Big Brother is listening to you...

[kneeshooter]

Researchers at Google have been talking up work on linking search engines with audio information. This might, for example, involve your PC listening on a TV programme being watched, identifying it and then presenting tailored search results such as the IMDB entry of a film or the website of the star currently on screen.

Analysts aren't convinced this technology will result in a finished commercial product but the idea that a PC knows what point you are in a film and offering the car or even domestic appliance that features in that scene for sale is either incredibly interesting or quite scary depending on your viewpoint.

http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=countries&subclass=0&id=1741

Comments

[crm.livejournal.com]

nah mate, looks a bit to pop culture for me... ill poke it when im not late for work :P

[echo-echo.livejournal.com]

It's actually pretty good iirc, though admittedly, throw it something from the leftfield and it struggles.