Reverse Engineering Bulk Add on TVDB and TMDB
Yesterday I was watching a show with a friend and I tried to manually track it in Trakt – but it wasn’t there! That is, the show was there but the 2 most recent seasons were missing. I found the …
Yesterday I was watching a show with a friend and I tried to manually track it in Trakt – but it wasn’t there! That is, the show was there but the 2 most recent seasons were missing. I found the …
The realm of voice user interfaces (VUIs) has experienced a fascinating and transformative journey. From simple voice recognition systems to advanced artificial intelligence-driven assistants, VUIs are increasingly impacting how we interact with technology. Let’s take a look through the history …
We grew to global consumer electronics as a platform, but our beginning was in a community site and app, then embedded interfaces in the apps of others. Here are a few examples of shoppable mobile integrations we’ve done over the …
The living room has an interesting topology for multimodal interaction. Years ago, you got up and turned the dial directly on the TV. The advent of the remote control allowed you to do that from your seat. Even up to …
Part of the “Who.Where.What?” feature we initially launched at CES 2020 was voice commands for shopping the scene. This video gives a sense of what is possible with these commands. A lot of care was taken in curating a list …
At CES 2020, we launched our shoppable integration in all our partner’s smart TVs (also retroactive with 2019). It was a proud moment when they mentioned the feature during their keynote. The partner had a large booth set up, showcasing …
Tasked with creating a new standard layout for our business cards, I started by making variations on the existing design. Our logo includes a tile with a circuit diagram in the background, so I directly translated that to the entire …
My company debuted our integration on LG smart TVs at CES 2020. As part of that show, we had an exhibition booth to demonstrate the LG integration, our Golf Channel integration, and a general interactive demonstration of our machine learning …
I had already established a roadmap for our internal tools to integrate machine learning, but I discovered a need to clearly broadcast the vision for how AI will work in our product. This could be considered a sort of product …
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In addition to my company’s old website with community-driven content, we also had a mobile app. Initially there was audio fingerprinting (think Shazam) you could use to listen to what you are watching and it would find and display it. …
We launched a collaboration with the golf channel. Shop for what the players are wearing and using (gear!). Also see player stats. This weekend for the tour championship!
Our viewer interface has evolved a bit since the beginning. Usability and A/B testing, feedback from network execs/UX designers/lawyers, feedback from partner marketers, and more has shaped the product to what it is today. The first iteration of our product …