Project Runway QR Codes
I was watching Project Runway on Bravo recently and noticed they were using QR codes. As I discovered in my previous role, awareness of these codes and how to use them rose markedly during the pandemic. They are great for …
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Prototyping Voice Commands for Smart TV
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 …
Standards for 3D Eyewear
One of those super-annoying things about 3D TVs for the home is the eyewear. It’s bad enough that you have to wear anything special at all to get the 3D effect, but the dirty truth is that there is no …
House of Cards – first exclusive TV series to originate on Netflix
“House of Cards” is unique, as it is the first exclusive TV series to originate on Netflix. Typically, we license TV shows the season after they run on a broadcast network or cable channel and occasionally, we have episodes from …
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iPad companion app for Bones
It looks like this TV metadata thing is catching-on. Yay for supplementary information!
TV Metadata
One of the more obvious holes in the TV experience today is the lack of any metadata for what you’re watching. It’s easy to imagine watching a show and pulling up some supplemental info: social networking- discuss what’s happening or …
A humbling summary of new media in the living room
A humbling summary of new media in the living room [via Gizmodo]
Supplemental Media
I was reading this article at Gizmodo about the new Johnny Cash graphic novel iPad app and this bit caught my attention: If you already own his music, it will be used at relevant points in the story. Gizmodo See …
Apple Announcements
I’ll be brief; well, maybe… Not many surprises (or any) in the announcements today, but there are a few thoughts/questions/takeaways that I have. Apple TV Naturally, as an AV geek I’m always interested in this type of thing. Cool that …
Just say no
Personally I was over the 3-D Craze before it began. It’s only a matter of time before the rest of the world latches on to the backlash bandwagon, so I encourage you all to get on before it gets crowded. …
Website for TV Show
This is a website I made for a friend’s public access TV show. I took a skeuomorphic approach.