Sentences with phrase «like a television screen»

Hogan cautions that the idea that the universe is a hologram is somewhat misleading because it suggests that our experience is some kind of illusion, a projection like a television screen.

Not exact matches

Google's YouTube is aiming for a bigger part of the $ 70 billion annual TV ad budget, as more viewers turn toward watching YouTube on television screens through devices like digital media players, Google Chromecast, and video game consoles.

What happens if that physical button goes away to make more room for the screen, filling the edges of the bezel like your home television?

This philosophy has allowed me to become a best - selling author, self made millionaire in my twenties, international speaker, Entrepreneur's Top Ranked Personal Branding expert, and partner and host of the largest business show in America, Business Rockstars; Which is broadcasted on television and tens of millions of screens on airline companies like Delta.

The Trump administration late Tuesday unveiled a list of 1,300 Chinese products, like flat - screen televisions, aircraft parts and batteries, that could be hit with 25 % tariffs.

According to the rumors, the television will also connect to other screens in users» homes through special, smaller iPad - like devices to watch TV and movies, do teleconferencing and even be used for a home security system.

Every word he read or wrote during the two years he spent researching and writing the book had to be enlarged and projected onto what looks like a big television screen.

He would mute the volume, stare at the basketball game on his television screen and unleash a singsong commentary filled with phrases like «courageous cagers dashing and flashing.»

- How to handle overindulgence and common parenting challenges like television / screen time and chores?

This acceleration can be controlled with a single parameter that is readily tuned with a digital hologram written to a standard LCD screen, much like your LCD television at home, but just a much smaller version.

Soon after, Rennich sees static, like on a television screen.

Even so, most of these studies did not distinguish between exposure to outdoor sources, like streetlights, and indoor ones, like television and smartphone screens.

Users stand on the board and shift their weight as they follow the action on the television screen during games like slalom skiing.

Much like in an old tube television where a beam of electrons moves over a phosphor screen to create images, the new microscopy technique works by scanning a beam of electrons over a sample that has been coated with specially engineered quantum dots.

«It is like comparing an old standard definition television screen to today's ultra high definition screens,» said Saba, a member of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's Ecosystem Assessment Program who works at GFDL.

Much like in an old tube television where a beam of electrons moves over a phosphor screen to create images, the new technique works by scanning a beam of electrons over a sample that has been coated with the quantum dots.

And the television screen will look like a large iPad, take an iPad and stretch it out two meters wide.

Japanese newspapers said this would enable television screens to be rolled up like posters.

Are single cells like transistors in a computer or pixels on a television screen, contributing just minute pieces of information that only when combined with the output of thousands or millions of other cells form the complex pattern that means Rocky?

Flat - screen televisions, we announced, would be of «doubtful advantage» and like «electronic watches, they are likely to be one of the sales gimmicks of the 1980s».

Because of individuals like you, we now touch the lives of tens - of - thousands of women with PCOS and their supporters each year through television and radio programming, a magazine publication, online and offline support groups, health screenings, research, grants, education, awareness and advocacy initiatives.

Though Derek is often hailed for his clothes» minimalist silhouettes, the sleek lines were undercut with interesting patterns, like a red - and - black «chintz tweed» on several skirts and coats that reminded us of sporty television - screen static.

Sad to say, the rumored intensity of the play» «night Mother» is not on display in this filmed version that does not translate particularly well to the screen as it feels like just another made for television movie of the period.

Whereas the Wii arrived like a gift from the future, Wii U at first seems to be playing catch - up with a world where the screens that dominate our lives are not the ones found on a home television but the kind that can be carried with us.

If something has been missing from your TV screen since «24» went off the air, like an unapologetic, fist - pumping, nonstop action thriller with compelling good guys and loathsome bad guys, Cinemax's new Strike Back needs to be your appointment television for the next 10 weeks.

Indeed, it might be best to become accustomed to his easy on - screen charisma (and off - screen, too), as he's certain to have many more films — and books, television series, art projects and the like — on the way.

Valverde — like Boliveira, a television star before this screen turn — charms me with her metaphorical ways of describing her character.

It's gyroscopic viewing features (moving the controller around to see a different view on the secondary screen) allows for a greater level of simulation depth, If a developer so chooses, imagine things like panning closely around your television with scanning in a Metroid game or having a mecha that pivots its view independently from its body orientation to quickly spot an enemy on your actual right — that's novel stuff, but nice touches possible with the GamePad..

Like fellow TV legend J.J. Abrams on «Mission: Impossible III,» Whedon's big - screen debut, «Serenity» had its moments, but felt more like television than a moLike fellow TV legend J.J. Abrams on «Mission: Impossible III,» Whedon's big - screen debut, «Serenity» had its moments, but felt more like television than a molike television than a movie.

It is better than 90 % of what is shown on television, it still feels like something seen on the small screen and not a major motion picture.

