Remote Control

Apple Wins Patent For Remote Control -- On Your Car's Steering Wheel

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 05.16.2012

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You didn't think Apple would let Google have all the fun in the car, did you? The Patently Apple blog discovered that Apple has won a patent for a ...

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My Hike Across America: Why I'm Taking Gadgets Into The Wilderness

Martin J. Bernstein | Posted 03.20.2012

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Martin J. Bernstein

When I tell people I'm about to spend a year hiking trails from New York to San Francisco with my two dogs they shake my hand, wish me luck and congratulate me for living out my dream. But brows furrow and jaws clench when they realize I'm bringing a smart phone.

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Using a Mac or PC to Bring Internet Video to a TV

Larry Magid | Posted 09.29.2011

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Larry Magid

There are plenty of ways to bring Internet content to a TV set, but with the exception of PCs and Macs they all have their limitations.

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A Tribute to Ken Ober

Jeff Kahn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Kahn

I got my first professional writing job on none other than MTV's Remote Control. It was a blast to work on that show and to get to hang out with Ober every day.

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Remote Controlled

Lisa Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Napoli

So perhaps it wasn't as revolutionary as the birth control pill or the automobile or hot lead type, but the first wireless remote control, when it debuted in 1956, created a culture of instant gratification.

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The Writers Workbench: Universal Remote R50

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert J. Elisberg

The remote control: once, the greatest invention known to couch potatoes, it has now become among their greatest banes. Enter the universal remote.

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"Remote Control Marketing": Don't Interrupt. Interact.

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Rosenthal

The arrival of digital TV technology is the wake-up call for TV advertisers because it enables a new way to communicate with their constituents.

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In Tough Economic Times, Marketers Reconnect to Core Purpose: Classic Jack

Jack Myers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jack Myers

Marketers' objectives are shifting away from traditional cost efficiency-based criteria and towards increased emphasis on value, results, and relationship-based decision making.

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