Remote controls were once only used to open garage doors, or
flip TV channels and, more recently, to control window blinds and shades.
While
flipping TV channels between an Indian cricket match and the star - making clip of Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent, he gets the idea to scour Indian cricket for the next great American baseball pitcher.
Not exact matches
Then last night as I was
flipping through the
TV channels looking for a good ballgame I came upon an antiabortion film on the Christian Television Channel.
TV scheduling means it is normal for viewers to
channel -
flip between a documentary about famine in East Africa and an episode of Location, Location, Location in which Kirstie and Phil persuade rich people to buy mansions.
I arrogantly declined to attend the local high school and college games; and with eyes narrowed and brows aloft I
flipped from the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
TV battles to the public broadcasting
channel for a film by Ingmar Bergman or a lecture from Chicago on recent trends in Bulgarian poetry.
To give you a simple example, you may be someone who does not know much about MMA, and one day sitting at home
flipping through the
channels on
TV and land on a UFC event and be like: «oh whats that?
On the other, though, there is some built - in down time that leaves many new moms wandering aimlessly around the internet or
flipping channels on late - night
TV.
When we were growing up, we were lucky if we had a few satellite
TV channels or a
flip phone, but our kids have piles of technology at their fingertips.
Flipping the
channel, he contends, does not prove that the show resides inside the
TV — only that the
channel selector played a part in the tuning process.
An even easier, more intuitive approach, however, would allow us to
flip through
TV channels or turn on the coffeemaker with a simple hand wave.
If you're watching
TV (and I can't convince you to turn it off), M - O - V - E during commercial breaks instead of
flipping through the
channels, waiting for your show to come back on.
Although today's video - fluent filmgoers experience something very much akin to fragmented narratives every time they
flip around the
channels on the
TV, I still felt it was essential that beneath its braided structure, Poison's central themes were clearly drawn.
But the writer - director never finds a coherent point of view (or a way out of Strindberg's three - wall play structure), and Miss Julie ends up merely a whirlwind of moods without a center, as changeable and as random as a
TV flipping channels.
Halloween can be seen on
TV when Dr. Challis is at the bar
flipping channels as well as later in the movie.
That rage is not directed singularly at Trump, but at the rest of the world, as Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski)
flips through the
TV channels, finding herself unable to escape the news cycle even while she and fellow lawyers Luca (Cush Jumbo) and Maya (Rose Leslie) struggle to maintain their sanity on a day - to - day level.
Hopped up on Dayquil, eating saltines and chicken noodle soup, and drinking 7 - Up in between naps on the couch, I was intermittently able to
flip through the
channels on
TV.
Satellite LCD 32»
TV with Sky
channels and pay -
TV Mini-bar and safe Bio-climatization Fresh apples Lefay SPA complimentary bathroom amenities Selection of Lefay SPA herbal infusions SPA kit with bag, bathrobe and
flip flops Complimentary Wi - Fi DVD / Blu Ray player (on request) Twice daily housekeeping service Complimentary mineral water Daily newspapers delivered to room (extra charge)
If you're in need of entertainment,
flip through
channels on the cable
TV or hop on the Wi - Fi and write an email to friends.
It's a little like
flipping channels with the
TV clicker.
In short, Hulu with Live
TV gives you just about everything you'd want to watch and no more, which is a relief to those sick of
flipping through hundreds of
channels and paying for
channels they never watch.
In Sling
TV, for instance, each
channel's contents take a couple seconds to load, so
flipping through the guide becomes frustratingly inefficient.
That's all changing as Plex is
flipping the switch on live
TV channels inside the Plex client apps, beginning withAndroid
TV and iOS.
As Bloomberg reports, Marriott International Inc., a top - rank name in hospitality and lodging services industry, is testing both Alexa - powered and Siri - powered devices to decide which is the best for letting guests turn on lights, close drapes, increase or decrease room temperature, and even
flip through
TV channels using only their voice.
I'd have to switch my
TV input over, and then
flip through the
channels until I found something to watch.
You can't
flip through the
TV channels these days without some sort of home renovation, home relocation or home improvement show turning up.