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I'd rather expect a HDMI cables that will display ads if you don't pay a subscription will come first. Pretty sure we had a thread on this not so long ago.
by pndy 2y ago
I'd rather expect a HDMI cables that will display ads if you don't pay a subscription will come first. Pretty sure we had a thread on this not so long ago.
- nirav72 2y agoYes, I vaguely remember Roku developing some tech to inject ads via hdmi.
- brezelgoring 2y agoI’m waiting on Panasonic (Panasonic, was it?) to act on their trademark to have interactive ads on their TVs. You have to yell a product name or marketing keyword (McDonalds! PlayStation!) out loud if you want the ad to stop. It stays if you can’t or don’t yell :)
- johnfernow 2y agoIt's a Sony patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US8246454?oq=8246454 https://patents.google.com/patent/US8246454?oq=8246454 But yeah the 10th image in the patent literally has > Say "McDonald's" to end commercial with a picture of a man standing up and shouting "McDonald's!" as an example. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/b4/2e/a1/779dd8dceb4a70/US08246454-20120821-D00009.png https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/b4/2e/a1/779dd8d...
- lucianbr 2y agoThey saw the "drink verification can" thing and thought it's actually a good idea? I guess the torment nexus is next.
- brezelgoring 2y agoWe'll see Torment Inc. with a $4T valuation before Q2 2028. Mark Andressen will be in the picture somehow, I just feel it.
- paradox460 2y agoSCART has had the ability to do this since it's inception