11.   They could watch several programs at once, have their senses assaulted by sounds and images and, best of all, they could skip the commercials.

12.   Viewers also can rewind and fast-forward through programs, skipping commercials.

13.   When you return to the couch, you can rewind and start watching the show from its beginning, skipping commercials along the way.

14.   With the ability to skip commercials, personalized advertising becomes much more important, Britt said.

15.   What sparked the lawsuit against the devices was their ability to let users easily skip commercials.

16.   The device also lets users automatically skip commercials.