The beauty of fiber optic communications systems is that they are very hard to penetrate - unless, that is, you own the infrastructure and, therefore, have physical control of its cable lines.
Why should it matter if cable companies control the best technology for getting on to the Internet?
And, it should go without saying, that it took a whole lot to get these gaming machines to share a single power supply, video cable and control pad.
ENGADGET: Bacteria completes epic Unity project, crams 15 consoles in one
The iGUGU InterneTV system consists of an innovative, compact handheld wireless remote control, wireless or cable-based options to connect the PC to the television, and an easy-to-use, powerful, software application that aggregates free and subscription-based content on the Internet, giving users the ability to search, catalog and play more content than any other solution on the market.
Cable companies presently control more than 80% of the U.S. pay television market, according to Hughes and EchoStar.
MSOs are carrying the cost of upgrading the networks, sometimes including the last mile, which the cable operators usually control.
Mets owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz control 65% of the cable channel, which broadcasts Mets games and other New York area sports.
When loaded on a tablet or smartphone, TV Discovery can act as a universal remote control, slinging commands to cable and satellite boxes, Blu-Ray players, home stereos and more.
It's more effective to use the parental control options that come with the cable subscription.
The college relies on the network for telephone and intercom services, video surveillance, six school-run cable channels and thermostat control.
Another element that might concern some companies, according to Cable Digital News, is a "monitor application" that the cable company uses to control how devices use processing resources.
ENGADGET: Cable ops, consumer electronics manufacturers sign agreement on tru2way roll out
While the merger will give Comcast unmatched control over media content for a cable provider, a number of net neutrality checks imposed on it will limit this advantage.
's remaining 49 percent stake if it had waited until 2018, as had been envisioned in 2011 when the nation's largest cable TV provider acquired majority control of NBCUniversal.
One key problem was that cable providers didn't have significant control over pricing and marketing.
Corp took control of NBC Universal and combined its former Versus cable network with the NBC sports properties at the start of the year.
By relying on Internet lines it doesn't control, Vonage is largely at the mercy of cable companies and traditional phone companies to provide reliable, high-speed Internet connections.
Yeah, we know that most of you probably won't be affected by this either way, since the Broadcast Flag only governs digital over-the-air broadcasts and the vast majority of Americans homes get their TV via cable or satellite (which have copy control mechanisms of their own), but the Broadcast Flag establishes a very dangerous precedent.
For generations, infrastructure sectors and firms have been artificially segregated into regulatory silos (telephone, electricity, water, sewer, cable, railroad, airline, air traffic control).
FORBES: Alternatives To Obama's Fiscal Cliff Proposal For An Infrastructure Bank
We can attribute some of this skepticism to the Comcast-NBC merger and concerns that control on content creation as well as distribution will affect cable networks and cable operators alike.
Simply connect the camera to an HDTV with an optional HDMI cable and use your HDTV's remote to control playback functions and navigate the camera's menus from the comfort of your couch.
ENGADGET: Olympus unveils a cavalcade of point and shoot cameras and a PEN lens at CES
And, year after year, the big networks imposed hefty price increases for ads, even as millions of viewers defected to cable, and early zapping technology--the remote control and the VCR--took hold.
Malone built up this portfolio by taking small stakes in new channels that needed carriage on TCI cable systems, masterfully rolling them into larger stakes or direct control.
Naturally, there's perks if you do live in an Onkyo universe -- any link using its Remote Interactive cable can both wake the stereo through AirPlay as well as control the dock from a traditional remote.
ENGADGET: Onkyo DS-A5 grafts AirPlay on to existing home stereos, docks older iOS gear
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.
ENGADGET: ZVOX intros three new Z-Base models, lowers the pricing soundbar
Rather than simply riding the cable under the the influence of physics, it features an RF remote with speed control and the ability to run in reverse.
You see, ever since FiOS starting deploying CableCARDs, a year after all the other cable providers, it has never enforced the pairing of the cards or used Copy Control Information (CCI) flags more restrictive than Copy Freely.
ENGADGET: Verizon FiOS TV finally getting tough on CableCARD users HD
The XStreamHD FAST Start package includes one HD Media Server with 1TB storage, one HD Media Receiver, RF One Remote Control, and all of the accessories, including one 3m High-Speed Cat2 certified HDMI cable and two 3m Cat5e Ethernet cables.
ENGADGET: Lionsgate first to sign content deal with XStreamHD HD
In 1995, Malone, 66, turned to Diller when he needed to pass on control of his Silver King Communications, the parent company of TV shopping network HSN, due to cable regulations.
Besides clean-up of materials, the company plans to remove unused utilities in the shaft, repair any damaged structures, install a water ring to control entry of water into the shaft and prevent ice from forming in winter, install a new power cable and a metal brattice between the eastern and western half of the shafts to provide a physical barrier, improving safety and functionality, company officials said.
FORBES: Hecla Officials Anticipate Clean-Up Of Mine Shaft Can Begin In Few Weeks
应用推荐