Oklahoma City...
...Powerhouse Few dispute that there's one thing Japan does get, and that's the art of doing business. Asians admire powerhouse Japan, the economic marvel that pulled itself out of its postwar depths, made and exported the world's best cars, TVs and semiconductor chips, and served notice that the region was a global player. Asians acknowledge sharing in its success: in April, electronics giant Matsushita announced it will spend $16.1 billion to expand factories making mobile phones and other devices in Tianjin, China. In the postwar period through September 2000, Japan has funneled $172 billion in direct investment...