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Business Definition for: Screensaver

  • a program that displays a series of moving images, designed to prevent a static image being burned into the phosphor monitor screen when a computer is idle

Wiktionary Definition for: Screensaver

  • A computer program that displays geometric patterns or a selection of photographs when the computer is idle. Originally used to prevent screenburn, they are not required on modern computers and are now only decorative.

Additional Resources

IBM Ships FaceIt-Enabled Screensaver with Snap-On UltraPort Camera
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
Tags: camera, IBM Corp., screensaver
Research articles 2000-11-29
Mobile Nokia Moments
Sentimental? Me? No way. But what's this on my iMac? A screensaver of Jacob's first day at school. A sound clip of baby Martha's first cry. An MPEG of Danny's first sit-up-and-beg. (Uh, he's my dog.) Sentimental? Me? No way. But what's this on my iMac? A screensaver of...
Tags: Danny, Martha, mobile, Nokia Corp.
Research articles 2004-07-01
NFL, NHL Teams Choose Team Mouse Screensaver for Game Attendees
DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 27, 1999--
Tags: game, NFL, team
Research articles 1999-09-28
Key to Non-Intrusive Delivery; AdSavers.com To Deliver Rich Media ``Screensaver Ads'' via BackWeb's Polite Push Technology
Business & Technology Editors
Tags: push technology, rich media, screensaver
Research articles 2000-04-05
Sony Integrates Keyware Biometric Technology Into Its New Webcam; Biometric Screensaver Will Enable PC Users to Face Up to Security Issues
Business/Technology Editors
Tags: PC, screensaver, security, Sony Corp., Webcam
Research articles 2000-11-07
America Online Pandasoft Create New Vistas for Computer Users; Elegant Displays can be Personalized by AOL Users
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 3, 1995--By naming Pandasoft as its official screensaver, America OnlineTM has created a new service for its more than three million members.
Tags: America Online Inc., computer, Microsoft Windows Vista
Research articles 1995-08-03
Sony Rolls out Netpresenter Screensaver & Digital Signage Across Europe.
LONDON and NEW YORK, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- LONDON and NEW YORK, March 22 /PRNewswire/ --
Tags: Sony Corp.
Research articles 2006-03-22
Sprint Nextel Provides Flair for the ''Dramatic'' with a NASCAR Awards Ceremony First; Fan Voting for 2005 Most Dramatic Moment Presented by Sprint Nextel Available on Web-Enabled Sprint Nextel Phones by Texting ''NASCAR to Number 7777''
RESTON, Va. -- Free Mobile Screensaver to Fans Who Vote via Phone
Tags: NASCAR, phone, Sprint Nextel Corp., Web
Research articles 2005-11-21
InterNex Connects With PointCast, Again!; InterNex provides T3 Connectivity and Web Co-Location For PointCast
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 1, 1996--InterNex Information Services, Inc. today announced that PointCast, Inc. -- makers of the popular PointCast screensaver, has selected InterNex to provide a T3 (45Mbps) Internet feed for their corporate connectivity.
Tags: Web
Research articles 1996-08-01
WeatherBug® Labs Debuts: WeatherBug Widget for Yahoo! Widget Engine, WeatherBug Plug-in for Firefox, Dashboard Widget for Mac OS X, a User-Submitted Photo Screensaver with Live Temperature Readings And WeatherBug Maps
GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Mac Lite "Graduates" Labs into Product Development After Favorable Response from Mac Market
Tags: Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, dashboard, Mozilla Firefox, plug-in, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 2006-02-09
New Mobile Screensaver Category Breaks the Mold for Immersive Content
Smashing Ideas, Inc., the largest independent developer of Adobe Flash-based digital media in the U.S. today announced the availability of Smashing Screens for Sony Ericsson phone users. Smashing Screens deliver the next generation in mobile phone wallpapers and screensavers to Sony Ericsson customers, in multiple territories around the globe through...
Tags: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
Research articles 2007-09-19
FEATURE/ Superbowl.com to Offer Interactive Football Games and Collectible Playoff Things to Kickoff the Divisional Playoffs
NEW YORK and NEWTON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES--Jan. 13, 1999--The National Football League (www.nfl.com), Lycos (www.lycos.com) and ThingWorld.com (www.thingworld.com) are adding an exciting new dimension to Superbowl.com, the only NFL-sanctioned Web site for Super Bowl XXXIII and the 1999 NFL playoffs. Today, the three companies introduce the Official 1999 Superbowl.com...
Tags: game, NFL
Research articles 1999-01-13
5 Classic Computer Pranks
Last Friday's "Top 5" post -- about the best office pranks -- got folks talking about shenanigans at work. One poster offered a gem about using the shimmer effect in Word, which got me thinking about a whole new class of goofs: mucking about with a co-worker's computer. ...
Tags: Office Suites, Microsoft Office, Peripherals, Hardware, Mice, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Productivity, Keyboards, Hilarity, Computer, Laser, Microsoft Corp., Victim, Software, CC Holland
Blog posts 2008-05-30
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