Perceptual control theoryPerceptual control theory (PCT) is a model of behavior based on the properties of negative feedback control loops. A control loop maintains a sensed variable at or near a reference value by means of the effects of its outputs upon that variable, as mediated by physical properties of the environment. In engineering control theory, reference values are set by a user outside the system. An example is a thermostat. In a living organism, reference values for controlled perceptual variables are endogenously maintained.
GameCube controllerThe GameCube controller is the standard game controller for the GameCube home video game console, manufactured by Nintendo and launched in 2001. As the successor to the Nintendo 64 controller, it is the progression of Nintendo's controller design in numerous ways. The contentious M-shaped design of its predecessor was replaced with a more conventional handlebar style controller shape; a second analog stick was added, replacing the C buttons with a C stick and the X and Y face buttons, last seen on the Super Nintendo controller, were reintroduced; the shoulder buttons were changed to hybrid analog triggers.
Câbles télégraphiques transatlantiquesthumb|400px|Carte du tracé du transatlantique en 1858. Les câbles télégraphiques transatlantiques sont des câbles sous-marins posés sur le fond de l'océan Atlantique et qui étaient utilisés au et dans la première moitié du pour les communications télégraphiques internationales. Le premier câble a été posé en 1858 à travers l'Atlantique, entre Foilhommerum Bay sur l'île de Valentia dans l'ouest de l'Irlande et la baie de Trinity à l'est de Terre-Neuve (Canada).
CableCARDCableCARD is a special-use PC Card device that allows consumers in the United States to view and record digital cable television channels on digital video recorders, personal computers and television sets on equipment such as a set-top box not provided by a cable television company. The card is usually provided by the local cable operator, typically for a nominal monthly fee. In a broader context, CableCARD refers to a set of technologies created by the United States cable television industry to allow devices from non-cable companies to access content on the cable networks.
Télévision interactivevignette|Guide des programmes d'une télévision interactive La télévision interactive, parfois abrégée par le sigle iTV (de l'anglais interactive television), est un terme générique qui concerne les différentes techniques permettant à un téléspectateur d'interagir avec le programme de télévision qu'il regarde. Plusieurs normes existent actuellement pour obtenir une interactivité proche de celle que permet l'Internet : VOD, Numériscope, EPG. Certaines technologies utilisent l'information présente dans les EPG, le télétexte ou des fichiers XML.
