“At the end of the day, a television, a computer, or a smart phone is just a device through which one can access content. The content itself is what matters, not the device.” EndsMatterTelevisionComputerSmartPhonesAccessThe End Of The DayDevicesWhat Matters Author:Ray William Johnson
“I’d like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use. It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and with iCloud. It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it.” UseWould BeEasyImagineTelevisionDevicesUsersSimplestIntegratedCrackedInterfacesUser Interface Author:Steve Jobs
“Go to the bookstore and look at how many bookshelves are filled with books trying to explain how to work the devices. We don't see shelves of books on how to use television sets, telephones, refrigerators or washing machines. Why should we for computer-based applications?” ShouldTryingLooksBookUseTelevisionComputerMachinesFilledDevicesApplicationShelvesTelephonesWashingBookstoresRefrigeratorsBookshelvesWashing Machines Author:Donald A. Norman
“An American has invented a remote control that will turn off any telly within a 20ft radius. What a marvellous device! What a splendid invention! What a really helpful and improving way of devoting your time to building something that turns off culture. Next week, I'm instigating Burn a Book Week, to encourage even more conversation. I've come up with a fantastic little device which I'll call a box of matches.” WayLittlesBookTurnsCultureNextWeekTelevisionBuildingConversationCome UpBoxesInventionFantasticHelpfulDevicesImprovingSplendidTurn OffNext WeekMarvellousRadiusRemote ControlBuilding Something Author:A. A. Gill
“Old ladies photographed by CBS who announced that they would die of malnutrition if Reagan's bill were passed could probably have saved themselves their impending penury by the simple device of applying to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists for scale every time they were featured by Dan Rather or whoever.” IfsArtistDiesSimpleMediaTelevisionBillsRadioSavedScalesDevicesOld LadyMalnutritionFederationTelevision And Radio Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.
“Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.” UsedTelevisionConflictJournalismDevices Author:Aaron Sorkin
“The value of the television network is partly tradition, serving as a navigation device and as a brand. Research shows that people do know and understand ABC as a brand, like Disney.” PeopleKnowsShowsValuesTelevisionResearchTraditionBrandsDevicesServingNavigation Author:Anne Sweeney
“Newsreader: A huge asteroid could destroy Earth! And by coincidence, that's the subject of tonight's miniseries. Dogbert: In science, researchers proved that this simple device can keep idiots off your television screen. [TV remote control] Click.” EarthScienceSimpleSubjectsTelevisionTvsHugeAccountsScreensIdiotTonightDevicesCoincidenceClicksResearchersAsteroidsRemote Control Author:Scott Adams
“Televisions are devices with screens that things appear on.” TelevisionScreensDevices Author:Tim Cook
“Television: The device that brings into your living room characters you would never allow in your living room.” CharacterRoomsTelevisionDevicesLiving Room Author:Red Skelton
“Most Americans living below the official poverty line own a car or truck - and government entitlement programs seldom provide cars and trucks. Most people living below the official poverty line also have air conditioning, color television, and a microwave oven - and these too are not usually handed out by government entitlement programs. Cell phones and other electronic devices are by no means unheard of in low-income neighborhoods, where children would supposedly go hungry if there were no school-lunch programs. In reality, low-income people are overweight more often than other Americans.” PeopleIfsMeanChildrenRealityGovernmentSchoolLinesPovertyAirConditionsCarTelevisionColorLowsProgramPhonesHungryIncomeCellsOfficialsNeighborhoodDevicesLunchTruckEntitlementCell PhoneOverweightOvensUnheardLow IncomeMicrowavesEntitlement ProgramsSchool LunchElectronic DevicesColor Television Author:Thomas Sowell
“Are we on the tail-end of a generation that is enamored with the novelty of these devices and will younger people coming of age be more blasé about them in a healthy way? You look back at the history of any medium and the people who were there when it was developing, whether it was the telegraph or cable television or radio, thought, This is amazing, it's going change everything, or, The human community will finally be able to recognize each other and speak and be one - I mean, some people thought the telegraph or television would usher in world peace.” PeopleWorldWayHumansLooksMeanEndsAgeAbleSpeakCommunityGenerationsTelevisionHealthyRadioMediumsDevelopingDevicesComing Of AgeTailsNoveltyCablesEnamoredTelegraph Author:Astra Taylor