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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by sagaro on Saturday May 07, 2022 @11:27AM (#31295297)
you could always cast something to the TV from your computer or phone with no ads.
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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by mattwest on Saturday May 07, 2022 @11:37AM (#31295396)
My worry is that TV manufacturers will have the capacity to overlay ads natively on the screen.
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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by vinay_ys on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:10PM (#31295819)
Not just that, they will have ability to monitor what you are playing and also listen to ambient sounds, fingerprint voices and also sense how many people are in the room.
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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by mr_mitm on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:53PM (#31296307)
They already do. I've seen it this week in my hotel room. It was a brand I've never heard of before. But at least when watching cable TV, the picture would turn into a PIP and ads were displayed in the frame.
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