Issaac Newton once said “If I have seen further, it is only because I stood on the shoulders of giants”. The point being that all technological advancement relies on the copying and incremental improvement of what came before it. What was once miraculous is now commonplace and it is from this collective barrel of past ideas that new ideas can be birthed and improved.
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The Shoulders of Giants
January 27th, 2012The Launch of New Local TV Stations
January 17th, 2012TV and the programmes which we watch have a massive influence on our lives, but what we watch is a very personal and individual decision. The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt has said today that 20 towns and cities around the UK are expected to get their own local TV stations.
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Santa Brought a Few Samsung TVs
January 12th, 2012Samsung electronics create a vast variety of electronic products, from mobile phones to plasma TV’s and the new galaxy tablets. Samsung, is the world’s number one TV brand, with its television sales reaching a record 5.7million units in November.
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The Exponential Growth of Electronics
January 10th, 2012Electronic gadgets have become hugely popular and essential tools in recent decades and the electronic industry is arguably the most exciting industry for a number of reasons. Without treading too far into the realms of science fiction, electronics is simply the industry that sees the most remarkable exponential growth in comparison to any other. If you take a look for example at the evolution of furniture: it hasn’t made anything like a similar rate of progress. A few decades ago they added wheels or leaning mechanisms into office chairs, but that pales in comparison to the visible jumps in the industry of the mobile phone to name just one aspect of the massive electronics industry.
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The Convenience of Portable TV
January 6th, 2012TV plays a massive part in our home life and is now set to play an even bigger part in our lives, as the BBC launches the live iPlayer TV app for the iPhone and IPad, so iphone owners can watch live TV on the go. So whether you’re stood in a Christmas shopping queue, sat on the bus home from work or waiting for your lunch in a café, you never have to miss your favorite TV shows again as you can watch them live wherever you are.
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From Humble Beginnings
January 5th, 2012The world of electronics is a fast moving business because the technology advances so quickly. For the companies involved, this means that from year to year, the daily operating and trading of their business can change dramatically as they embrace the new technology that becomes available. Some of the larger companies started a long time ago before electronic gadgets were commonplace in every home. This can mean that their business model is now entirely different to how it was when the company first started.
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United on the Common Ground of Entertainment
December 19th, 2011The internet and television have been at war with each other since they were both created. It seems that each medium is competing to take the largest share of your time. With TV constantly losing viewers to a new generation of kids who only ever watch videos online, some children today haven’t heard of MTV and didn’t know that music videos existed anywhere other than youtube. So it looks like it’s time for everyone to learn to accept that TV and computers can work together in perfect harmony.
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Science and the New Religion of Magic
December 19th, 2011As the electronic age has started to really boom, we are seeing more and more complicated machinery and computers that the everyman understands less and less. Hidden away under cases and inside wires are tiny parts that respond to electricity that allow us all to watch, play and enjoy our favourite films, games or internet time.
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What’s Next For The TV?
December 16th, 2011In the many decades since their release television sets have become commonplace in almost every home in the country. But the TV market in the UK is constantly changing, in recent years we have seen the development of HD and 3D TV’s which have revolutionised the way in which we watch our favourite TV shows and films. For the big manufacturers, the competition to create a technologically advanced, ubiquitous, Cheap TV is fierce. But what’s next for TV?
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Cheap TVs – You Could Be Missing Out
December 13th, 2011You may think it is not worth upgrading your television as you are happy with what you have at the moment. But with our range of new TVs there are options which are better and could leave you feeling happier with your viewing experience. Imagine your favourite film as you watch it now. Then imagine it on a bigger and thinner screen, with sharper sound, smoother movement, a clearer picture and in more vibrant colours. At the moment you could be missing out on the ultimate viewing experience. Once you convert to a brand new TV of this quality, there will be no going back. So even though you may not have been considering investing in a new TV, it is something that is definitely worth thinking about.
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