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From PiP to Zoom: A Brief History of Screen-Splitting
Michael Antonoff  |  May 13, 2020  | 
Whether you’re using a TV, tablet or phone to shelter at home, your screen is becoming ever more crowded. Though TV news still relies on a traditional split screen when an anchor hands off a story to a correspondent, Lester Holt now regularly leads off NBC Nightly News by addressing a gaggle of bobbleheads (some masked) in which ten correspondents peer into cameras from locations as wide ranging as the other side of the world to the other side of Lester’s desk.
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How I Kept 60 Minutes Honest and Killed My Shot at TV Stardom
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 11, 2018  | 
It had been a rough 24-hours for Steve Kroft, the 60 Minutes correspondent. His boss had just been fired for sending an eye-popping text to a female reporter at CBS News investigating sexual harassment at the company. In the New York Times the next day, Kroft called the text "threatening and inappropriate. It’s unfortunate, and everything about this situation saddens me.”
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As CDs Go, So Go the Apps
Michael Antonoff  |  Jun 22, 2018  | 
Remember when you'd pop a CD into a computer and click "Import" in iTunes or "Rip CD" in Windows Media Player?
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How to Binge on Top Shows for Free
Michael Antonoff  |  May 18, 2018  | 
Most streaming services offer free trials to first-time subscribers, so it’s possible to feast on a tower of see-food without paying a dime. These trials extend from one week to 30 days, but the onus is on the new subscriber to cancel just before their credit card is charged.
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Lights Off, Fan On: Automating Home Theater Ambiance
Michael Antonoff  |  Apr 20, 2018  | 
The snappiest way to adjust the ambiance in my home theater is to touch an icon on my phone to start the ceiling fan a-twirling. Touch another icon, and the fan’s room light turns off. Getting the fan’s speed right may require another tap or two. It should be fast enough to dry TV viewers’ brows but not so fast as to cause paper plates and napkins to fly off the coffee table.
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8 Startups Set to Soar
Michael Antonoff  |  Apr 01, 2018  | 
Venture capital is flowing into an array of startup services poised to exploit the emerging trends of 2018. We know because we happened to retrieve a document entitled “Where to Put Your Money Now” that had fallen out of the pocket of a tuxedo-clad capitalist as he stepped into a black limo and sped off.
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Time Lords of YouTube
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 24, 2018  | 
Streaming video has gone from VHS- to DVD to 1080p- to 4K quality over the decade. Yet, left behind were some extremely useful navigational controls that we took for granted on our “ancient” VCRs or DVD players. They included slow motion, smooth fast-forward, and the ability to bookend any segment for looping to our heart’s content.
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4 Games, 1 Screen
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 13, 2017  | 
Do you holler, “Hell, yes!” whenever the TV announcer howls: “Are you ready for some football?!” Then ESPN’s updated Apple TV app with MultiCast is for you.
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Blame It on the Emoji
Michael Antonoff  |  Nov 29, 2017  | 
If brown and dirty is your idea of a stocking stuffer, you won’t have far to go. Bed Bath & Beyond offers the Bluetooth Poop Emoji Speaker ($20, in brown), while Staples sells the Poop 4K Emoji Powerbank ($15, you already know the color) for charging your phone. And Macy’s has the EmojiNation Backpack for little girls and big girls ($35) decorated with a variety of emojis including a poop wearing a crown.
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AR Leapfrogs VR
Michael Antonoff  |  Sep 29, 2017  | 
Ya got trouble, folks, right here in virtual reality. It begins with a lowercase “i,” and that rhymes with “my,” and that means iPhone!
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Sleeping with Apps
Michael Antonoff  |  Aug 25, 2017  | 
With mobile screens dominating your waking hours, app makers have begun targeting the time you spend sleeping. Curious to see what it's all about, I decided to put an app-based smart pillow to the test.
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Will You Read or Watch TV in Your Self-Driving Car?
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 21, 2017  | 
In three years there will be some 10 million cars on the road with self-driving features. What will people do in a car that drives itself?
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All Access Bingeing on CBS
Michael Antonoff  |  Jun 23, 2017  | 
With TV listings divided between what’s on and what’s streaming, CBS has been salivating at the prospect of collecting subscriber fees from cord cutters and mobile users much like its sibling, the premium service Showtime, has been doing.
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5 Favorites for the Golden Age of Podcasting
Michael Antonoff  |  May 12, 2017  | 
Radio has been around for so long that to call it “new media” would be oxymoronic. Yet today’s smorgasbord of podcasts, a.k.a. radio on demand, now reaches a burgeoning audience of mobile users...
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The Ins and Outs of Downloading from Netflix
Michael Antonoff  |  Apr 26, 2017  | 
Netflix added the ability to download content for offline viewing a few months ago. Here’s how it works.
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