Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your TV show

Re:Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your... by HelloMcFly on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @04:59PM (#10747673)

I can imagine a world where the eventual primary use for type of technology is for for ad-based content where the screen pauses when you stop paying attention to the ad. No worries about that with Netflix, at least.

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Re:Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your... by merlincorey on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @05:05PM (#10747706)

Please drink verification can.

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Re:Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your... by ashmud on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @05:07PM (#10747726)

For reference (screenshot of 4chan thread):

http://i.imgur.com/dgGvgKF.png

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Re:Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your... by jeena on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @06:53PM (#10748383)

Black Mirror is a great British TV series which explores exactly that: https://youtu.be/7tMXKQdc5ZM?t=8m44s

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Re:Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your... by graedus on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @06:08PM (#10748093)

Already well underway. From a patent held by Sony Computer Entertainment America Llc [0]:

http://i.imgur.com/bPz5i7A.png

[0] http://www.google.com/patents/US8246454

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Re:Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your... by golergka on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @05:07PM (#10747725)

Have you seen Black Mirror?

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Re:Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your... by Cyph0n on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @05:46PM (#10747961)

Amazing show. Incidentally, Netflix ordered a third season a few months back. I can't wait.

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