Still, «House of Cards» is Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright's show, and they never let you forget it, because even when they're saddled with mediocre material, the two actors command the screen like no other couple on television.

While — like (I guess) many Rohmer fans — I tend to find myself most at home in his beach houses and Parisian apartment blocks, I was drawn to this presentation of his lesser - known historical films for two reasons: one was the pure joy of being able to enjoy his greatest work, Perceval, on the big screen; the other was the opportunity to finally be introduced to his feature - length television play Catherine de Heilbronn, a production that, in its grey set design and even starker minimalism, in many ways felt like the former film's shadowy companion piece.

WHY: Hollywood hasn't been shy about its love for sequels, reboots and remakes this year, but as far as big screen adaptations of mildly popular television shows go, you could do a lot worse than «The Man from U.N.C.L.E.» In fact, though director Guy Ritchie has admitted that he wasn't overly familiar with the 1960s TV series before signing on to the project, it's the ideal property for a filmmaker like Ritchie to tackle, because it allows him to cherry - pick the show's best bits and put his own spin on the material without worrying about stepping on too many toes.

Hollywood hasn't been shy about its love for sequels, reboots and remakes this summer, but as far as big screen adaptations of mildly popular television shows go, you could do a lot worse than «The Man from U.N.C.L.E.» In fact, though director Guy Ritchie has admitted that he wasn't overly familiar with the 1960s TV series before signing on to the project, it's the ideal property for a filmmaker like Ritchie to tackle, because it allows him to cherry - pick the show's best bits and put his own spin on the material without worrying about stepping on too many toes.

I was watching a movie with some friends last night and for some reason my eyes wandered their way from the television screen to my laserdisc collection, which has never been as large as I would have liked.

It also excels at presenting sunnier scenery, some of which is surprisingly well - shot by cinematographer Edward J. Pei, who, like director Michael Katleman, makes one of his first big screen leaps from a television - based background.

The television screens come to life, revealing a boy standing on a pad just like the Taylor kids have.

This school year, families have to pay for their kids to ride the bus, or drop kids off at schools themselves while driving past several things they think the district might not need to have paid for — like Franklin Township's $ 4.3 million football stadium, and a high school whose hallways are lined with flat screen televisions.

The Sportback's rear hatch is power operated and a gateway to a station wagon - like 21.8 cubic feet with the rear seat up and a big - screen - television - swallowing 35 cubic feet after folding down the 40/20/40 split back seat.

The Ridgeline's 60 / 40 - split and folding rear seat offers roomy seating for up to three passengers and, with the seat bottoms folded up, has the capacity to carry bulky items like a 55 - inch flat screen television or a mountain bike with the wheel intact.

The widescreen dual screens remain optional (twin 12.3 in screens merged together to form both the instrument binnacle and the infotainment screen), as they are in the saloon, and while they are crisp and clear and satisfying to use via capacitive buttons on the steering wheel or the Comand rotary controller, it is a little like walking in a medium - sized living room with a giant flatscreen television dominating the wall.

Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to be part of three Book - to - Screen Pitchfests where authors learn how to pitch their book as an idea for adaptation for film or television and then have the opportunity to pitch to entertainment executives in a speed - dating like setting.

The small dimension (width) of your cover should be at least 1400 pixels, which sounds like overkill given that your book cover will almost always be displayed either as a thumbnail or at about 400 - 800 pixels when viewing the ebook on a reading device, but I guess we need to prepare for that one in a million ebook aficionado who insists ebooks are best read on a plasma television screen.

If you like to watch movies and television shows, Amazon has introduced a new service called «Second Screen.»

Even if you ignore that the price is right, there are plenty of reasons to choose the device, including: voice search functionality that actually works (just speak the name of a movie, TV show, actor, director or genre to get started watching your next favourite), hundreds of low - cost games (with titles like Minecraft and the Walking Dead) that can be played using the Amazon Fire Game Controller that is available separately, X-Ray for movies and television shows (telling you everything you wanted to know and more about the on - screen cast and crew), and seamless integration with Amazon's Cloud Drive.

It's one of the first of the new tablets to sport a screen as large as that of the iPad, but the Xoom's screen is higher - resolution than the iPad's and is shaped like a high - definition television, making it ideal for displaying HD video.

While the television and film industries have long relied on screenings and focus groups to provide feedback about the likes and dislikes in those forms of entertainment, participants are generally aware that they are taking part in a study.

While the television and film industries have long relied on screenings and focus groups to provide feedback about the likes and dislikes in those forms of entertainment, participants are... [Read more...]

Though this tablet has a larger screen, we would still like the option of connecting it to a television or using it as a DVR as we could with the Archos 5 tablet or even the Archos 7 Media Player.

She unleashed her fury on the television screen and profanity spewed out of her mouth like fire from a flamethrower.