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Viera Cast is a Smart TV platform by Panasonic that makes it possible to stream multimedia content from the Internet directly into select Viera HDTVs and Blu-ray players. It was announced during the January 2008 exhibition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas [1] and began rolling out in Panasonic Viera TVs several months later.
The TV-B-Gone Pro SHP (Super High Power) is the latest TV-B-Gone to be announced. It is considerably more powerful than the standard model, using eight infra-red LEDs to allow TVs to be turned off from distances of up to 100 meters (300 feet). TV-B-Gone Pro SHP is switchable between its North American and European databases of POWER codes.
Some broadcasters that have ceased signing on and signing off in favour of 24-hour broadcasting may perform a sign-on sequence at a certain time in the morning (usually between 4:00 and 7:00 a.m.) as a formality to signify the start of its operating day (in the United States, the broadcast logging day begins at 6:00 a.m. local time).
The transition to high-definition television is a process by which standard-definition (SD) television signals are upgraded to a high-definition (HD) format. [1] In this process, channels usually either simulcast their HD signals alongside the existing SD signals or broadcast exclusively in HD.
Power cycling is the act of turning a piece of equipment, usually a computer, off and then on again.Reasons for power cycling include having an electronic device reinitialize its set of configuration parameters or recover from an unresponsive state of its mission critical functionality, such as in a crash or hang situation.
A self-destruct is a mechanism that can cause an object to destroy itself or render itself inoperable after a predefined set of circumstances has occurred.. Self-destruct mechanisms are typically found on devices and systems where malfunction could endanger large numbers of people.
In the cases of characters who were frozen in off-balance positions (e.g. running or lunging), concealed armatures were used to support their weight. [2] The mid-pour orange juice and mid-spill milk were both plastic. [2] Director Wes Craven said the child actors needed little encouragement to be rambunctious, being naturally full of energy. In ...
Screen-Free Week (formerly TV Turnoff Week and Digital Detox Week) is an annual event where children, families, schools and communities around the world are encouraged to turn off screens and "turn on life".