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Article #11921TV Commercial Zapper?
From: Scott Fraser
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 19:58
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 19:58
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Recent radio commercials for a voice controlled TV remote control, mentions that it has the ability to zap through commercials that have been taped. The question is... How do they do it? without a closed loop system between the tape and the control, do they just advance the tape a fixed number of seconds? or is there some sort of information imbedded in the broadcast that enables them to tap into some previously unannounced features on our VCRs?? Its got me wondering? Thanks, Scott *************---->>> Standard Disclaimers Apply <<<----********************
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ulowell!news.bbn.com!olivea!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!praha!fraser From: fraser@praha.jpl.nasa.gov (Scott Fraser) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: TV Commercial Zapper? Message-ID: <1992Nov13.195834.19554@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> Date: 13 Nov 92 19:58:34 GMT References: <1992Nov6.010038.3104@msdrl.com> <1992Nov6.160857.16550@unislc.uucp> <Bxo4zA.4yp@wang.com> Sender: news@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (Usenet) Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Lines: 7 Nntp-Posting-Host: praha.jpl.nasa.gov