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[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 44 points 2 years ago

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[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 72 points 2 years ago

Oh Sony is all over it, here's one of the diagrams of their patent.

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

But they haven't released a TV with that feature yet though, and if I remember right that patent's fairly old – something like 10–15 years.

Wonder what's kept them from actually doing it. Maybe even Sony suits understood it'd be a fucking disaster from a marketing perspective?

Edit: the patent was filed in 2009

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Honestly I think it's just a shit idea. Only way I could see it flying is if you heavily (or completely) subsidized the cost of the television. There's already a company giving away free ad supported TVs.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjxj_HNhtqGAxUcIjQIHX7BCiYQFnoECBEQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telly.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw0alFgFQTc-6Uz1bt-Q55d1&opi=89978449

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago

This doesn’t end well

[-] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

ive been wondering for a while how hackable the telly is

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh yeah it's obviously a shit idea, but that generally doesn't stop executives when they think there's money to be made – considering how eg. YouTube's trying to stop you from blocking ads and will apparently start showing ads when videos are paused, requiring attention seems like a logical next step to drive that CPM up to fund the CEO's new yacht

[-] Lekip 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Kneel before your McGod

[-] darthelmet@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

It’s crazy that this is real. It looks like a comic someone would make to make fun of the idea. Like the fact that they’re watching some guy shoot someone, then the burger commercial comes on and the guy stands up and cheers “McDonalds!” Before sitting back down to watch more of guy shooting other guy.

This is peak “dumb Americans” humor, and they’re using this unironically to describe their business idea.

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Always was, welcome to capitalism

[-] Purplexingg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Something tells me you haven't drank your daily verification can of mtn dew

[-] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Did Sony used "McDonald's" brand in a patent diagram? Can you link the source?

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Yeah absolutely, here's the filing:

https://patents.google.com/patent/US8246454?oq=8246454

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

I would destroy my television and burn the house down before I yell McDonald's to keep watching something.

[-] elvith@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago

Please drink verification can to continue destroying your TV

[-] SoleInvictus 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Gary M. Zalewski is listed as the inventor. He is listed on 99 patents, several of which are related to increasing advertising proliferation and penetration. He's basically a driver of enshittification. My favorite was "System and method for taking control of a system during a commercial break". Can't have the plebs changing channels!

I looked him up on LinkedIn and he looks exactly like you'd imagine. Fuck you, Gary. Fuck you.

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

From like 15 years ago. If they were gonna do it they would have done it by now.

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I mean, Telly is giving away TVs that have a camera and second screen to play ads. Sony might not think they could get away with it a decade ago, but consumers seem to slowly accept more bullshit over time so I could definitely see their calculus changing in the future.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Oh it has a second screen… have to answer ~100 questions about your viewing habits to get it… so they must only ship to likely profitable demographics. Yeah pretty much hate it :D

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah it's awful, I really hope they fail but I'm not entirely sure they will. Most people who sign up are probably pretty good advertising targets.

[-] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 years ago

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[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago

wait what the fuck this is actually real

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

If you don't say it, the commercial never ends

[-] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

There is nothing that I want to watch badly enough that I would put up with this behavior.

[-] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Came here to post that too.

[-] Vitaly@feddit.uk 29 points 2 years ago

Text counter was the saddest 😭

[-] Metz@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

This "saved as" idea is actually brilliant.

[-] SeekPie@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Do not answer

lol

[-] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

This is already a thing, on my pixel at least. There's a "file as" input if I expand all fields of a contact.

[-] Beeps@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

I think in this concept it’s showing what the other person has YOUR name saved as.

[-] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 7 points 2 years ago

I think it is showing what you are saved as in the other persons phone. There are ones where the guy presumably saved a girls number but she didn't bother to save his and another where the girl saved him as do not answer. I think the point is so you can see how the other person views you. These are mostly joke features and the feature you mentioned is pretty standard now.

[-] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Ahh that does make more sense. I thought it was just showing a sort of alias besides the real name.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago

[-] NutWrench@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Being able to touch type an on-screen keyboard with your eyes would be amazing, but we all know the real reason for this invention would be to make sure you're watching the ads.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Oh eye tracking is coming!

[-] mydoomlessaccount@infosec.pub 8 points 2 years ago

Keith has mad balls using a picture of Simu Liu on his dating profile

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Ah Canadian Marvel actor huh

[-] Railison@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago

YouTube awareness ads some dystopian black mirror shit

[-] Aeri@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The text message thing, quiet uber option and with consent, saved as thing, would be neat.

[-] dellish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm really hoping Quiet Game is a Bluey reference.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago

I played that game as a kid, back when some of the now bluey staff probably did the same.

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I cannot help but notice that Elijah just outed himself as a brony

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