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Startup opportunity - Capture pint glass logo from commercial feed in real time, Chroma key it, stream over internet to small overlay device, profit.
by Varcht 12y ago
Startup opportunity - Capture pint glass logo from commercial feed in real time, Chroma key it, stream over internet to small overlay device, profit.
- Jugurtha 12y agoBeat me to it. In one sentence. You're another Dirac, only human.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoSky will then start to geo-code the pint glass shape and colour...
- SpaceInvader 12y agoVia satellite? Good luck...
- TeMPOraL 12y agoOh, right, I forgot about that. Disregard my comment.
- theintern 12y agoThey could though, your subscription is tied to a viewing card, which should be tied to your address. They could use firmware on the box to generate a modified pint glass based on that. It'd be a fun game of cat and mouse.
- jamesbrownuhh 12y agoThe pint glass is generated by the box software, so it already knows the viewing card number and, potentially, can ascertain where that card should be, geographically. So it's absolutely possible.
- pdpi 12y agoA startup with an offering based entirely on making fraud easy. That's... novel.
- alpaps 12y agobut it's "disruptive" :-)
- tonyblundell 12y agoAsk for forgiveness, not permission!
- keenerd 12y agoIt was how Jobs and Woz got started.